2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Ariel Bell

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Freshman
  • High School White Castle
  • Hometown White Castle, La.
  • Major Business Sales and Marketing

Biography

Briefly
•  First year at XULA

Club
•  Two years of track, one year of volleyball
•  Qualified for nationals in 100 and 400 relay for New Era Track Club of New Orleans

High School
•  Four-time LHSAA Class 1A state champion in the 100-meter dash
•  Also won the 1A state title in the 200 as a senior in 2017
•  Tied the 1A state-meet record of 11.91 seconds in the 100 as a junior in 2016
•  Named to Louisiana Sports Writers Association all-state team in 2016
•  Best 200 time was 24.91 to win District 6-1A championship in 2017
•  Also a four-year volleyball starter — match highs included 16 kills and six aces
•  Volleyball team captain her final three years . . . First-team all-district as a senior and second-team all-district as a junior
•  Made the A-honor roll multiple times

Personal
•  Career goal is to own a business