COLLEGE SERIES: Nikki Bell

Hometown:

My hometown is La Salle, Manitoba

What school do you attend:
I attend Trinity Western University in Langley, BC

What position(s) do you play:
I run on the university track team, with my events being cross-country, and the 800, 1000M in track.

What year are you in:
I am in my second year of university.

Nickname:
Nik, Nik-Nak, Ding-Dong

What is your Major/Minor or Field of Study:
My degree is a Bachelor of Business Administration in the marketing stream

What is one thing you wish someone had told you before you went off to University:

I wish someone would have told me to experience as much as I can as often as I can; it is the experiences we are part of that begin to shape who we are.

What are 5 things you appreciate about your school:
1. My Profs—against the common belief that profs don’t care about you, mine do.  They want to see us all do the best we can and offer support and guidance to get us there.  I am so grateful and lucky for the profs I have.

2. Class Sizes—coming from a small high school, I love coming here and having the same thing.  I’m not just another number in a huge classroom, but instead get to voice my opinion and ask questions when necessary.

3. Extra-Curricular Opportunities: my university is full of chances to get involved.  Right now I am part of two outreach programs and I love the experiences I get through each of them.

4. The Community—Trinity truly works to create the feeling of home away from home, and I love being part of the community life.

5. Spartan Treatment—Not going to lie, I love being on a Spartan team at my university, and the benefits that come from it.  Whether it be therapy, nutritional help, or just someone to talk to, they love to help us out.
 

Best part of being in University is:
The freedom to truly decide what we want to make of our lives.  No one is breathing down our necks, telling us how and when to do things; profs are there to help if you let them.  But how you succeed is truly dependent on you.

What are some of your softball dreams and goals:
I would love to be part of team Toba going down to Sherbrooke for the Canada Games (obviously!), but I would say my biggest goal is to be a life-long player.  No matter where I am or what I am doing, I never want to stop or give up on ball.

What character trait do you value most in your teammates:
I value hard-work and effort in my teammates.  I know that we are all individual people who have special and unique qualities and skills; but what we all share in common is the ability to always give it our all and give 110%.

 Favorite Quote:

“The ultimates in life are the rare moments when you are beside yourself because you are just doing it—not necessarily thinking about it.”
If you could spend a day with any one person who would it be and why:
If given the choice, I would spend a day with Terry Fox.  It will always amaze and inspire me to know how a man with nothing but pain could be so selfless, and push himself through so much for people he didn’t even know.

Other than softball, some of my other hobbies and passions are:
I love to play the guitar, and try/experience any and all new things (especially outdoor activities).  If it is an adventure, you can always count me in!

Other sports I have played are:
Where to even begin…let’s just say that in grade 12 I played on 10 varsity sports teams.  I would say that my top three however would be softball, hockey and running.

Most memorable sporting experience:
I have two stand-out memorable sports experiences:

1.     Las Vegas with the showcase team in grade 12.  It was the first time I really hung out with most of those girls and got to know them as more than just competitors.  Not to mention Vegas was amazing to see and the diamonds were incredible to play on.  Altogether it was a life-changing experience.

2.    My full marathon experiences: never will I forget the feeling of finishing my first, or crossing the finish line with 8 members of my family during the second one as everyone around us cheered for the “Green Team”.  These were moments that showed me what it truly means to push your body to limits that we are all completely unaware of.  We are all capable of so much more than we think.
 

If you could have any super power what would you choose?
I would most definitely choose to fly!  Not only would it be faster and more efficient to get places, but it would also be so much fun!  plus imagine how sick of a fielder I would be!