Robert E. Lee

Attended Lake City Community High School and the University of Northern Iowa. He competed in Track & field as a sprinter. Bob coached at Garnavillo from 1971 to 1980, where his Cross Country teams won three State Championships, once State runners-up and four third place finishes. Robert’s team was runner-up in the State Mile Team Race in 1971 and won the event in 1972. He coached seven runners in the “Top Ten” at state. In 1981, Robert took the journey to Northern University High School at Cedar Falls. He is the Head Boy’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach. His teams have been very successful. In Cross Country his team have won two State Meet titles, Runners-up three times, District Champions five times, District Runners-up three times and Conference Champions seven times. He has coached eight runners in the “Top Ten” at the State Meet and two State Meet Champions. Track & Field has also been very successfull under Robert’s direction. His teams have won five State Titles, and finished Runners-up twice. His teams have won nine District Titles, and eleven plus NICL Conference Titles. Robert has coached three Drake Relays Champions, eighteen State individual and relay Champions and seventy District individual and relay Champions. IATC Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year – 9 times IATC Regional Track & Field Coach of the Year – 7 times IATC State Cross Country Coach of the Year – 2 times IATC State Track & Field Coach of the Year – 5 times Nominated by the Iowa Athletic Coaches Association to the National High School Athletic Coaches Association as Iowa’s Boy’s Coach of the Year in 1988 and again in 1992, and as Iowa’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1997. He has served the Iowa Association of Track Coaches as a District Representative, Vice-President, and President. Bob is married to Cheren and they have no children. His children are his children each spring and fall season. He is an avid Skydiver – having made over 1000 jumps since starting in 1986.