Lee Flames
The Lee Flames are the athletic teams that represent Lee University, located in Cleveland, Tennessee, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.
Lee Flames | |
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University | Lee University |
Conference | Gulf South Conference Independent (track and field) |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Larry Carpenter |
Location | Cleveland, Tennessee |
Varsity teams | 16 |
Basketball arena | Paul Dana Walker Arena |
Baseball stadium | Olympic Field |
Soccer stadium | Lee Soccer Field |
Nickname | Flames |
Colors | Maroon and White[1] |
Website | leeuflames |
The Flames compete as members of the Gulf South Conference for all fourteen of sixteen varsity sports (men's and women's track and field compete as independents).
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports
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Women's sports
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Men's Cross-Country Lee's Men's Cross-Country team won at an NCCAA national title in 2014. The program won four GSC titles in a row (2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018), as well as back to back South Region titles in 2016 and 2017. The Men's XC team has finished as high as 18th in a national championship in 2016.
Women's Cross-Country Lee's Women's Cross-Country team won three GSC Championships in a row (2017, 2018, and 2019), as well as a South Region title in 2019. The Lady Flames have finished as high as 14th in a national championship in 2019.
Lee's Lady Flames soccer team won the NAIA National Championship in 2008[2] 2009, 2010, and 2011. Lee's Lady Flames and men's soccer team won the NCCAA National Championship in 2014.
References
- Lee University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- "Lee University Soccer News". Leeuniversity.edu. 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2012-08-01.