A multi-event student-athlete from Greenville, Tennessee, Kells set the school record and improved her Conference Carolinas standing in the high jump at the L-R Bears Open with a mark of 1.60m (5-3) as she finished third in the event and is tied for second in the conference rankings. The sophomore also posted a season-best time of 15.96 in the 100m hurdles, finished second in the javelin (27.75m, 91-0) and was eighth in the triple jump (10.57m, 34-8.25).
2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (March 7, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Week 2 (March 14, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Riley Nicholson, North Greenville
Field Athlete of the Week: JoAnn Smiling, North Greenville
Week 3 (March 21, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
Field Athlete of the Week: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Week 4 (March 28, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Week 5 (April 4, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Jordan Brown, Converse
Week 6 (April 11, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Ruth Spijker, Converse
Field Athlete of the Week:
Lillian Marino, UNC Pembroke
Week 7 (April 18, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
Field Athlete of the Week:
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan
Week 8 (April 25, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
Field Athlete of the Week: Haley Kells, Belmont Abbey