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15 Not many collegiate lightweight wrestlers enjoy messing with Spencer. Since he joined Iowa's varsity lineup on Jan. 5, Lee has gone 16-1 with six falls and five technical falls. He received the Hammer Award, presented to the college wrestler that wins what is perceived as the toughest bracket at the NCAA Championships. "e reaction has been awesome," Lee said. "It feels good to win for a great university like the University of Iowa." THE FUTURE e 2018-19 season marks five years since Jesse Delgado of Illinois successfully defended the 125-pound national championship he won in 2013. Since the weight class changed to 125 pounds in 1998-99, only Delgado, Stephen Abas, and Joe Dubuque have won back-to-back national titles. In 2019, the NCAA Championships will be held in Pittsburgh, 30 minutes west of Lee's hometown of Murrysville. "I'm worried about freestyle right now, I'll focus on next season when it gets here," Lee said. "For now, the focus is on being 100 percent healthy and feeling good." Chances are, Lee will spend plenty of time on the mat in the offseason; he will also spend a good portion playing competitive Pokémon. His favorite, the fiercely brave and loyal Arcanine, has long been admired in Pokémon circles for the notorious flame blazing deep within its body. Fiercely brave. Loyal. Flame blazing within. ose are also accurate descriptors of Lee.