Bell Competes at Arkansas Qualifier

Murray State's 800M star, Kayla Bell, heads to the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville Friday for one reason, get into the top-16 nationally and thus qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

The Randal Tyson Track Center will be a bee hive of activity all day leading up to the 5:50 p.m. Central Time start of the 800M Run that will have five sections in which the Top-16 make the NCAA Championships.

Bell runs in the fifth and final section.

The senior from Lynville, Illinois, just lowered her Murray State record in the 800M to 2:02.99 last weekend in Nashville at the Music City Challenge. Her record time is tops in the Missouri Valley Conference and No. 17 in NCAA D-I.

Going into the Arkansas Qualifier, positions 13 through 17 are all in the 2:02 range. If Bell could shave close to one more second off her time, she would have a very good chance of advancing to the NCAA Finals (March 14-15) in Virginia Beach, Va.

Bell and the Racers are also driving for the MVC Indoor Championships (March 2-3) in Chicago.

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Murray State Women's Track & Field
Event: Arkansas Qualifier
Date: Feb. 21, 2025
Host: Arkansas
Facility: Randal Tyson Track Center
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.

Women's Event 4 - 800 Meter Run - 5:50 PM - 5^th Section
1 Podojil, Anna Sr Arkansas
2 Batista, Analisse So Arkansas
3 Erzen, Ainsley Jr Arkansas
4 Maloney, Shafiqua Saint Vincent
5 Bell, Kayla Sr Murray State
6 Politza, Kaylie Jr Oklahoma Sta

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Kayla Bell

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