Ted Bell

Ted Travis Bell has had quite an impressive career as an athlete, coach, and volunteer in the sport of wrestling. During his prep career at Highland High School, Bell was a three-time Idaho State Champion, four-time state placer, and made the USA Wrestling High School Academic All-American team in 1988. After graduating from Highland High School with a 4.0 GPA and Co-Valedictorian honor, Bell continued his mat career at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho (Now Brigham Young – Idaho). While at Ricks College, Bell earned two National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American honors (2nd, 3rd), two Northwest NJCAA Regional titles, and was presented the Ricks College Outstanding Wrestler Award in 1989. Graduating from Idaho State University in 1995, Bell taught and coached at his alma mater and during his coaching tenure had state team runner-up finishes in 2009 and 2010, multiple team titles at invitationals, and coached 82 individual state placers, and 9 individual State Champions. Bell also coached the Ram Wrestling Club from 1995 to 2015 and was awarded the District V-VI Coach-of-the-Year twice (2008, ’12). Other notable achievements include becoming the Vice Principal at Highland and receiving the Highland High School Teacher-of-the-Year Award (2004), 5A IHSAA Athletic Director-of-the-Year Award (2019), and directing the Idaho State High School Tournament from 2013 to 2019.

Awards:

Year
2022
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Idaho

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