Joel Bell Class: Senior Hometown: Spartanburg, S.C. High School: Spartanburg Height: 6-7 Event: Shot, Discus Sports: Track/Field

2004-05: Specialized in the discus and shot put during first year with the Furman track team...Placed sixth in the discus at the 2005 Southern Conference Outdoor Championships with a distance of 142'9"...Also a member of the Furman football team.

High School: Competed in track, basketball, and football at Spartanburg High School...Specialized in the discus and shot put.

Personal: Joel R. Bell was born July 29, 1985, in Cleveland, Ohio...Son of Richard and Beverly Bell...Parents are missionaries and family moved to Egypt in 1990 for three years...Moved with family to Croatia in 1993, where he lived for eight years before returning to the United States in 2001...Undecided on major.