Travis Lee (born 1983)[1] is a former NCAA wrestler at the 125 lbs and 133 lbs weight class out of Cornell University. He competed for the Cornell Big Red wrestling team under coach Rob Koll. Lee was the first individual NCAA wrestling champion from Hawaii, winning the 125 lbs. title in 2003 and the 133 lbs. title in 2005.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Collegiate Wrestling | ||
| Representing the Cornell Big Red | ||
| NCAA Division I Championships | ||
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2003 Kansas City | 125 lb |
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2005 St. Louis | 133 lb |
Background and wrestling career
editLee's first sport was judo, in which he won national junior titles. As a wrestler he won three Hawaii state high school championships and the 2001 Junior National titles in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.[2]
His collegiate record was 143–13, the most wins of any Cornell wrestler at the time. He won the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association conference title four times, and was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and a two-time Wrestler of the Year.[3] He won the 2003 and 2005 NCAA wrestling championships, losing in the semi-finals in 2004.[2] Lee became the first native born Hawaiian to win an NCAA Division I wrestling title.[4]
After college, Lee would wrestle freestyle on the Senior level. He came back from injury to win the Dave Schultz Memorial International in February 2007 with the New York Athletic Club.[1] A further injury at the Independence Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan the following month led Lee to retire from wrestling.[5]
Personal life
editLee is from Liliha, Honolulu, Hawaii,[6] and he graduated from Saint Louis School in Honolulu. He graduated in biological and environmental engineering from Cornell in 2005, and gained a master's degree in engineering in 2006. At Cornell, he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society.[2][3] After he graduated he helped coach the Cornell wrestling team and the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club.
References
edit- ^ a b Sesker, Craig (14 February 2007). "Travis Lee overcomes obstacles to become top contender in freestyle". USA Wrestling. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d Cazeneuve, Brian (28 May 2005). "Go Hawaiian: Cornell senior Travis Lee, a former judo star from the Aloha State, ended his career with his second NCAA title". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ a b Eschenbach, Suzanne (28 February 2007). "Travis Lee". Ivy@50. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Malnoske, Andy. (January 26, 2023). Legends of The Twin Tiers - Cornell's Travis Lee. mytwintiers.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Independence Cup (Toshkent, Uzbekistan)". Travis Lee's Blog. 6 March 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Lee claims NCAA wrestling crown". Honolulu Advertiser. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
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