Spencer Lee           

HIGH SCHOOL: Spencer Lee attended Franklin Regional High School and lived in or near Murrysville, Pennsylvania. Spencer was a 3 time state champion in Pennsylvania, finishing with a 144-1 record for Franklin Regional High School. His only loss was to future Iowa team mate Austin Desanto in the state championship his senior year. Lee was a two-time Junior World champion, and the first American to win back-to-back titles. He was the youngest American to win a cadet world title at 15 and Junior World champion at 16. He was also the first American to win all 3 awards in 3 consecutive years. 20016 Olympic wrestler and former Iowa Hawkeye Daniel Dennis picked Spencer Lee to be his workout partner for the Olympic games that year. Lee was going into his senior year of high school and was the only high school wrestler ever chosen to do so. Dennis had this to say about Spencer that year, “The sky’s the limit for him. I really believe that through and through,” Dennis said. “He could come in right now and compete with anybody. ANYBODY. Not anybody in Division I nationals, I mean anybody in the world. The kid’s good and he’s special. I’m excited to see how he does.”

COLLEGE: Lee was initially set up to redshirt his freshman year, but the decision was made mid season to pull his redshirt and have him wrestle at the 125 pound spot in Iowa's lineup. He would be the first true freshman to wrestle for Tom Brands. In his first match Lee pinned Michigan State's Rayvon Foley in the first period, igniting the Carver Hawkeye crowd. Lee would go on to finish his Freshman year with a record of 22-2, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten championships. But going on to beat undefeated Nick Suriano from Rutgers. Lee was named as the Big Ten freshman of the year. In Lee's sophomore season he finished 23-3, losing in the Big Ten Championship, but going on to win his second National Championship at 125, defeating Jack Mueller of Virginia. In his junior season he was 18-0 and won a Big Ten Championship at 125. The season was cut short due to Covid, however costing Lee his 3rd NCAA championship. Lee won the Dan Hodge Trophy given to the best college wrestler. He also won the James E. Sullivan award for the most outstanding athlete in the United States. In his 4th year at Iowa Lee pinned every opponent in the regular season in the 1st period. Won the Big Ten Championship and NCAA championship at 125 pounds. He won the Dan Hodge Trophy for the second straight season, and won the Big Ten Wrestler of the year for the 2nd straight season. Lee revealed afterwards that he was wrestling on 2 torn ACL's and would not compete for the 2020 Olympic games. Lee Tried to compete in the next season going 3-0, but decided to forgo the season and have surgery on his injured legs. In his final season at Iowa Lee was undefeated and won his 3rd Big Ten Championship, and was on his way to his 4th NCAA championship when he lost in the semifinals to Matt Ramos. He finished his career at Iowa with a record of 95-6, winning 3 Big Ten Championships and 3 NCAA championships.

PROFESSIONAL: He represented the USA in the 2024 Olympics, finishing runner-up in th 57 kg men's freestyle event.

Born 10/14/1998 and is 27 years old.