After anchoring Drake Men’s Soccer’s defense for the past four years and scoring a crucial goal in the Bulldogs’ NCAA Tournament victory in 2015, Alec Bartlett has moved on to the next level of competitive soccer.
A 2015 Drake graduate and four-year starting center-back defender, Bartlett signed a professional contract with Charlotte Independence in the early months of 2016.
Although his playing time with the Independence may have been limited thus far, appearing in three of his new team’s first four games, Bartlett is already encountering and adjusting to the heightened expectations as a professional, while still remembering the lessons he learned as a Bulldog.