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Lee Fidler

Lee Fidler

  • Class
    1971
  • Induction
    2006
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
Carollton, Ga.
 
’71 B.A. History
Four-Year Letterman — 1967-71
Distance Events
Team Captain, Cross Country and Track — 1969-70, 1970-71
Team MVP, Cross Country — 1971
Team MVP, Track — 1971
NCAA Championship Qualifier (3-Mile & 6-Mile) — 1971
USATF Championships Qualifier (3-Mile & 6-Mile) — 1971
NCAA Championship, Team Qualifier (36th Place) — 1970
All-Southern Conference, Cross Country (5th Place) — 1969
All-Southern Conference, Cross Country (2nd Place) — 1970
Southern Conference Most Outstanding Performer, Outdoor Track — 1971
All-South Carolina, Cross Country — 1967, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70
South Carolina State Cross Country Meet (4th Place) – 1969
South Carolina State Cross Country Meet (2nd Place) – 1970
South Carolina State Track Meet (3-Mile Champion) —1971
Set Five Furman Records During His Career — 2-Mile Indoors (9:17), 2-Mile Outdoors (9:05), 3-Mile (13:59), 6-Mile (29:08), and Marathon (2:45:03)
Set Southern Conference Record — 6-Mile (29:08)
Five-Time Marathon Winner After Graduation
Three-Time Marathon Olympic Trials Qualifier
Five-Time Top-20 Finisher in Boston Marathon
Tenth-Fastest United States Marathon Time — 1975
Holds Georgia Records for Half Marathon (35-39 age group) and Mile (45-49 age group)
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 2006
 
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