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Kiefer Bell Season 2023

ClassSophomore
HometownOxford, Ohio

KIEFER BELL'S TFRRS PROFILE

CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES
• 2023 Big Ten Indoor Seventh Place (Mile - 4:15.87)
• 2025 Big Ten Indoor Eighth Place (DMR - 9:45.99)|
• 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Eighth Place (3000m Steeplechase - 9:00.88)
• 2023 Big Ten Indoor Eighth Place (DMR - 9:48.35)

PURDUE TOP 10s LIST
• No. 4 Indoor Mile (4:03.99 - Feb. 2, 2024)
• No. 6 Outdoor 3000m Steeplechase (8:49.66 - April 16, 2025)

2024-25 / AS A JUNIOR
Outdoor
• Competed in six meets
• Finished eighth in the 1500m (3:48.60) in the season-opener at the USC Alumni Invite (March 21)
• Entered Purdue’s top 10 list at No. 6 in the 3000m steeplechase (8:49.66) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 16)
• Concluded the season 38th in the 3000m steeplechase (9:12.28) at the NCAA East First Round (May 30)

Indoor
• Competed in four meets
• Opened the season fourth in the 3000m (8:23.84) at the Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 10)
• Took seventh in the mile (4:11.71) at the Midwest Classic (Jan. 31)
• Scored a point with an eighth-place finish in the DMR (9:45.99) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28)

Cross Country
• Competed in six races
• Opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the 6k (18:18.3) at the Winrow-Valparaiso Open (Aug. 30)
• Took 16th in the 8k (24:22.3) at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19)
• Finished 74th in the 8k (24:00.5) at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1)
• Concluded the season 39th in the 10k (30:11.2) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)

2023-24 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Outdoor
• Competed in five meets
• Opened the season sixth in the 2000m steeplechase (5:56.81) at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15)
• Took the Tom Jones Memorial 3000m steeplechase victory in 9:05.71 (April 12)
• Scored a point at the Big Ten Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase (9:00.88) (May 11)

Indoor
• Competed in five meets
• Set a personal best to finish sixth in the 3000m (8:22.45) at the Midwest Invite (Jan. 13)
• Took fourth in the mile (4:07.20) at the Simmons-Harvey Invite (Jan. 20)
• Set a personal best and No. 4 time in Purdue history in the mile (4:03.99) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2)

Cross Country
• Competed in five races
• Started the season ninth in the 6k (18:24.0) at the Winrow-Valparaiso Open (Sept. 1)
• Finished 32nd at the Big Ten Championships in the 8k (25:18.9) (Oct. 27)
• Took 52nd in the 10k (30:59.3) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)

2022-23 / AS A FRESHMAN
Outdoor
• Competed in three meets
• Opened his outdoor career sixth in the 1500m (3:53.41) at the Louisville Invitational (April 14)

Indoor
• Competed in five meets
• Opened his collegiate career third in the 800m (1:54.10) at the Midwest Invite (Jan. 14)
• Took fourth in the mile (4:15.85) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Set a personal best in the 800m (1:52.84) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3)
• Scored at the Big Ten Championships finishing seventh in the mile (4:15.87) and eighth in the DMR (9:48.35) (Feb. 25)

Cross Country
• Did not compete in any races

HIGH SCHOOL
• Placed third at the 2021 D1 Ohio state championship meet
• Owns personal-best marks of 50.83 in the 400m, 1:54.42 in the 800m, 4:13.70 in the 1,600m, 9:18.53 in the 3,200m and 15:16.50 in the 5k

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Senior
2025

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Junior
2024

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Freshman
2022