INDIANAPOLIS – The Lee University men's track & field team completed its first day of competition at the 2025 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday. The Flames' Ryan Lovelace and Edimo Ninteretse were involved in two different events.

Lovelace was on the track first for the mile run. He was sixth in his heat and finished 10^th overall with a time of 4:06.30. Lovelace just missed qualifying for Saturday's final. Harrison Boyd of Adams State grabbed the ninth and final spot in the final with a qualifying time of 4:05.77.

Ninteretse took on the 5000-meter run as the 17^th-seeded runner. He crossed the finish line at 14:14.14 for 16^th place. Romain Legendre of Adams State was the winner at 13:33.58.

Ninteretse is scheduled to compete in the 3000-meter run on Saturday at 5 p.m.