Erin Bell - Class of 2015

Erin Bell, Class of 2003, was born to Duncan and Sherry Bell of Rathdrum, Idaho.  Erin attended Lakeland High School from 1999-2003.  Erin has 1 brother, Morgan Bell, who also graduated from Lakeland High School.

She participated in basketball for 1 year, lettered in track & field for 3 years, and lettered in cross country for 4 years at LHS.  Erin was a top 3 finisher at state in the long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault.  She was also a member of the 2002 state track & field championship team.  In both track and cross country, Erin was awarded the Coaches Award as well as the team MVP Award and she holds/held school records in the long jump, triple jump, and pole vault.  She went on to earn a scholarship and compete in track & field for Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

At ISU she was the Big Sky Conference outdoor long jump champion (2008) and holds the 3^rd farthest long jump in ISU school history     (19’4 ¾”).  She also held the 10^th highest pole vault in school history (12’1”) and was a member of the 2007 Big Sky Conference outdoor championship team.  Erin competed in several events for ISU and scored many points at the indoor and outdoor conference championships in the heptathlon, pentathlon, 100m hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump and pole vault.  She was an NCAA Academic All American in 2008. 

Throughout her athletic career, Erin feels like there have been many instrumental people that have contributed to her success.  She would like to thank her parents and family for believing in her and always encouraging her to try new things, all of her coaches for motivating and inspiring her to work hard and push herself to new levels of competition, and the local community for providing her with confidence and support.

Erin graduated from Idaho State University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geosciences and a minor in Geo-technology.  She currently works at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as a cartographer in Heyburn, Idaho.  She also coaches a competitive gymnastics team at Elevate Gymnastics in Burley, Idaho. 

Since college, Erin has continued to be active.  She has run in several races (mostly 5K’s) and plays on volleyball and softball city league teams.  She just recently became a member of the Idaho 12’ers Club, having summited all Idaho peaks over 12,000 feet (there are 9 of them).