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2009-10 - Nate Lee's collegiate wrestling
career came to an end with another successful season at Boise State, which
culminated with his fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament. Lee went
1-2 in the 174-pound tournament at nationals to close out his season. His lone
win at the NCAA championships came in the consolation round with a 6-1 decision
over Nathan Graham of Bloomington. Lee earned his trip to nationals after he fell
just short of winning his third straight Pac-10 Conference Championship with a
runner-up finish at the conference tournament. Lee earned a spot in the
conference title match after beating Trevor Hall of Cal State Bakersfield with
a 15-6 major decision in the quarterfinals, and then defeating Cal Poly's Ryan
DesRoches by 7-6 decision in the semifinals. Lee's three-peat would fall just
short, however, as he fell to Colby Covington of Oregon State, 3-2, in the
final match. Lee finished the year with a 16-8 overall record. He was 12-4 in
duals, starting at 174 pounds for the Broncos in 16-of-17 duals. He finished
the regular season ranked No. 18 nationally by InterMat, but reached as high as
No. 8 early in the season. Lee was tied for fourth on the team in dual wins and
fifth overall in dual points scored (43).
2008-09 - Lee won his second
consecutive Pac-10 Conference Championship after winning all three of his
tournament matches. He also earned his third consecutive appearance at the NCAA
National Tournament. Lee compiled a 2-2 record at nationals, which started with
a 14-4 win against Nate Rock of Buffalo.
Lee would fall from the winner's bracket in his second match, however, losing
to No. 3 seed Brandon Browne of Nebraska,
9-6. He earned his second win of the weekend by defeating David Rella of Ohio State,
8-2, before falling from tournament action with an 11-7 loss to Cornell's No. 6
seed Steve Anceravage. In qualifying for NCAA's Lee needed just three matches
to capture the Pac-10 title. His closest match came in the opening round with a
10-8 decision against Ryan DesRoches of Cal Poly. He rolled from there,
defeating Cal State Fullerton's Todd Noel, 10-1, in the semifinals and Arizona State's
Eric Starks, 5-2, in the championship match. After wrestling a limited amount
in the fall, Lee compiled an 20-5 overall record, 13-1 in duals. Lee finished
the regular season ranked No. 13 in the final edition of the USA
Today/InterMat/NWCA poll. He recorded seven major decisions and one pin
throughout the season.
2007-08 - Lee provided an anchor
for Boise State at 174 pounds, starting all
but one dual meet for the Broncos. He compiled a 19-6 overall record including
a 10-1 dual record. His only dual loss of the season came in a 7-4 decision at
the hands of University
of Iowa's Jay
Borschel. Lee used his regular season success to catapult him toward a Pac-10
Conference championship. After a first round bye in the conference tournament,
Lee defeated Michael Williams of Cal Poly with a 13-5 major decision. In round
number two Lee took down Portland
State's Dale Seley,
8-4. The championship match proved to be a bigger challenge, but Lee prevailed,
defeating Tyler Bernacchi of UC Davis in a 4-3 decision. Lee's Pac-10 title led
him to a second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, where he would win two
matches before bowing out of the competition. In first-round action Lee
defeated No. 8 ranked Gabriel Dretsch of Minnesota in a 3-1 decision. In the
second round he met No. 9 Brandon Mason of Oklahoma State, who Lee beat in a
2-1 decision. The quarterfinals weren't so kind, though, as Lee faced No. 1
Keith Gavin of Pittsburgh. Lee wrestled hard but failed to pull the upset,
losing a 7-4 decision to the eventual national champion. Bumped to the
wrestleback bracket, Lee lost his fourth and final match of the tournament to
No. 6 Alton Lucas of Hofstra, 9-5. Lee only wrestled in one regular season
tournament, the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C. He wrestled to an
eighth-place finish with a 4-3 record in the tournament. He finished the season
ranked third on the team in dual winning percentage (.909), second in dual wins
(10) and fourth in dual points scored (37).
2006-07 - Lee had a breakout year
during his first season of intercollegiate competition, posting an overall
record of 28-13. Following a successful
regular season, Lee placed third in the 174-pound weight class at the Pac-10
Championships and advanced to his first NCAA tournament. Seeded third at the league tournament held in
Bakersfield, Calif., Lee won his first match before No. 2 seed and eventual
champion Jeremy Larson of Oregon State handed him a 3-1 defeat in the
semifinals. Lee then worked his way back
through the consolation bracket and posted a 6-5 decision over Stanford's Luke
Feist for third place. Lee was unable to
post a victory at the NCAA Championships, losing his first match to Gabriel
Dretsch of Minnesota 5-3, and his consolation match to John Heleniak of Millersville,
12-3. Lee wrestled at six regular season
tournaments and finished first at the Oregon Classic. He also placed third at the Best of the West
Tournament and fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Lee put together an 11-match winning streak
during the month of January. Lee led the
team for the most major decision victories during the year with 12. He was
17-11 in tournament matches and 11-2 in dual matches.
2005-06 - Lee red-shirted during
his first year on the Bronco roster. He
did compete unattached in two open tournaments during the season, posting an
overall record of 2-4. At the Cowboy
Open in Laramie, Wyo., Lee posted a record of 2-2 while he went 0-2 at the
Kaufman/Brand Open in Omaha, Neb.
High School - Lee was a four-time regional and
state of Arizona high school champion.
Twice he was named Arizona's outstanding wrestler along with being named
to the all-state wrestling team two times.
Lee posted an incredible high school record of 196-3 for a 98.5 winning
percentage. His high school coach was
Dave LaMotte.
2008 & 2009
Pac-10 Champion -
174 Pounds
2007, 2008,
2009 & 2010 NCAA
National Qualifier - 174 Pounds
Nate Lee's
Career Bronco Record
2006-07:
28-13 (68.3%)
2007-08: 19-6
(76.0%)
2008-09: 20-5
(80.0%)
2009-10: 16-8
(66.6%)
Career Totals: 83-32 (72.2%)
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