Alex Tully Hometown: Little Rock, Ark. High School: Catholic Position: Cross Country/Distance Experience: Jr./Fr.

On Tully: Steadily improving runner in the middle distance events who will look to make a contribution to the team this season.

2012 Indoor: Established personal best times in the Mile at both the Great Dane Classic and the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Qualified for both the BIG EAST Championships and the IC4A Championship in the event ... Finished third in the college section of the Mile at the New Balance meet (4:07.36) and came in sixth at the Great Dane Classic (4:12.88) ... Placed third in the 3000 meters at the Penn State National with a personal best time of 8:26.92.

Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships and the IC4A Championship with a time of 4:12.88 in the Mile at the Albany Great Dane Invitational, where he came in sixth place ... Ran the 1600 meters leg and anchored the Wildcats to a first place finish in the distance medley relay (10:13.58) at the NYC Gotham Cup ... Established a personal best time in the 3000 meters at the Penn State National, where he crossed the finish line in 8:26.92 and came in third in the unseeded section of the event.

2011 Cross Country: Earned a spot in the team's lineup at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and finished seventh on the squad as well as 53rd overall with a 10K time of 31:58 ... That was his first career appearance at a postseason meet ... Finished in 13th place at the Main Line Invitational (20:04.50) ... Came in 134th at the Paul Short Run, where his 8K time of 25:43 was a career best ... Individual winner at the Haverford Invitational with a winning time of 19:45 on the four-mile course.

2011 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2011 Indoor: Did not compete.

2010 Cross Country: Did not compete.

2010 Outdoor: Redshirted ... Competed unattached ... Recorded a time of 3:59.00 to finish 14th in the 1500 meters at the Princeton Quad Meet ... Came in 10th in the event at the Villanova Duals and was sixth at the Penn Invitational ... Finished 11th in the 800 meters at the Penn meet.

2010 Indoor: Redshirted ... Competed unattached at the Jack Pyrah Invitational and had a time of 8:54.70 to finish fourth in the 3000 meters.

2009 Cross Country: Redshirted ... Competed unattached ... Runner-up in the JV Meet at Haverford with a time of 20:28.25 over four miles ... Earlier in the year at the same course finished in 20:37.14 to come in 14th at the Main Line Invitational ... Came in 32nd in the JV race at the Paul Short Run with an 8K time of 25:47.

Catholic High School: Indoor and outdoor state champion in the 3200 meters as a senior ... Named the Arkansas Democrat Gazette male Academic Athlete of the Year and was a National Merit Scholar as a senior as well ... Also played soccer.

Personal: Oldest of three sons of Jim and Penny Tully ... Has two younger brothers, D.J. (17) and Matt (15) ... Mother was an All-American in the 3000 meters at Iowa ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

PERSONAL BESTS

800 Meters              1:55.61         2010 Penn Invitational
1500 Meters             3:54.76         2010 Swarthmore Last Chance Meet
Mile                    4:07.36         2012 New Balance Collegiate Invitational
3000 Meters             8:26.92         2012 Penn State National
8000 Meters (XC)        25:43           2011 Paul Short Run
10000 Meters (XC)       31:58           2011 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional

CAREER AWARDS

BIG EAST Academic All-Star                     2009-10, 2010-11