University of Missouri Athletics

A Kansas City native, Krishna Lee was a three-time All-America thrower on the MU track & field team – in the hammer throw (2009) and indoor shot put (2007-08). She was a 12-time all-Big 12 honoree and was the conference champion in the hammer in 2009. Twice a two-time team captain, she still holds the school record in the hammer throw (63.77m/209-2 ½). During her career from 2006-09, Lee qualified for the NCAA Championships in five events – outdoors in the shot put, discus, hammer throw, and indoors in the shot and 20-lb. weight throw. Post collegiately, she competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials (shot put), the 2009 USATF Championships (shot and hammer) and the 2010 USATF Championship in the hammer. After graduation, she was a volunteer track coach in 2009-10, a compliance office graduate assistant from 2010-12, and assistant track coach from 2012-15. She went on to play professional football for the Kansas City Glory of the Women's National Football Conference where she was a two-time WNFC all-pro selection and the Glory's 2022 defensive player of the year. She's currently the Glory's general manager.