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Tyler King
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Coupeville, Wash.
- High School:
- Coupeville
Bio
2016 All-America honorable mention (10,000m)
2016 Pac-12 10,000m Third-Place
2015 All-Region in Cross Country
2014 All-American in Cross Country
2014 All-Pac-12 Second Team in Cross Country
King Features
ยปย 40 Was The Magic Number For Huskies' Kingย (Everett Herald; Sept. 8, 2015)
ยปย The Finishing Kick With Tyler Kingย (GoHuskies.com; Sept. 20, 2013)
ยปย Eclectic Freshmen Group Energizes Husky Menย (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 7, 2011)
2015-16 (Track): Enjoyed a great postseason run, starting with a third-place in the 10,000-meters at the Pac-12 Championships at Husky Track, scoring at the conference meet for the first time and running 29:09.15 ... advanced to his first NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10k, finishing ninth out of 48 runners at West Prelims in Kansas in 29:57.00 ... earned All-America honorable mention with his final collegiate run, as he was 23rd in the 10k at the NCAA Outdoor meet โฆ after taking third in the 10k at Pac-12s, came back the second day to run a season-best 5,000m of 14:07.06, finishing 13th ... sixth in the 3,000m at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:51.29 ... ran his first 10k of the year at the Stanford Invitational, taking 21st in the top section in 29:28.15 ... ran once indoors unattached, clocking 8:17.33 over 3,000-metres at the Husky Classic ...ย (Cross Country):ย Ran in the top-seven for UW at every meet, helping Washington finish eighth at the NCAA Championships for its second-best placing in school history โฆ also led the Dawgs to their first Regional Championship in school history, placing fifth at the West Region meet in Seattle in 31:08 to earn All-Region honors โฆ was the No. 4 Husky at the Pac-12 Championships in 26th-place in 23:54 helping UW finish fourth โฆ only race outside the top-five scorers was NCAAs, as he struggled in his final run, placing 249thย overall โฆ the third Husky finisher at the Wisconsin Invitational, 83rdย overall, in 24:22 โฆ crossed 33rdย overall at the Washington Invite in 23:55, third on the team โฆ started the season with a 14th-place finish at the Sundodger Invite.
2014-15 (Track):ย Stepped up to the 10k on the track for the first time in 2015, qualifying for NCAA West Prelims in the event, and breaking into the Husky top-10 list ... at West Prelims in Austin, finished 30th in the 10k in 31:39.57 ... first 10k came at the Stanford Invitational, where he placed seventh in his section in 28:59.37, the No. 6 time in school history ... placed 15th in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships ... was second in the 3,000-meters at the UW-WSU Dual, running 8:20.09 ... started his outdoor season with a 1,500m time of 3:49.74 in Tempe at the Baldy Castillo Invite ... competed three times during an abbreviated indoor season, running the mile, 3k, and 5k once apiece ...ย (Cross Country):ย A breakout season culminating in his first career All-America honor, as he finished 40thย at his first NCAA Championships โฆ at NCAAs in Terre Haute, he grabbed the final All-America spot in a time of 30:56, becoming half of the first All-America tandem in Husky history along with Aaron Nelson, leading the team to 20thย overall โฆ earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 Second Team by virtue of a 12th-place finish at the conference championships in 24:00 as the Huskies placed fourth โฆ fourth on the team and 33rdย overall at West Regionals in 30:11 โฆ placed 65thย overall at the Wisconsin Invitational, fourth on the squad, in 24:25, helping the team finish eighth โฆ was the No. 3 Husky across the line at the Washington Invitational in 39th-place overall โฆ took 12thย at the season-opening Sundodger Invite, fifth on the squad.
2013-14 (Track):ย Did not compete on the track, redshirting the season ...ย (Cross Country):ย A strong season despite fighting through some injuries during the fall โฆ best run came at the Pac-12 Championships, where he was 31stย overall and third on the team โฆ also was the No. 3 finisher at the Bill Dellinger Invite at Oregon, placing 26thย overall โฆ ran at NCAA West Regionals, placing 99thย overall and sixth on the squad โฆ the No. 7 Husky at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 187thย overall in the huge field โฆ opened the year with a great run at the Sundodger Invite, finishing third overall and second among Huskies.
