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Amanda Bell Class: Senior Hometown: Clarksville, Ind. High School: Clarksville HS Last College: Indiana Univ. Height: 5-8 Birthdate: 08/07/1981

Tri-captain for Cardinal cross country team ... One of five seniors on this year's cross country squad ... Should compete to be Cardinals' No. 1 cross country runner and top distance runner in track ... Won 2003 Madison Courier 10K run for fourth consecutive year ... Transferred from Indiana University prior to last season.

2002-03: Recorded team-best indoor and outdoor times in 3000m ... Placed fourth in 3000m at Saluki Fast Start with indoor-best time of 10:32.19 ... Ran season-best 3000m outdoor time of 10:31.04 at Indy Relays ... Redshirted during cross country season ... Member of Conference USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring Athletic Director's Honor Rolls ... Red and Black Scholar.

2001-02 (IU): Top Indiana finisher at NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional with a 6K time of 22:03.0 to place 34th overall.

2000-01 (IU): IU's top finisher in four of six cross country races ... Earned Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors after winning Indiana Intercollegiates ... Ran season-best 5K time of 17:44 at Notre Dame ... Finished 32nd at Big Ten Cross Country Championship ... Injury kept her out of NCAA regional race ... Ran personal-best outdoor times in 1500m (4:37.90), 3000m (10:19.49) and 5000m (17:53.68) ... Missed indoor season due to injury ... Named Academic All-Big Ten.

1999-00 (IU): Hoosiers' top runner in all seven cross country races ... Earned All-Big Ten honors after placing sixth at Big Ten Cross Country Championship, the best by a Hoosier since 1990 ... Finished 15th at NCAA Regional meet ... Won three races during the fall ... Placed ninth in mile run at Big Ten Indoor Championships ... Redshirted during outdoor season.

High School: Lettered four years in track and cross country at Clarksville High School ... Won Indiana state cross country championship as a senior ... Placed second at the 1998 Mideast Meet of Champions ... Two-time mile state champion.

Personal: Born Amanda Jo Bell on August 7, 1981 in Jeffersonville, Ind. ... Daughter of Robert and Shirley Bell ... Earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Indiana ... Currently pursuing a graduate degree in exercise physiology ... Post-college ambition is to become a professor ... Person with the greatest influence on her athletic career is Darrell Kingery ... Biggest thrill in sports is passing the person in first place ... Athlete she most admires is Tiger Woods ... Most prized possession is her bed ... Hobbies include playing with her puppy and decorating her apartment ... Her advice to youngsters is to find a hobby and put everything into it ... People she'd most like to meet are Steven Tyler and the Osbournes ... Most impressive person she has met is Jackie Joyner Kersee ... Favorite movie is Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls ... Favorite TV show is Monk ... Favorite musical group is the Dave Matthews Band ... Favorite food is string cheese ... What people should know about her but probably don't: If she didn't have to rely on money, she'd quit school and become an artist.