Clayton Murphy of the University of Akron and Brian Bell of the University of Houston ran 1-2 in the Open 800m at the Texas Relays yesterday. Murphy won in a time of 1:47.38. Bell was 2nd in 1:47.94. (photo Travis Miller)
Murphy is the current NCAA 800m Indoor champion and a Tri-Village alum. He graduated in 2013, winning the D3 State 1,600 in a State Meet Record 4:11.72, (Photo M. Stonecipher)
Bell is a Dunbar alum. He graduated in 2015, winning the D2 800m in 1:54.53. He was the NBNI 800m champion with a 1:51.08. (Photo Chris Greene)