Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Lehane akapinda Yunivhesiti yeVirginia kwamakore maviri, uye gare gare akachinjirwa kuYunivhesiti yeBoston. Basa rake rinoshamisa munyika yose rinosanganisira kukunda zvose NCAA uye TAC National Championships muna 1982, nzvimbo yechishanu yekupedzisira pa 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, uye kudzokorora semukundi weTAC National Championship muna 1986. Paaive kuVirginia, akahwina mubairo weBroderick (ikozvino mubairo weHonda Sports) semukadzi wepamusoro wechikadzi wechikadzi wechikadzi munyika muna 1982-83. Nguva dzake dzakanakisa dzebasa ndi4: 08 1500 metres, 4:30 mamaira, 5:37 2000 metres, 8:44 3000 metres, 15:14 5000 metres mumugwagwa (15:19 panzira), 25:37 5 mamaira kumhanya, 31:42 10,000 metres, 53:04 10 mamaira kumhanya, uye 2 maawa 32 maminetsi emarathon. Hanzvadzi yake mapatya Lisa Brady akanga ariwo mumhanyi wemakwikwi akareba, uyo akamhanya marathon kwemaawa maviri nemaminitsi makumi matatu nemana, achiisa wechitanhatu paBoston Marathon.