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2017 Men's Cross Country Roster

Garrett Lee

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Belvidere, Ill.
  • High School Belvidere North

Biography

2018

Outdoor

  • Placed third in his heat in the 1500m at the Stanford Invite
  • Ran in the 5K at Big Ten Championships
  • Competed in the 800m, 1500m and 5K during the season


Indoor

  • Ran the lead leg of Illinois' DMR third-place finish, clocking a combined 9:46.12 
  • Set mile PR at the Iowa State Classic, timing 4:07.24
  • Won the Illinois Open 3K with a time of 8:32.63
  • Placed second in the mile at the Mark Colligan Memorial 

2017

Cross Country

  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Recipient 
  • Timed 25:29.1 at Big Ten Championships, placing 69th overall
  • Recorded a 14th place finish at the John McNichols Inivte
  • Ran for the Illini at the Walt Crawford Open, placing 20th 

Outdoor Track and Field

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 1500m
  • Placed fourth in the 1500m at the EIU Big Blue Classic

Indoor Track and Field

  • Placed 13th in the mile at Big Ten Championships
  • Ran the anchor leg of the DMR at Big Ten Championships, placing eighth
  • Placed runner-up in the mile at the Border Battle. 

2016

Cross-Country

  • Named Big Ten Co-Athlete of the Week on Oct. 26
  • Led the team at the Illini Open, placing runner-up with a time of 25:48.0
  • Placed 10th at the Roy Piane Invite 8K open race, timing 25:39.2

Track and Field

Indoor

  • Finished in 9th place at Big Ten Championships in the mile run with a time of 4:11.12.
  • Ran his fastest mile at the Iowa State Classic, posting a mark of 4:07.58
  • Won the mile run at the Border Battle with a time of 4:13.54
  • Set a new PR in the 800m run with a 1:53.30 time at Rod McCravy

2015

Cross Country

  • Finished sixth for the Illini and 17th overall at the Bluegrass Invite, posting an 8k time of 25:00.7
  • Finished fourth overall and fourth on the team at the season opening Illini Challenge, posting a 6K time of 19:07.1

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Placed sixth at Big Ten Championships in the 1,500m
  • Won the 1,500m at the Jim Click Shootout
  • Finished second at the Illini Twilight
  • Made his Illini debut in the 3,000m steeplechase, finishing second at the UNLV Spring Invite

Indoor

  • Won the 800m at the Orange and Blue Open
  • Finished first in the mile at the Illini Classic

2014

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 1,500m at the Big Ten Championships
  • Placed third in the 1,500m at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite
  • Clocked a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:51.03 at the Illinois Twilight

Indoor

  • Competed unattached at three meets
  • Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the Orange & Blue Open

Cross Country

  • Competed in seven races for the Illini, scoring points at four of them
  • Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional Meet and finished seventh for Illinois
  • Was the Illini's seventh runner at the Big Ten Championships, claiming a personal-best time of 24:52.5
  • Finished second for Illinois and 15th overall at the Bradley Classic with a season-best time of 25:02.8
  • Was the third Orange and Blue runner into the chute at the Greater Louisville Classic, recording a time of 25:10.22
  • Was the sixth runner for Illinois at the Roy Griak Invite
  • Finished fifth for the Illini at both the Portland Dual and Illini Challenge, garnering top-10 overall finishes at each

2013

Cross Country

  • Redshirt season
  • Ran unattached in three meets
  • Made his collegiate debut at the Illini Challenge where he placed 10th overall
  • Placed 28th at the Boilermaker Invitational with an 8K time of 26:07
  • Shaved over a minute off of his 8K time at the Bradley Classic, clocking a 25:00 to place 20th

High School

  • Was part of the 4x800m state champion relay team in 2011
  • Finished runner-up at the 2013 ISHA state championships in the 1600m
  • Placed fifth in the 1600m at the 2012 IHSA state championships
  • All-State in cross country all four years
  • Named NIC-10 Conference Athlete of the Year in 2013
  • Conference champion in the 1600m in track
  • Team won state in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and placed second in 2012

Personal

  • Son of Wallace and Carolyn Lee
  • Born Nov. 12, 1994
  • Has two sisters, Callie and Danielle
  • Hobbies include playing golf and basketball
  • Majoring in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism with a concentration in Sports Management

Personal Bests

Track & Field

Outdoor
1,500m: 3:45.82 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
3,000m: 8:51.79 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15)
3,000m SC: 9:46.89 - UNLV Spring Invitational (3/21/15)

Indoor
600m: 1:22.42 - Illini Open (1/11/14)
800m: 1:53.30 - Rod McCravy (1/23/16)
Mile: 4:07.24 - Iowa State Classic (2/10/18)

Cross Country

6K: 19:05 - Illini Challenge (8/29/14)
8K: 24:52.5 - Big Ten Championships (11/2/14)
10K: 33:11.9 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14/14)
4 Miles: 20:23.05 - Portland Dual (9/6/14)

Updated May 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2015Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2016Redshirt Junior

  • 2017Redshirt Senior