2016 Track and Field
Roster
Josh Lee
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, S.C.
2014-15 Indoor: Recorded two top-15 finishes in the 800-meter run and competed in four meets…Collected a 10th place finish at the App State Indoor Open (2:09.40) and was 15th at the UNCG Six-Way Meet (2:09.71) to begin the season…A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished 2nd at the App State Indoor Open, and a distance medley relay combination who placed 4th at the Bob Pollock Classic.
2014 Outdoor: Compiled a season-best finish of 9th in the 800-meter run (2:02.85) at the Carolina’s Cup…Added another top-10 performance in the 800-meter run at the Aggie Last Chance after finishing 10th with a time of 1:59.77…Twice competed in the 400-meter dash at the 49er Classic and Raleigh Relays…Placed 1st in the 4x800-meter relay, along with Bryson Dawkins, Andrew Kipchumba and Theodore Kountourogiannis, at the Charlotte Invitational.
2013-14 Indoor: Recorded two top-10 finishes in the 800-meter run…Had a best finish of 7th in the 800-meter run (2:08.06) at the Mountaineer Open…Placed 8th in the 800-meter run at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge…Ran a top time in the 400-meter dash of 56.61 at the Hilton Garden Invitational.
High School: Attended Broome High School where he ran for Upstate Hall of Famer Skip Frye…Lettered in football and track and field…Had a personal-best of 2:00 in the 800-meter run…Was named All-Region for track in 2011, 2012 and 2013…Combined for over 1,000 yards during his football career.
Personal: Born on August 13, 1995…Parents are Johnny and Laurie Lee…His mother is a 2004 graduate of USC Upstate…Has one sister, Macy (23)…Is majoring in physical education…Hobbies include playing any type of sports, grilling and cooking…His favorite food is smoked ribs…Says “Shooter” is his favorite movie, and “Dexter” and “House of Cards” his favorite TV shows…Will Smith and Jennifer Lawrence are his favorite actors...Lists J. Cole as his favorite singer… Summer is his favorite season…His favorite athlete is former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter…Favorite quote is, “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe…Then you’ll be successful”…His dream job is to be an FBI agent.
