Lower Merion School District: Lower Merion XC's Alex Bullard Named Main Line Boys Athlete Of The Week

Press release from Lower Merion School District:

2021-11-30

Lower Merion High School's Alex Bullard was recently named Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week following a fantastic cross country season. The Aces' senior captain helped lead his team to a PIAA AAA District I championship, which as the program's first since the 1960s. Bullard also delivered strong performances in the following races: the PIAA AAA District individual championships (13th place), PIAA AAA state individual championships (23rd place), the Paul Short Invitational (13th place) and the Central League individivual championships (4th place).

"Alex has been one of our hardest workers and one of his gifts is remaining calm in high pressure races and being able to pace himself and measure his energy expenditure," said Lower Merion boys cross country coach David Van Houten. "The State Championship race is a great example. Alex was 107th at the mile mark and finished 23rd. He quietly worked his way through the field and led his team to its best finish ever at States."

To read a Q&A with Bullard on the PA Prep Live website, click here.

This press release was produced by Lower Merion School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.