Muna Lee (athletics)

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Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Gold 2005 Helsinki 4x100 m relay

Muna Lee (born October 30, 1981) is an accomplished American sprinter.

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[edit] Biography

In college, she was NCAA runner-up in both the 100 and 200 in 2003 and 2004. Highlights 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 4x100m relay...one of the top short sprint threats in the nation, she finished second in the 200m and fourth in the 100m 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 100m (11.28) and 200m (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 1999, named the Gatorade MVP runner-up in 1998 and 99, and also named to the National Honor Society.

[edit] Achievements

Lee won a gold medal as part of the Women's 4 x 100m relay team at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She had an impressive performance at the 2004 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.

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