WHITEFISH, Mont. – Rocky Mountain College's
Michael Lee was selected as the Frontier Conference's Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week as announced by the Frontier Conference on Monday.
It counts as the third straight selection for the sophomore from Kalispell, Mont. On Friday at the 2020 Montana State Indoor Open, Lee's distance of 15.26m/50'0.75" in the shot put hit the NAIA's "B" mark and broke his own indoor school record. He finished in third with the best throw by an NAIA student-athlete.
With the qualification, Lee became the first Battlin' Bear in available school history to earn a trip to nationals.
Finishing in second, Lee's distance of 16.18m/53'1" in the men's weight throw also broke his own indoor school record.