2012-13 (Track):ย Led the Dawgs in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs both indoors and outdoors, and advanced to the NCAA West Prelims for the first time โฆ ran a big 5k career-best of 14:00.58 at the Stanford Invitational, finishing third in his section โฆ that qualified him for NCAA West Prelims, where he placed 26thย overall out of 48 competitors with a time of 14:30.33 under hot conditions in Austin, Texas โฆ ran the 5k at the Pac-12 meet but struggled on that day, placing 29thย overall โฆ second in the 3,000m at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:15.97 โฆ started the outdoor season with a 1,500-meters PR of 3:48.17 at the Trojan Invitational โฆ indoors, placed 12thย in the 5k at the MPSF Championships with a time of 14:21.44 โฆ stopped the clock at 8:07.38 for 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic, a new career-best โฆ earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ...ย (Cross Country):ย Had a great end to his redshirt freshman season, as he ran in the top-40 at both Regionals and Pac-12s ... at the West Regional Championships at Jefferson Park Golf Course, he ran 30:27 for his first college 10k and placed 40th overall, third on the team, as UW placed fifth ... was the No. 2 Husky across the line at Pac-12s, finishing 22nd in a season-best 8k time of 24:12 ... the fifth Dawg across at the Adidas Wisconsin Invite, placing 183rd overall in the huge field ... first official cross country race came at the Sundodger, where he was seventh overall and third on the team in 24:14 ... a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2011-12 (Track):ย Solid first season on the track, competing in both conference championships ... wrapped up his season at the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, finishing 28th in the 5,000-meters ... posted the fastest outdoor 5,000-meter time of the season by a Husky when he ran 14:18.92 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... also ran 14:47.88 to finish eighth in the 5k at the Pepsi Team Invite ... indoors, had a 3,000-meters PR of 8:11.48 at the MPSF Championships, placing 18th overall ... 12th at the Husky Classic in the 3k in 8:16.81 ... top mile time of 4:11.35 at the UW Final Qualifier ...ย (Cross Country):ย Redshirted the fall after an ankle sprain right before the season opener ... did not see competition.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Coupeville, Washington ... parents are Laurie and Randy King ... has one older sister, Brianne, and an older brother, Kyle ... Kyle runs track and cross country at Eastern Washington and Brianna played basketball at Willamette University ... won the 1A Washington State cross country title as a senior running for Coupeville, winning by more than 30 seconds in a time of 15:16 that ranked third-fastest across all divisions ... did not lose a race his senior year up to the WA-OR BorderClash where he placed 10th overall ... prior to 2010, competed for Oak Harbor at the 4A level, and was fifth at the 4A Washington state meet as a junior in 2009, 22nd as a sophomore, and 99th his freshman year ... as a senior on the track in 2011, he took second at 800-meters, 1,600-meters, and 3,200-meters in the 1A finals ... second at the 2011 Shoreline Invite in a new 1,600m PR of 4:12.97 ... took the 1A state track titles at 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters in 2010 and was second at 800-meters ... second at state at 3,200-meters as a sophomore in 2009 and was fourth at 1,600m .... won a combined seven league titles on the track ... also lettered three years in basketball.
Major Meets
2012 MPSF TF - 18th, 3000m
2012 Pac-12 TF - 28th, 5000m
2012 Pac-12 XC - 22nd (2nd UW)
2012 Regional XC - 40th (3rd UW)
2013 MPSF TF - 12th, 5000m
2013 Pac-12 TF - 29th, 5000m
2013 NCAA Prelims TF - 26th, 5000m
2013 Pac-12 XC - 31st (3rd UW)
2013 Regional XC - 99th (6th UW)
2014 Pac-12 XC - 12th (2nd UW)
2014 Regional XC - 33rd (4th UW)
2014 NCAA XC - 40th (2nd UW)ย (All-American)
2015 Pac-12 TF - 15th, 10000m
2015 NCAA Prelims TF - 30th, 10000m
2015 Pac-12 XC - 26th (4th UW)
2015 Regional XC - 5th (1st UW)
2015 NCAA XC - 249th (7th UW)
2016 Pac-12 TF - 3rd, 10000m | 13th, 5000m
2016 NCAA Prelims TF - 9th, 10000m
2016 NCAA Outdoors - 23rd, 10000m (All-America honorable mention)
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......3:48.17
5000m.......14:00.58
10000m.......28:59.37
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:11.35
