Staneshia Bell Class: Senior Hometown: Idabel, Oklahoma Event: Sprints Birthdate: 04/30/1978

Bests: (Indoor) 55 meter: 7.00 (1999); 60 meter: 7.40 (2000); 200 meter: 24.10 (2000). (Outdoor) 100 meter: 11.60 (2000); 200 meter: 23.57 (2000)

In 2001 (Senior): Serving as team captain for the sprints ... (Indoor) Posted an NCAA provisional mark in the 60-meter dash ... ran 7.43 at the Big 12 Championship ... finished sixth in the meet with that mark ... was ranked 35th in the country with her season-best time.

In 2000 (Junior): (Indoor) Won the Big 12 title for the 60-meter dash ... became the first Sooner woman to win a Big 12 title ... set her 60-meter dash career best time in the championship with a 7.40 ... finished fifth in the 200 with her career-best mark with a 24.10 ... met NCAA provisional standards in the 60-meter dash and as a member of the 1600-meter relay ... (Outdoor) Earned NCAA All-America honors as a member of the 1600-meter relay team that finished eighth ... ran the opening leg for the quartet which posted its season best of 3:33.86 at the NCAA ... fourth in the Big 12 Championship in the 100 with a 11.60 ... also scored points for OU in the 200 with a sixth-place finish ... had a 23.83 in the conference final ... member of the third-place 400-meter relay and the fourth-place 1600-meter relay for the Sooners ... also participated in the NCAA as a member of the 400-meter relay ... just missed qualifying for the final ... member of the sprint medley relay that finished second at Texas Relays ... also on the 400-meter relay champion at the Drake Relays.

In 1999 (Sophomore): (Indoor) Ran a season best of 7.00 in the 55-meter dash at the Sooner Classic … took third in the event … had a hand time of 6.9 to tie for second in the 55 in the OU All Comers … ran her season best in the 60-meter hurdles in the prelims at conference … clocked in 7.58 to advance to the final … placed eighth with a time of 7.71 … was a member of the 1600-meter relay team that turned in the 10th fastest time in school history, 3:47.31 … came at the Iowa State Open … placed sixth in the conference with a time of 3:47.32. (Outdoor) Made an immediate impact on the Sooner squad … quickly became a team leader … helped guide the 400-meter relay team to a third-place conference finish with a time of 45.05 … time beat the NCAA provisional qualifying standard … recorded her career best in the 100 at the John Jacobs Invitational … finished second in the 100 with an 11.80 … recorded a 24.65 in the prelims at the Big 12 in the 200 for her career best in that event. In 1997-98 (Freshman): Captained the Langston track and field squad one season before transferring to Oklahoma … did not participate in track in her first year.

In High School: State champion in 1996 in the 400-meter dash and as a member of the 400-and 800-meter relays for Idabel... won the 1995 state title in the 400 meter ... member of the 1993 state champ 400-meter relay team ... Oklahoma All-Stater in track in 1993, 1995 and 1996 … competed in the Arkansas vs. Oklahoma Dual in 1995 and 1996 in the 400 meter and on the 400- and 1600-meter relays ... invited to the Great Southwest Championship where she led the 400-meter relay team to a second-place finish … led high school basketball team to conference championship in 1994 … named outstanding female athlete for Idabel High School in 1996.

Personal: Daughter of Jeanette and Robert Bell ... born 4/30/78 ... majoring in sociology … named as a member of the 1999 honorable mention Academic All-Big 12 team … selected as the team’s Outstanding Female Newcomer in 1999.