Youngstown State University

Bell's Horizon League Champions

• 2022 Noah Drudy (HL Outdoor) Javelin
• 2022 Olivia Jones (HL Outdoor) Javelin
• 2021 Olivia Jones (HL Outdoor) Javelin
• 2021 Noah Drudy (HL Outdoor) Javelin
• 2019 Jake Wilson (HL Outdoor) Javelin
• 2019 Angela Lock (HL Outdoor) Javelin

Ryan Bell joined the YSU Track and Field coaching staff in the fall of 2018. He works with the Penguins' javelin throwers. He has coached the Penguins to javelin title sweeps at each of the past three outdoor conference meets.

In 2022, Noah Drudy and Olivia Jones each won their second consecutive javelin crowns while extending YSU's sweep of both titles in the event to five consecutive years. At the league meet, Drudy had a career-best effort of 66.95m at the Horizon League Championships. The men swept the top three spots as Noah Weese was second and Weston McLain was third. Cambrie Campbell finished second for the second straight year on the women's side. Jones and Drudy both rank second in school history in the event. 

In 2021, Jones secured her first of two league titles with a personal-best mark of 43.80 in the javelin. Drudy captured the title in the javelin throw, posting a winning mark of 60.83m. Campbell earned a second-place finish for the women while Weese had second-place performance for the men.

In the 2019, Jake Wilson increased his average javelin throw by 14 feet from the 2018 season. Wilson's highlight of the 2019 season was breaking Tyler Donati’s school-record throw on his way to winning a Horizon League Conference Championship (66.98m). Drudy threw 65.86m for a second-place finish at conference while Angela Lock won the Horizon League title with a throw of 41.22m. Jones took second with a throw of 38.43m. Wilson and Drudy both qualified for the 2019 NCAA East Region Preliminary Round.

He has a wealth of experience in javelin as both an athlete and a coach. As an athlete he threw 67.25m in high school and earned a scholarship to Liberty. During his freshman year, he won the Big South Conference with a school-record throw of 66.39m. After spending two years at Liberty, Bell transferred to Westminster College where he became a two time All-American. He set Westminster’s school record with a personal best of 66.48m. Following his collegiate career, Bell achieved a mark 71.21m in 2014 ranking him 28th in the nation. In practice and competition his lifetime best throw is 73.15m.