3000m.......8:07.38
5000m.......14:21.44
Academic Honors
2013 Pac-12 All-Academic TF honorable mention
2012 Pac-12 All-Academic XC honorable mention
2016 Pac-12 10,000m Third-Place
2015 All-Region in Cross Country
2014 All-American in Cross Country
2014 All-Pac-12 Second Team in Cross Country
King Features
ยปย 40 Was The Magic Number For Huskies' Kingย (Everett Herald; Sept. 8, 2015)
ยปย The Finishing Kick With Tyler Kingย (GoHuskies.com; Sept. 20, 2013)
ยปย Eclectic Freshmen Group Energizes Husky Menย (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 7, 2011)
2015-16 (Track): Enjoyed a great postseason run, starting with a third-place in the 10,000-meters at the Pac-12 Championships at Husky Track, scoring at the conference meet for the first time and running 29:09.15 ... advanced to his first NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10k, finishing ninth out of 48 runners at West Prelims in Kansas in 29:57.00 ... earned All-America honorable mention with his final collegiate run, as he was 23rd in the 10k at the NCAA Outdoor meet โฆ after taking third in the 10k at Pac-12s, came back the second day to run a season-best 5,000m of 14:07.06, finishing 13th ... sixth in the 3,000m at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:51.29 ... ran his first 10k of the year at the Stanford Invitational, taking 21st in the top section in 29:28.15 ... ran once indoors unattached, clocking 8:17.33 over 3,000-metres at the Husky Classic ...ย (Cross Country):ย Ran in the top-seven for UW at every meet, helping Washington finish eighth at the NCAA Championships for its second-best placing in school history โฆ also led the Dawgs to their first Regional Championship in school history, placing fifth at the West Region meet in Seattle in 31:08 to earn All-Region honors โฆ was the No. 4 Husky at the Pac-12 Championships in 26th-place in 23:54 helping UW finish fourth โฆ only race outside the top-five scorers was NCAAs, as he struggled in his final run, placing 249thย overall โฆ the third Husky finisher at the Wisconsin Invitational, 83rdย overall, in 24:22 โฆ crossed 33rdย overall at the Washington Invite in 23:55, third on the team โฆ started the season with a 14th-place finish at the Sundodger Invite.
2014-15 (Track):ย Stepped up to the 10k on the track for the first time in 2015, qualifying for NCAA West Prelims in the event, and breaking into the Husky top-10 list ... at West Prelims in Austin, finished 30th in the 10k in 31:39.57 ... first 10k came at the Stanford Invitational, where he placed seventh in his section in 28:59.37, the No. 6 time in school history ... placed 15th in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships ... was second in the 3,000-meters at the UW-WSU Dual, running 8:20.09 ... started his outdoor season with a 1,500m time of 3:49.74 in Tempe at the Baldy Castillo Invite ... competed three times during an abbreviated indoor season, running the mile, 3k, and 5k once apiece ...ย (Cross Country):ย A breakout season culminating in his first career All-America honor, as he finished 40thย at his first NCAA Championships โฆ at NCAAs in Terre Haute, he grabbed the final All-America spot in a time of 30:56, becoming half of the first All-America tandem in Husky history along with Aaron Nelson, leading the team to 20thย overall โฆ earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 Second Team by virtue of a 12th-place finish at the conference championships in 24:00 as the Huskies placed fourth โฆ fourth on the team and 33rdย overall at West Regionals in 30:11 โฆ placed 65thย overall at the Wisconsin Invitational, fourth on the squad, in 24:25, helping the team finish eighth โฆ was the No. 3 Husky across the line at the Washington Invitational in 39th-place overall โฆ took 12thย at the season-opening Sundodger Invite, fifth on the squad.
2013-14 (Track):ย Did not compete on the track, redshirting the season ...ย (Cross Country):ย A strong season despite fighting through some injuries during the fall โฆ best run came at the Pac-12 Championships, where he was 31stย overall and third on the team โฆ also was the No. 3 finisher at the Bill Dellinger Invite at Oregon, placing 26thย overall โฆ ran at NCAA West Regionals, placing 99thย overall and sixth on the squad โฆ the No. 7 Husky at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 187thย overall in the huge field โฆ opened the year with a great run at the Sundodger Invite, finishing third overall and second among Huskies.
