Muna Lee (athlete)

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Muna Lee
Athletics
Event(s)4 × 100 m, 100 m
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki 4x100 m relay

Muna Lee (born October 30, 1981, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a retired American sprinter who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Tarleton State University Track & Field program.[1]

High school career

Lee graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri where she competed in track and field and basketball from 1997-2000.

Lee won 10 individual and 3 relay Missouri Class 4A (largest class) State Championships in her high school career. [2]

  • 100-meter dash – 1997 (12.49), 1998 (12.03), 1999 (11.81), 2000 (11.54)
  • 200-meter dash – 1997 (24.52), 1998 (24.80), 1999 (24.14), 2000 (23.83)
  • Long Jump
    – 1997 (18-06.00), 2000 (19-06.00)
  • 4 x 100-meter relay
    – 1997 (47.93), 1998 (48.16)
  • 4 x 200-meter relay
    – 2000 (1:39.72)

Lee also led Central High School to the 2000 Missouri 4A Team championship.[3]

Lee won both the Gatorade Missouri High School Track athlete of the year and Wayne F. Campbell Award (top high school track and field athlete in Kansas City) in 1999 and 2000.

Named the AAU’s Most Outstanding girls’ high school track and field athlete in 1999.

College career

Lee ran track collegiately for the Lady Tigers of Louisiana State University from 2001-2004 where she finished her career as LSU's most decorated track and field athlete as a 7-time NCAA champion, 12-time SEC champion and 20-time All-American.[4]

2001

2002

2003

2004

USA Track & Field career

2000

2001

  • Ranked #6 in the USA in the 200-meter dash by
    Track and Field News
    .

2002

2003

  • Ranked #7 in the USA in the 100-meter dash and 5th in the 200-meter dash by Track & Field News.

2004

2005

2006

  • Did not compete due to injury.

2007

  • Finished 8th in 100-meter dash at the
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    .
  • Best time was 100-meter dash (11.10)

2008

  • Finished 4th in the 200-meter dash (22.01) and 5th in the 100-meter dash semifinal (11.18) in the
    Beijing, China
    .
  • Won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash (10.85) and 2nd in the 200-meter dash (21.99) at the Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
  • Ranked #4 in the World and #2 in the USA in the 200-meter dash by Track & Field News.
  • Ranked #7 in the World and #3 in the USA in the 100-meter dash by Track & Field News.
  • Best times were 100-meter dash (10.85) and 200-meter dash (22.01)

2009

Career highlights

Lee made her Olympics debut for the United States immediately following her senior season at LSU in 2004. In

Athens, Greece
, Lee qualified for her first career final in international competition as she took seventh place in the 200-meter dash. She also had an impressive performance at the 2004 USA Olympic Trials, moving up in the final stretch while running in lane 1 to place second and win a spot on the Olympic Team.

Lee won a gold medal as part of the women's 4 x 100-meter relay team at the 2005 World Track and Field Championships. Lee also placed 7th in the 100-meter dash at the 2005 World Track and Field Championships

At the

Shelly-Ann Fraser to qualify for the final, in which she placed in fifth position with a time of 11.07 seconds.[1]

Lee earned second place at the 2009 USA Track and Field Championships (just one thousandth of a second behind in-form Carmelita Jeter) and qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[5]

A week before the 2009 World Championships, Lee was part of the USA

4 x 100-meter relay team that ran the fastest women's sprint relay in twelve years. Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Lee and Jeter finished with a time of 41.58 seconds, bringing them to eighth on the all-time list.[6]

At the 2009 World Championships, Lee finished 5th in the Semifinals but failed to advance to the finals in the 100-meter dash. Lee finished 4th in the final in 200-meter dash.

Personal bests

  • 100 metres – 10.85 (2008) (USA Track and Field Championships) Position = 1st
  • 100 metres – wind aided 10.78 (2009) (USA Track and Field Championships) Position = 2nd
  • 200 metres – 22.01 (2008) (Olympic Finals)Position = 4th
  • 200 metres – wind aided 21.91 (2009) (Guadeloupe) Position = 1st

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete biography: Muna Lee". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on August 26, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  2. ^ "Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Track and Field Individual Champions".
  3. ^ "Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Track and Field State Champions".
  4. ^ "Track & Field Alumni Spotlight: Muna Lee – LSUsports.net – The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". www.lsusports.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  5. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
  6. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-08-09.

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