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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2021-22 Men's Track and Field

Bill Shearn

James Lee

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Longmont, Colo.
  • Highschool Silver Creek

Biography

ALL-TIME MARKS AND CAREER RECORDS

PERSONAL RECORDS

800m: 1:52.11
1,000m: 2:24.54
1,500m: 3:46.29
3,000m: 8:24.27
Mile: 4:01.15

CAREER ACCOLADES
2019 XC Ivy League Heps Team Champion

PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
Outdoor Mile: 6th ... 2021 ... 4:04.66 
 

OUTDOOR 2021

  • Competed in seven meets, setting three career-best marks 
  • Took first place at Big Five meet in 800m, clocking time of 1:52.54
  • Set personal-best time in 1,500m at Temple Invitational, finishing with a time of 3:46.29
  • Took first place in the 800m at Quaker Invitational in a personal-best 1:52.11
  • Moved himself into sixth in program history in mile with time of 4:04.66 at the Penn Twilight, a personal-best time
INDOOR 2021
  • All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
CROSS COUNTRY 2020
  • All 2020 Ivy League fall sports were canceled on July 8 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
OUTDOOR 2020
  • All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
  • Ran in five meets during the indoor season.
  • Scored for Penn in the 4x800m, finishing sixth in 7:48.48 at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship (March 1).
  • Reached the final of the 800m at Heps before placing seventh in 1:55.16.
  • Ran a career-best time in the 1,000m at BU's David Hemery Valentines Invitational (Feb. 15), finishing in 2:26.55.
  • Recorded a season-best time in the 800m at the Sykes Sabock Challenge at Penn State, finishing fourth in 1:53.98.
CROSS COUNTRY 2019
  • Raced four times during the cross country season.
  • Opened the year with a 22nd-place finish at the Fordham Fiasco (Sept. 7).
  • Placed 14th at Penn's win in the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 20).
  • Also ran at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 5) and the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 19).
OUTDOOR 2019
  • Appeared in seven meets throughout the outdoor season, running the 800, 1,500m and several relay events.
  • Ran the 1,500m at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 5).
  • Ran the 4x800 relay at the 125th running of the Penn Relays (April 25-27).
  • Placed third in the 4x800 relay at the Raleigh Relays (March 30).
  • Posted five top-10 performances 
INDOOR 2019
  • Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, running a variety of mid-distance and distance races.
  • Helped Penn score in the 4x880 yard relay, finishing fifth in 7:51.32 at the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 24).
  • Won the 1,000m at the TCNJ Indoor Open (Dec. 1) with a time of 2:28.91, his career best.
  • Notched eight top-10 finishes.
  • Also competed in the 1,000m at Heps.
CROSS COUNTRY 2018
  • Competed in three races.
  • Opened the year 12th at the Bison Open.
High School: 2017 and 2018 Colorado state 800m champion ... Runner- up in 2018 and third in 2017 in the 1,600m at the Colorado State Championships ... Runner-up in the mile at the 2018 Arcadia Invitational ... Fourth at the 2018 Colorado Cross Country Championships ... Runner-up at the 2016 Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional.

Personal: Son of Robin and Frank Lee ... Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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