2012-13 (Track):ย Led the Dawgs in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs both indoors and outdoors, and advanced to the NCAA West Prelims for the first time โฆ ran a big 5k career-best of 14:00.58 at the Stanford Invitational, finishing third in his section โฆ that qualified him for NCAA West Prelims, where he placed 26thย overall out of 48 competitors with a time of 14:30.33 under hot conditions in Austin, Texas โฆ ran the 5k at the Pac-12 meet but struggled on that day, placing 29thย overall โฆ second in the 3,000m at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:15.97 โฆ started the outdoor season with a 1,500-meters PR of 3:48.17 at the Trojan Invitational โฆ indoors, placed 12thย in the 5k at the MPSF Championships with a time of 14:21.44 โฆ stopped the clock at 8:07.38 for 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic, a new career-best โฆ earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ...ย (Cross Country):ย Had a great end to his redshirt freshman season, as he ran in the top-40 at both Regionals and Pac-12s ... at the West Regional Championships at Jefferson Park Golf Course, he ran 30:27 for his first college 10k and placed 40th overall, third on the team, as UW placed fifth ... was the No. 2 Husky across the line at Pac-12s, finishing 22nd in a season-best 8k time of 24:12 ... the fifth Dawg across at the Adidas Wisconsin Invite, placing 183rd overall in the huge field ... first official cross country race came at the Sundodger, where he was seventh overall and third on the team in 24:14 ... a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2011-12 (Track):ย Solid first season on the track, competing in both conference championships ... wrapped up his season at the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, finishing 28th in the 5,000-meters ... posted the fastest outdoor 5,000-meter time of the season by a Husky when he ran 14:18.92 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... also ran 14:47.88 to finish eighth in the 5k at the Pepsi Team Invite ... indoors, had a 3,000-meters PR of 8:11.48 at the MPSF Championships, placing 18th overall ... 12th at the Husky Classic in the 3k in 8:16.81 ... top mile time of 4:11.35 at the UW Final Qualifier ...ย (Cross Country):ย Redshirted the fall after an ankle sprain right before the season opener ... did not see competition.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Coupeville, Washington ... parents are Laurie and Randy King ... has one older sister, Brianne, and an older brother, Kyle ... Kyle runs track and cross country at Eastern Washington and Brianna played basketball at Willamette University ... won the 1A Washington State cross country title as a senior running for Coupeville, winning by more than 30 seconds in a time of 15:16 that ranked third-fastest across all divisions ... did not lose a race his senior year up to the WA-OR BorderClash where he placed 10th overall ... prior to 2010, competed for Oak Harbor at the 4A level, and was fifth at the 4A Washington state meet as a junior in 2009, 22nd as a sophomore, and 99th his freshman year ... as a senior on the track in 2011, he took second at 800-meters, 1,600-meters, and 3,200-meters in the 1A finals ... second at the 2011 Shoreline Invite in a new 1,600m PR of 4:12.97 ... took the 1A state track titles at 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters in 2010 and was second at 800-meters ... second at state at 3,200-meters as a sophomore in 2009 and was fourth at 1,600m .... won a combined seven league titles on the track ... also lettered three years in basketball.
Major Meets
2012 MPSF TF - 18th, 3000m
2012 Pac-12 TF - 28th, 5000m
2012 Pac-12 XC - 22nd (2nd UW)
2012 Regional XC - 40th (3rd UW)
2013 MPSF TF - 12th, 5000m
2013 Pac-12 TF - 29th, 5000m
2013 NCAA Prelims TF - 26th, 5000m
2013 Pac-12 XC - 31st (3rd UW)
2013 Regional XC - 99th (6th UW)
2014 Pac-12 XC - 12th (2nd UW)
2014 Regional XC - 33rd (4th UW)
2014 NCAA XC - 40th (2nd UW)ย (All-American)
2015 Pac-12 TF - 15th, 10000m
2015 NCAA Prelims TF - 30th, 10000m
2015 Pac-12 XC - 26th (4th UW)
2015 Regional XC - 5th (1st UW)
2015 NCAA XC - 249th (7th UW)
2016 Pac-12 TF - 3rd, 10000m | 13th, 5000m
2016 NCAA Prelims TF - 9th, 10000m
2016 NCAA Outdoors - 23rd, 10000m (All-America honorable mention)
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......3:48.17
5000m.......14:00.58
10000m.......28:59.37
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:11.35
3000m.......8:07.38
5000m.......14:21.44
Academic Honors
2013 Pac-12 All-Academic TF honorable mention
2012 Pac-12 All-Academic XC honorable mention
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