“Stay humble and stay hungry. Be happy but never satisfied.” This is how coach Joe Lee likes to approach things. And this mentality has worked perfectly for Quincy Wilson since he stepped on the track. Breaking record after record, creating history, the 17-year-old was in the headlines after the 2025 New Balance Indoor Championships, yet again.
However, it was not just Quincy Wilson making the front-page headlines. The New Balance Indoors saw Bullis High School athletes feature across multiple podiums. It automatically reflected Bullis’ caliber of producing quality track and field athletes. Hence, head coach (HC) Joe Lee shared his message to the world that inspired the National Balance Indoors outcome.
The HC took to Instagram on March 19 to post a reel celebrating his Bullis High School athletes. But the video started with a message – the message that got them in race mode. Fans saw Joe in the center addressing his students as everyone listened: “It’s championship week. I gave you guys a word a while ago…”
It’s more of a way to see the competition. He continued, “I need you to literally, consistently thinking through how we are going to dominate. This team right here is not set up to spectate or participate. I need you to think dominate.”
That was precisely what we saw on the track.
It was not just Quincy Wilson from Bullis High School getting a podium finish or making records. There was Kassidy Hopkins, who came 2nd in the 60mH. Payton Paine raced the 200m sprite and finished 2nd. She also became an All-American in 2024. Who else?
Parker Coes, Malay Arpon, Chrishelle Campbell, and Alexis Brown won silver in the Girls’ 4x200m Relay. Parker Coes also won the Freshman Girls long jump event with a 5.64m leap.
Featuring on the podium was not just what they did, though. Smashing previous records of the New Balance Indoors, the Bullis High School established its authority as one of the best track and field schools in the country.
Quincy Wilson finished first with a meet-record 45.71 in the Boy’s 400m race. And Cameron Homer, another Bullis student, finished 3rd place with a time of 46.66. That was, in fact, the 6th-fastest National time run. In the Boys 4×400 race, Cameron Homer, Alexander Lambert, Colin Abrams, and Quincy Wilson combined to run home in 3:09.44, which became the High School National Record and the Meet record.
It was a dominant performance all-round that got even the HC hyped. His captions perfectly expressed how proud he was of his student-athletes: “From dominant individual performances to legendary relays, these athletes put in the WORK and proved why we’re built different! .”
For Joe, it’s all about how you approach the game. We race to win, that’s it: “#MindsetMatters #ChampionshipMentality #BuiltDifferent #CoachJoeLee #JustGettinStarted”
Such an amazing performance will get people talking about what Bullis track and field department is doing right. Well, one thing remains sure: they have a great HC in Joe Lee.
Quincy Wilson shared what makes Joe Lee’s methods so good
Joe Lee has been a constant at Bullis since 2013. Since then, the high school has garnered the reputation of being a place where track and field athletes can develop into world-class talents. Quincy Wilson became the youngest male Olympian to win Gold in track and field. But he is not the only prominent name.
Does the name Masai Russell ring a bell? The 100mH Paris Olympics Champion is from Bullis High School too. But what’s the secret? How does Bullis produce consistent winners?
Well, Quincy Wilson gave us a glimpse into the methods of Joe Lee while giving an interview to Citius MAG. The youngster said, “He’s (Joe Lee) the one who taught me to stay focused under pressure. We’ve worked on everything—my start, my form, my mindset. He’s been the key to turning potential into real performance.”
Attention to detail is crucial in Joe’s training. The little tweaks make all the difference.
As Quincy himself said, “Every little adjustment we make in practice is designed to help me compete better when it counts.” And then it’s about repeating the same thing so that it gets planted in your subconscious. “When I get out there on the track, it feels like second nature,” explained the Paris Champion.
Quincy Wilson even cited an example: “I’ve been in the weight room a lot more this year, and I feel like that’s helping my upper body: bringing my arms up and helping me pump better.”
The idea is a stronger upper body helps to produce more efficient strides and thereby faster finishes. And it was all Joe Lee’s idea. Let’s hope he keeps producing top-class athletes!
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