DES MOINES, Iowa - Drake University senior Kayla Bell (Bolingbrook, Ill.) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Track & Field Elite 18 Award winner, the conference announced at the conclusion of the recent 2016 Indoor Championship.
The Elite 18 Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the MVC's 18 team championships. The selection process varies for each sport, and winners are chosen from a list of nominations submitted by MVC institutions.
Bell, who owns a 3.92 GPA as a psychology major, finished third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump at last weekend's MVC Indoor Championship.