2021 Men's Track & Field Roster
Jacob Lee
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Fenton, Mich.
- High School:
- Fenton
- Position:
- Distance
- Major:
- Economics
Last Updated: June 8, 2021
Graduate Student (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 29:55.17 in the 10,000 meter run for 12th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16)
• Ran 14:17.95 in the 5000 meter run for 9th at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1)
• Ran an outdoor career-best 14:11.18 in the 5000 meter run for 17th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #3 (April 16)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 13:56.12 in the 5000 meter run for 9th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27)
• Ran a career-best 8:04.45 in the 3000 meter run for 4th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 16)
Cross Country
• Ran 24:12.1 over 8 kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 12th at the FLorida State Winter Last Chance Invitational (March 5)
Senior (2019-20)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 14:30.71 in the 5000 meter run for 18th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29)
• Ran a career-best 14:15.53 in the 5000 meter run for 13th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14-15)
• Ran a career-best 8:14.19 in the 3000 meter run for 9th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)
• Ran 4:17.12 in the mile for 7th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
Cross Country
• Ran 32:07.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 123rd at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 23)
• Ran 31:15.3 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 34th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)
• Ran 24:43.1 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 26th at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3)
• Ran 24:34.2 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 4th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 18)
• Ran 24:47.37 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 4th at the Big Ten Preview (Sep. 28), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 18:04.7 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 8th at the adidas XC Challenge (Sep. 20)
• Ran 15:17.1 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 14th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 30)
Junior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:01.70 in the 1500 meter run for 17th at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran 15:01.90 in the 5000 meter run for 22nd at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20) in section 2.
• Ran 14:26.31 in the 5000 meter run for 12th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30)
• Ran 3:58.83 in the 1500 meter run for 21st at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 14.54.00 in the 5000 meter run for 27th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23)
• Ran 14:15.67 in the 5000 meter run for 24th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 8:18.09 in the 3000 meter run for 18th at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26)
• Ran 4:15.36 in the mile for 8th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
Cross Country
• Ran 31:16.18 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 172nd at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 17), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 32:12.3 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 54th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9)
• Ran 24:40.1 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 38th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28)
• Ran 24:50.10 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 75th at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner in the seeded Cardinal Race.
• Ran 24:04.6 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 58th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 28), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Ran 15:26.9 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 5th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)
Sophomore (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 30:55.98 in the 10,000 meter run to finish 10th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
• Ran a career-best 14:24.82 in the 5000 meter run to finish 30th at the Penn Relays (April 26-28)
• Ran a career-best 8:20.89 in the 3000 meter run to finish 6th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 3:55.93 in the 1500 meter run to finish 21st at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 14:41.63 in the 5000 meter run to finish 24th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran a career-best 14:15.60 in the 5000 meter run to finish 5th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran a career-best 8:16.98 in the 3000 meter run to finish 5th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)
• Ran a career-best 8:21.00 in the 3000 meter run to finish 5th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Cross Country
• Ran 25:06.5 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 17th (open) at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Ran 24:59.5 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 82nd at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29)
• Ran 18:31.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 12th at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 15)
• Ran 15:26.0 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 8th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Freshman (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• Redshirted
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Finished 14th at the USATF Junior Cross Country Championships (February 6) in Bend, Oregon
• Took 11th place at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21) while competing unattached, recording a time of 15:45.4
• Finished 17th at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in his collegiate debut, competing unatttached with a time of 15:59.1
Prep
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Fenton Senior High School (2016)
• National Honor Society (Chapter Secretary)
• Student Council Class Representative
• Captain's Club
• Academic Honor Guard
• High Scholastic Honors
Cross Country
• Three-year Team Captain (2013-14-15)
• Competed at Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (2014-15)
• Competed at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship (2012)
• MHSAA Division I All-State honoree (2015) and two-time State Finalist (2013-14)
• Flint Journal Fall Sports Athlete of the Year (2015)
Track and Field
• Two-year Team Captain (2015-16)
• Fenton High School Record Holder at 3,200 meters (2016)
• Competed at New Balance Indoor (2015) and Outdoor (2015-16) National Championships, finishing eighth in the 2-mile race as a senior and eighth in the same race in the Emerging Elite category as a junior
• Flint Journal Spring Sports Athlete of the Year (2016)
• Michigan Indoor Track Series (MITS) Championship All-State in the two-mile run (2015-16)
• MHSAA Division I State Champion at 3,200 meters (2016)
Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Undeclared Major
• Born March 12, 1998
• Son of Harvey and Deborah Lee
• Mother, Deborah, was a cheerleader at Ferris State (1981-82)
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 1500m (O) | 3:55.93 | 3-24-18 |
| Mile (I) | 4:15.36 | 1-19-19 |
| 3000m (I) | 8:04.45 | 1-16-21 |
| 3000m (O) | 8:20.89 | 4-6-18 |
| 5000m (I) | 13:56.12 | 2-27-21 |
| 5000m (O) | 14:11.18 | 4-16-21 |
| 10,000m (O) | 29:55.17 | 5-14-21 |
