Garfield graduate and Morehead State senior Desmond Bell recently broke the school record in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:49.57 at the Beach Invitational in California.
Bell eclipsed a 39-year old mark in the 800, set by Kelvin Kelley (1:50.30) in 1977. He also ran the 800 at the BCI and finished at 1:51.02.
Baseball
For the second consecutive week, Kent State has swept the Mid-American Conference weekly baseball awards. Pete Schuler was named the East Division Player of the Week and Eric Lauer was named the East Division Pitcher of the Week as both helped the Flashes go 4-0, including a series sweep at Ohio.