MUNA LEE
Event: 100/200m
Height: 5-7
Weight: 109
PRs: 100m 11.00 (2004); 200m 22.36 (2004)
Born: October 30, 1981 in Little Rock, Ark.
Current Residence: College Station, Tx
High School: Central (Kansas City, Mo.) HS '00
College: Louisiana State University '04
Coach: Vince Anderson
Club: Nike
Career Highlights: 2005 World Outdoor 4X100m relay gold medalist; 2005 USA Outdoor
100m silver medalist; 2004 Olympic Trials 200m runner-up; 2005 U.S. Indoor Runner-up;
Two-time NCAA Indoor 60m champion (03, 04); 2003 NCAA Indoor 200m champion; Two-time
NCAA Outdoor 100 and 200m runner-up (03, 04)
A promising young sprinter for the U.S., Lee had an impressive performance at
the Olympic Trials, moving up in the final stretch while running in lane 1 to
place second and win a spot on the Olympic Team. She went on to place 7th at the
Olympic Games...was also NCAA runner-up in both the 100 and 200 in 2004 and 2003highlights
of Lees 2003 season included wins in the NCAA Indoors 60m and 200m and a first-place
finish at the NCAA Outdoors 4x100m relay...Lee produced one of the greatest seasons
ever by an LSU freshman in 2001, and followed up with a strong sophomore campaign
in 2002as a freshman she earned four All-America honors, while anchoring the Lady
Tigers to the NCAA title in the 4x100-meter relay...one of the top short sprint
threats in the nation, she finished second in the 200 and fourth in the 100 at
the 2001 NCAA Outdoors...she became only the second freshman in SEC history to
sweep the short sprints at the SEC Outdoor Championships, taking the 100 (11.28)
and 200 (23.13) titles...at the 2001 Penn Relays she anchored LSU to a victory
in the 4x100-meter relay and a school record in the 4x200-meter relay (1:31.24)during
the 2001 indoor season, she became the first freshman since Debbie Ferguson of
Georgia a two time Olympian to win the SEC 200-meter title, as she blew away the
field in a time of 23.04also earned All-America honors in 2002 for her NCAA Indoor
60m third-place finish, and for being part of the Lady Tigers 4x400m relay team...earned
additional All-America accolades at the NCAA Outdoor Championships by finishing
third at the 100 meters (11.44), fourth in the 200 meters (23.19) and as the anchor
leg on LSU's 4x100m relay team (43.28)a two-sport athlete in high school, she
earned four letters in track and three letters in basketball...one of the most
sought after recruits in the nation, she ran the second fastest 100-meter dash
time among American juniors in 2000, clocking an amazing 11.36 at the Olympic
Trials in Sacramento, Calif...named the AAU Most Outstanding Athlete in 1999named
the Gatorade MVP runner-up in 1998 and 99 and also named to the National Honor
Society.
2006: 5th in 100m at Nike Prefontaine (11.33)...4th in 100m at adidas Classic
(11.23)
2005: 2nd in 100m at USA Outdoor Champs (11.28)...7th in 100m at World Outdoor
Championships (11.09)...5th in 200m at USA Outdoor Championships (22.46)...3rd
in 100m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.32)...1st in 100m at Payton Jordan U.S.
Open (11.16)...2nd in 100m at adidas Track Classic (11.2)...USA Indoor runner-up
(7.11i)...3rd in Birmingham (7.17i)...2nd at Powered by Tyson Invitational (7.19i)...1st
in 200m at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (22.99i)...ranked #7 in the world (#3 U.S.)
at 100m and #6 in the U.S. at 200m by T&FN...best of 11.09.
2004: 2nd in 200m at Olympic Trials (22.36)...tied for 7th in 200m at Olympic
Games (22.87)...NCAA Outdoor Championships 200m (22.55) & 100m (11.12)runner-up...NCAA
Indoors 60m champion (7.21i)...NCAA Mideast Regional 100m (11.00w) & 200m
(22.22w) champion...1st in Texas Relays 100m (11.31)...1st in 4x100m Relay at
NCAA championships...5th at NCAA Indoors 200m (22.87i)...SEC 60m indoor champion
(7.17i) & 200m runner-up (22.97i)...ranked #7 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 200m
and (#7 U.S.) at 100m by T&FN...best of 22.36 and 11.12.
2003: 2nd at NCAA Outdoors 100m (11.22)...2nd at NCAA Outdoors 200m (22.76)...1st
at NCAA Outdoors 4x100m relay (42.55)...Won NCAA Indoors 60m (7.17)...won NCAA
Indoors 200m and set a collegiate record in the semis (22.49)...won SEC Indoors
200m (23.26)...2nd at SEC Indoors 55m (6.75)...ranked #7 at 100m and #5 at 200m
in U.S. by T&FN...best of 11.04 & 22.74.
2002: 4th at USA Outdoors 200m (23.16)...3rd at NCAA Outdoors 100m (11.44)...2nd
at NCAA Outdoors 4x100m relay (43.28)...4th at NCAA Outdoor 200m (23.19)...1st
at SEC Championships 100m (11.19)...3rd at SEC Outdoors 200m (22.82)...won SEC
Indoor 60m (7.26) and 200m (22.91)...11.21 in opening round at SECs ...1st at
Baton Rouge (11.29)...1st at Houston (11.24w)...1st in heat 4 at NCAA Outdoors
200m (22.66PR)...1st at Sun Angel (22.90)...bests of 11.19 & 22.66PR.
2001: 2nd at NCAA Outdoor 200m ( 23.05)...ran anchor on winning 4x100m relay at
NCAA...4th at NCAA 100m (11.22)...SEC Outdoor champion at 100m & 200m...fifth
in the 200 and ninth in the 60 meters at NCAA Indoors...SEC Indoor 200m champ
(23.04)...ranked #6 in U.S. at 200m by T&FN...bests of 11.17PR & 23.13.
2000: 8th at 100m semis at U.S. Olympic Trials (11.67)...best of 11.36 in first
round of Olympic Trials.