The Flames will be the #5 seed in the upcoming NCAA South Regional tournament as announced on Sunday night. The Flames will take on the #4 seed Delta State University in the first round of the double elimination tournament on Thursday, May 14. The two teams will meet for the sixth time this season. They will meet in Pensacola, Fla. as the University of West Florida will be the host school.

UWF is one of the two hosts in the south region. The University of Tampa will be the other host. UWF will play the #8 seed Edwards Waters University who was the SIAC champion. Tampa will take on #7 seed Trevecca Nazarene University. The #3 vs the #6 match up will be Rollins College against the University of West Alabama. Five Gulf South Conference schools earned a bid to the NCAA Championships this year.

The Flames are taking on Saint Leo in the first round of the NCAA South Regional in Miami Shores, Florida. Lee is the #5 seed.

For the sixth straight year, the Lee men's golf team is headed for the NCAA National Championship. The streak is the longest in the nation by an active team member of NCAA Division II. The Flames accomplished the feat by placing third in the South/Southeast Regional, played at the Valdosta Country Club on May 7-9.

Lee will begin packing for the national championship in Boulder City, Nevada, May 18-22. The Flames won the national title when Athletic Director John Maupin was coaching in the spring of 2022.

After firing a sizzling 275 on Friday, Lee slipped to a 284 on Saturday and posted an 848, finishing eight strokes (840) behind first-place winner Nova Southeastern who tallied a 279 on the final 18. West Florida (846) was second, Georgia Southwestern (850) was fourth and Florida Southern (853) rounded out the top five. Columbus State (860) and Wingate (865) also qualified for the national tournament.

In the individual competition, Drew Zielinski got off to a slow start on Saturday but came on strong with five birdies to finish with a 3-under 69 and a 14-under 202 for the 54-hole event. The 202 total was one stroke behind medalist winner Cooper Tendick (West Florida), who led from start to finish and also had a 69 on Saturday for his 201 total.
 

The Lee University track & field teams competed in the Lee Last Chance on the penultimate date of competition to qualify for the 2026 NCAA Division II National Championships.

The Flames added two new provisional marks with Pierre Chauveau meeting the standard in the 1500-meter run and Parker Campbell doing the same in the 3000-meter steeplechase on Saturday. With one day of competition remaining, the Flames have posted 11 provisional-qualifying marks with three of those inside the top 15 of their respective events.

The Lady Flames added one new provisional mark with Maddox Mayfield meeting the standard in the 400-meter dash on Saturday. With one day of competition remaining, the Lee women have posted 14 provisional-qualifying marks with six of those inside the top 15 of their respective events.