Colten Lee
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- First Baptist Academy
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Communications
Bio
2025: Indoor - Earned two first-place finishes at the Finn Pincus Invitational in the mile and 3000m, with 4:20.50 and 8:30.68, respectively. Silver finish in the 3000m at the VMI Invitational, placing less than a second behind the event's first-place finisher. Set multiple PRs down the stretch including the 5000m with 14:33.86 at the Liberty Open where he placed first in the event, the 3000m at the Music City Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt where he also placed first in the event with an 8:21.40, and the mile where he set the school record with a 4:13.56 at the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Outdoor - Began outdoor season at the Lee Invitational setting the school record in the 1500m with a time of 3:53.81, breaking the record held since 1979 by Marty Bryan. Later, set a PR at the Lee University - Fast Break Invitational in the 5000m with 14:23.71. The week after, he won at the App State Open in the mile with a time of 4:16.15. He placed 7th at the SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000m.
2024: Indoor - Lee helped the men's distance medley relay to first-place finishes at the VMI Invitational and VMI Winter Classic, placing third at the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Outdoor - Fittingly, Lee set a PR at the Lee University Invitational for the 5000-meter to open the outdoor season, placing second in the event at 15:00.09. Later set a PR in the 800 meter, finishing in 1:58.76 at the Catamount Classic.
2023: Indoor - Lee contributed to a first-place finish in the men's distance medley relay at the VMI Invitational. The team finished the event in 10:27.92. He also placed fifth in the 3,000 in 8:55.08. Lee grabbed a personal record in the 800 at the Finn Pincus Invitational, where he placed eighth in 2:01.80. He grabbed third in the mile at the meet in 4:27.53. At the JDL College Team Challenge, Lee won gold in the 3,000 in 8:44.22. He grabbed a personal record in the mile (4:19.28) at the 2023 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships with an eighth-place finish, and he contributed to a third-place finish in the men's DMR at the meet (10:27.23).
Outdoor - At the Trojan Opener, Lee placed second in the 5,000 with a personal best time of 15:04.03. He placed seventh in the event Lee University Invitational (15:14.71) and 16th at the Tennessee Invite (15:09.13). During the LR Bears Open, Lee finished second in the 1,500 in 4:03.73. He grabbed 11th in the event during the 2023 SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:00.65, a new personal best time.
Personal: Also competes for Carson-Newman's Cross Country team. Six-time all-state, four-time regional champion, ran a 16:14 5K, ran a 9:52 two-mile.
News mentions
Carson-Newman finishes third for the men’s side and eighth on the women’s side after the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman Track and Field had big showings at the 2025 App State Open.
Carson-Newman Track and Field collected multiple personal records and top-ten finishes at the 2025 Tennessee Invitational.
Carson-Newman featured strong results at the 2025 Tennessee Invitational.
Carson-Newman Track and Field began its outdoor slate with a bevy of strong results at the Lee Invitational.
Carson-Newman Track and Field took home a third-place finish on the men’s side and an eighth-place finish on the women’s side at the 2025 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.