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.
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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.
Baseball | Basketball | |
Basketball | Cheerleading | |
Cheerleading | Cross country | |
Cross country | Golf | |
Golf | Lacrosse | |
Soccer | Soccer | |
Tennis | Softball | |
Track and field | Tennis | |
Track and field | ||
Volleyball | ||
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.
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[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