University of North Texas Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field/XC Roster
Chase Lehr
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- High School:
- Breckenridge HS
- Hometown:
- Breckenridge, Texas
TFFRS Bio
Personal Bests
Honors and Awards
• School Record Holder (4x400, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (SMR, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (800m - Indoor)
• School Record Holder (4x400, Indoor)
• School Record Holder (DMR, Indoor)
• 2025 NCAA Second Team All-American (60 Meters, Indoor)
• 2025 NCAA Indoor National Qualifier (60 Meters)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (800, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (4x400, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (800, Indoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (4x400, Outdoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (800m, Outoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (4x400, Indoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (800m, Indoor)
2026 Outdoors
Competed in the 800m and relay events during the outdoor season ... Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas in the 800m and the 4x400 relay, which finished 19th with the fourth-best time in program history (3:07.65) … Recorded a runner-up finish in the 800m at the SMU Invitational ... Added a third-place finish in the 800m at the Michael Johnson Invitational ... Won the 800m at the American Outdoor Championships ... Helped UNT place second in the sprint medley relay at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays ... Also helped UNT win the 4x400 relay at the Bill Schmidt Invite and American Outdoor Championships.
2026 Indoors
Competed in the 800m, 4x400 relay and DMR during the indoor season ... Opened the year with a runner-up finish in the 800m at the Arkansas Invitational ... Won the 800m at the UW Invite/Mile City with a personal-best and school-record time of 1:47.35 ... Added another 800m victory at the Jarvis Scott Invitational ... Won the 800m and 4x400 relay at the American Indoor Championships while also helping UNT place sixth in the DMR.
2025 Outdoors
Made appearances in four events across seven meets ... Continued to prove he is one of the best 800m runners in the conference placing second at the AAC Championships with a 1:49.76 ... Was a late addition to the 800m field at the NCAA West Preliminary Round where he advanced to the quarterfinals after running a personal best 1:48.65 in the first round ... Was also on the 4x400m team that took third at the conference meet and clocked the second-fastest time in school history ... Posted three of the five fastest times in program history on the season, highlighted by his personal best at the time of 1:48.80 at the Raleigh Relays that ranks No. 3 ... Recorded top-six finishes in every individual race, which also included two wins ... Placed first in the 800 meters at the TCU Alumni Invitational to open the outdoor season ... Won the 400m at the Bill Schmidt Invite with a PR of 48.65 ... Also ran the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays, posting a time of 3:52.08.
2025 Indoors
Competed at five meets, excelling in the 800 meters ... Earned all-conference honors with a runner-up finish at the AAC Indoor Championships ... His finals time of 1:49.12 set a school record that he had been threatening throughout the season ... Was also a member of the all-conference 4x400m relay team that took third at the conference meet ... Was on both relay teams (DMR, 4x400) that set school records during the indoor season ... Placed third in the 800m in his first race of the season at the Arkansas Invitational.
2024 Outdoors
Primarily ran the 800 meters during the outdoor season ... Qualified for the finals of the American Athletic Conference Championships in the 800 meters with a personal best 1:51.62 ... Went on to take fifth place at the conference meet with a new PR of 1:51.52 in the finals ... Claimed a runner-up finish at the Mean Green Invitational ... Took third at the Bill Schmidt Classic ... Ran a 50.29 in his lone appearance in the 400 meters.
2024 Indoors
Made appearances at four meets, primarily competing in the 800 meters ... Posted his best time of the season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational where he finished in 1:54.31 for 12th place ... Ran a 1:58.55 to finish in 15th place at the AAC Championships ... Was a part of the 4x400-meter relay team that won at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite.
High School
Won back-to-back state championships in the 800 meters as a junior and senior
Personal Bests
| 400 Meters | 48.65 |
| 800 Meters | 1:48.65 |
| 1,500 Meters | 3:52.08 |
Honors and Awards
• School Record Holder (4x400, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (SMR, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (800m - Indoor)
• School Record Holder (4x400, Indoor)
• School Record Holder (DMR, Indoor)
• 2025 NCAA Second Team All-American (60 Meters, Indoor)
• 2025 NCAA Indoor National Qualifier (60 Meters)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (800, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (4x400, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (800, Indoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (4x400, Outdoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (800m, Outoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (4x400, Indoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (800m, Indoor)
2026 Outdoors
Competed in the 800m and relay events during the outdoor season ... Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas in the 800m and the 4x400 relay, which finished 19th with the fourth-best time in program history (3:07.65) … Recorded a runner-up finish in the 800m at the SMU Invitational ... Added a third-place finish in the 800m at the Michael Johnson Invitational ... Won the 800m at the American Outdoor Championships ... Helped UNT place second in the sprint medley relay at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays ... Also helped UNT win the 4x400 relay at the Bill Schmidt Invite and American Outdoor Championships.
2026 Indoors
Competed in the 800m, 4x400 relay and DMR during the indoor season ... Opened the year with a runner-up finish in the 800m at the Arkansas Invitational ... Won the 800m at the UW Invite/Mile City with a personal-best and school-record time of 1:47.35 ... Added another 800m victory at the Jarvis Scott Invitational ... Won the 800m and 4x400 relay at the American Indoor Championships while also helping UNT place sixth in the DMR.
2025 Outdoors
Made appearances in four events across seven meets ... Continued to prove he is one of the best 800m runners in the conference placing second at the AAC Championships with a 1:49.76 ... Was a late addition to the 800m field at the NCAA West Preliminary Round where he advanced to the quarterfinals after running a personal best 1:48.65 in the first round ... Was also on the 4x400m team that took third at the conference meet and clocked the second-fastest time in school history ... Posted three of the five fastest times in program history on the season, highlighted by his personal best at the time of 1:48.80 at the Raleigh Relays that ranks No. 3 ... Recorded top-six finishes in every individual race, which also included two wins ... Placed first in the 800 meters at the TCU Alumni Invitational to open the outdoor season ... Won the 400m at the Bill Schmidt Invite with a PR of 48.65 ... Also ran the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays, posting a time of 3:52.08.
2025 Indoors
Competed at five meets, excelling in the 800 meters ... Earned all-conference honors with a runner-up finish at the AAC Indoor Championships ... His finals time of 1:49.12 set a school record that he had been threatening throughout the season ... Was also a member of the all-conference 4x400m relay team that took third at the conference meet ... Was on both relay teams (DMR, 4x400) that set school records during the indoor season ... Placed third in the 800m in his first race of the season at the Arkansas Invitational.
2024 Outdoors
Primarily ran the 800 meters during the outdoor season ... Qualified for the finals of the American Athletic Conference Championships in the 800 meters with a personal best 1:51.62 ... Went on to take fifth place at the conference meet with a new PR of 1:51.52 in the finals ... Claimed a runner-up finish at the Mean Green Invitational ... Took third at the Bill Schmidt Classic ... Ran a 50.29 in his lone appearance in the 400 meters.
2024 Indoors
Made appearances at four meets, primarily competing in the 800 meters ... Posted his best time of the season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational where he finished in 1:54.31 for 12th place ... Ran a 1:58.55 to finish in 15th place at the AAC Championships ... Was a part of the 4x400-meter relay team that won at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite.
High School
Won back-to-back state championships in the 800 meters as a junior and senior
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