Saint Michael's College

Academic Honors

• 2024-25 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2024-25 USCSCA National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team
• 2023-24 USCSCA National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team

As a Sophomore

• Appeared in 7 individual races at 4 carnivals
• Best classic placement: 89th at Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 7 (7.5K)
• Best freestyle placement: 75th at Saint Lawrence Carnival on Jan. 17 (20K MS)

As a Freshman

• Appeared in 9 individual races at 5 carnivals
• Best classic placement: 73rd at Harvard Carnival on Feb. 2 (15K MS)
• Best freestyle placement: 71st at Harvard Carnival on Feb. 3 (7.5K)

High School: Competed in four years of varsity cross country and four years of varsity Nordic skiing at Caribou High School ... two-year cross country captain ... four-year team MVP ... Penobscot Valley Athletic Conference (PVC) champion as sophomore and junior, and runner-up as freshman and senior ... Aroostook League champion as sophomore ... fifth at state championship as junior and sixth as senior ... chosen for all-state teams as sophomore and senior ... qualified for New England Championship as junior and senior, finishing among top 100 both years ... four-year MVP of Nordic skiing team ... Aroostook League champion all four years ... state champion in classic, skate and pursuit as both junior and senior while finishing as state runner-up as freshman ... all-state as junior and senior ... member of U16 Maine team as freshman and sophomore ... competed for Maine at Eastern High School Championships as junior and senior, taking seventh among 107 starters in 7.5K classic as senior ... named PVC All-Academic for cross country and Aroostook League Scholar-Athlete as senior ... earned Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Scholar-Athlete Award as senior ... member of Fort Kent Outdoor Center Biathlon Team ... top three in nine national and regional biathlon events between 2022 and 2023, winning five ... competed at 2022 U.S. Biathlon National Championships ... valedictorian of graduating class ... member of National Honor Society ... awarded highest honors ... named outstanding English student as sophomore and junior ... earned Award for Excellence in Digital Media, Transition Center Tutor Recognition, Maine Career Exploration Badge, Academic Excellence Award for English, Academic Excellence Award for Science, Academic Excellence Award for Visual Arts, and V.I.K.T.O.R. Award for hard work and perseverance in math.

Personal: Kayley Lisa Bell ... daughter of Jamie and Jessica Bell ... digital marketing and art & design double major ... Dean's List student ... also member of women's cross country team ... Office of Admission Ambassador ... involved with Edmundite Campus Ministry.