Lee Flames Explained

Lee Flames
University:Lee University
Association:NCAA
Conference:Gulf South
Division:Division II
Director:John Maupin
Location:Cleveland, Tennessee
Teams:20
Mens Teams:9
Womens Teams:11
Basketballarena:Paul Dana Walker Arena
Baseballfield:Larry Carpenter Stadium at Olympic Field
Softballstadium:Butler Field
Soccerstadium:Lee University Soccer Field
Tenniscourt:DeVos Tennis Center
Nickname:Flames
Pageurl:https://leeuflames.com/

The Lee Flames are the athletic teams that represent Lee University, located in Cleveland, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Flames have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 2013–14 academic year.

Lee competes in twenty intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball.

Conference affiliations

NAIA

NCAA

The Flames were also members of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level.

Varsity teams

Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cheerleading
Cheerleading Cross country
Cross country Golf
Golf Lacrosse
Soccer Soccer
Tennis Softball
Track and field Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball
Club sports are offered such as boxing, men's and women's rugby, spikeball and ultimate frisbee.

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.

Soccer

Lee's Lady Flames soccer team won the NAIA National Championship in 2008[1] 2009, 2010, and 2011. Lee's Lady Flames and men's soccer team both won the NCCAA National Championship in 2014.http://www.thenccaa.org/news/2014/7/23/WSOC_0723141157.aspx?path=wsochttp://www.thenccaa.org/news/2014/7/23/MSOC_0723143711.aspx?path=msoc

Notable alumni

Women's soccer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee University Soccer News . Leeuniversity.edu . 2008-12-06 . 2012-08-01.