Eligibility (Cross Country): Redshirt Senior
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track):Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior
Notables
- 2016 NCAA West Regional qualifier (10,000 meters)
2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) with a personal-best time of 34:30.25 ... took 18th in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (3/31) with a run of 16:28.91 setting a new personal best ... placed 23rd in the 1500 meters at the Aztec Invite (3/24-25) in 4:38.38
2017 Indoor: Finished 15th in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (2/24-25) with a time of 16:43.68 ... placed ninth in the 5000 meter invitational at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) in a personal-best 16:11.90 ... at the Armory Invitational (2/3-4) ran a personal record in the 3000 meters placing sixth in 9:38.86 ... ran a personal-best 9:43.66 in the 3000 meters at the Minnesota Dual (1/21)
2016 Cross Country:Crossed the line third for Wisconsin and 127th overall at the NCAA Championship (11/19) in 20:57.1 (6k) ... finished fourth for the Badgers and 17th overall at the Great Lakes Regional meet (11/11) in 20:29.4 (6k) ... placed fourth for UW and 32nd overall in 22:13.5 (6k) at the Big Ten Championship (10/30) ... led Wisconsin at the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) finishing 64th overall with a time of 21:05.0 (6k) ... won the Badger Classic (9/23) in 21:45.4 (6) ... finished third for the Badgers and seventh overall at the Oz Memorial Invitational (9/9) in 22:39.1 (6k)
2015-16 Season
2016 Outdoor: Notched a 25th-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA West Regional (5/27) with a time of 35:39.01 ... Ran a personal-best 34:54.62 in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/14) ... placed 11th in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Twilight (4/22) with a time of 16:34.13 ... finished fourth with a time of 16:53.13 in the 5000 meters at the Aztec Invitational (3/26)
2016 Indoor: Placed ninth in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (2/26) crossing the line in 16:38.23 ... finished 16th in the 3000 meters in 3:36.14 at the Iowa State Classic (2/12) ... recorded a personal-best 16:31.57 in the 5000 at the Armory Invitational (2/5) to place third ... finished fourth in the 3000 meters at the Minnesota dual (1/23) with a time of 9:43.45 ... won the 3000 meters in 10:03.62 at the Notre Dame dual
2015 Cross Country: At the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/13) finished 30th overall and third for the Badgers in 21:17.1 (6k) ... Placed fourth for UW and 35th overall at the Big Ten Championship (11/1) in 21:06.0 (6k) ... Garnered a 99th place finish overall and third for the Badgers in 20:58.1 (6k) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/16) ... Finished fourth for UW and 52nd overall at the Greater Louisville Classic (10/3) in 17:41.94 (5k) ... Placed seventh overall and fourth for the Badgers in 22:46.1 (6k) at the Iona College Meet of Champions (9/19) ... Finished sixth overall and fourth for UW at the Badger Opener (9/4) in 15:22.1 (4k)
2014-15 Season
2015 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 5000 meters at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a time of 17:46.17
2015 Indoor: Placed 22nd in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/28) with a time of 17:17.46 to help UW to a seventh place team finish ... Finished 28th in the 5000 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/13) in a time of 16:56.22 ... Placed fifth in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:08.22 at the Wisconsin Open (1/17).
2014 Cross Country: Finished 53rd overall and eighth for UW at the Big Ten Championships (11/2) in 21:22.6 (6k) ... Placed 26th overall and second for the Badgers in the 'B' Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/17) in 21:45 (6k) ... Finished 16th overall and 10th for UW at the Badger Opener (9/5) in 14:40 (4k)
2013-14 Season
2014 Outdoor: Took sixth in the 3000 meters at the Wisconsin Open (5/10) with a time of 10:11.19 ... finished sixth in the 5000 meters at the Rex Foster Invite (4/6) with a time of 18:31.68
2014 Indoor: Finished 12th in the 3000 meters at the Red & White Open (2/21) with a time of 10:27.10
2013 Cross Country: Placed 11th for the Badgers and 14th overall at the UW-Oshkosh Open (10/25) by finishing with a time of 23:05 (6K) ... placed eighth overall and seventh for the Badgers at the Titan Invite (10/4), finishing with a time of 19:32.8 (5K) ... placed 12th overall and fourth for the Badgers at the Warhawk Invitational (9/14), finishing witha time of 24:00 (6K) ... finished 19th for the Badgers and 51st overall with a time of 15:26 (4K) at the Badger Opener (9/6)
High School
Competed in both cross country and track ... in cross country, was named two-time first-team all-conference ... placed 17th at the 2011 Wisconsin State Cross Country Championships with a personal-best time of of 15:09.47 ... placed second at Badger South Conference Championship with a time of 15:33.00 ... placed 40th at the 2010 Wisconsin State Cross Country Championship with a time of 16:01.45 ... in track, as a senior placed seventh at the WIAA Track & Field State Championships with a PR of 11:12.78 ... was 3200 meter conference champion ... member of the state-qualifying 4x800 relay as a junior and senior ... 3200 meter conference and regional champion as a sophomore ... high honor roll student ... member of National Honor Society
Personal
Parents are Mary Kraft-Lee and Tom Lee ... has two younger siblings, Danny (16) and Nicole (12) ... took a mission trip to Marvel, Ark. in the summer of 2012 ... intended major is biology
Why Wisconsin?
"It's a great school for everything I'm interested in studying and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to run as a collegiate athlete. The school spirit and atmosphere are amazing as well!"
Personal Bests
| Indoor |
|
Outdoor |
| 3000 Meters |
9:36.14 |
2-12-16 |
|
3000 Meters |
10:11.19 |
5-14-16 |
| 5000 Meters |
16:11.90 |
2-10/11-17 |
|
5000 Meters |
16:28.91 |
3-31-17 |
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|
10,000 Meters |
34:30.25 |
5-12-17 |
| Cross Country |
| 4 Kilometers |
14:40 |
9-5-14 |
| 5 Kilometers |
17:41.94 |
10-3-15 |
| 6 Kilometers |
20:29.4 |
11-11-16 |
Honors and Accolades
At the NCAA Championships
2016 - Cross Country
127th: 20:57.1 (6K)
At the NCAA Regional (Cross Country)
2016 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional
17th: 20:29.4 (6K)
2015 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional
30th: 21:17.1 (6K)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round (Track and Field)
2016 - NCAA West Regional
10,000 Meters: 25th (35:39.01)
At the Big Ten Championships
2017 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters: 9th (34:30.25)
2017- Indoor
5000 Meters: 15th (16:43.68)
2016 - Cross Country
32nd: 22:13.5
(6K)
2016 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters: 6th (34:54.62)
2016 - Indoor
5000 Meters: 9th (16:38.23)
2015 - Cross Country
35th: 21:06.0 (6K)
2015 - Indoor
5000 Meters: 22nd (17:17.46)
2014 - Cross Country
53rd: 21:22.6 (6K)
