2016 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Keith Williams
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
- High School:
- North Central
2017-18 (Track): Ran three times during his final outdoor season … raced at the UW-WSU Dual, taking eighth in the 800m in 1:57.39 … ran a 1,500m time of 4:02.42 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … was 13th in the 1,500m at the Pepsi Team Invite … earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2016-17 (Track): Ran at three meets during the indoor season, focusing on the mile … ended the season with his best mile time, running 4:11.86 at the SPU Final Qualifier … also ran 4:12.01 for the mile at the Husky Classic … anchored the DMR at the UW Invitational which was fourth in 9:54.28 … did not compete outdoors ... (Cross Country): Ran twice in the fall, including a trip to the Pac-12 Championships where he finished 71st overall, the eighth Husky finisher … also ran at the season-opening Sundodger, placing 17th, fourth among Huskies in uniform … earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2015-16 (Track): Competed four times outdoors, twice in the 1,500m and twice in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … ended the season with a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m at the Ken Shannon Invite, crossing in 3:51.49 … made his steeple debut at the Pepsi Team Invite, taking fifth in 9:24.66 … sixth in the steeple at the UW-WSU Dual … ran 3:54.76 in the 1,500m at the Stanford Invite … indoors, ran the mile in 4:12.11 at the UW Invitational for 20th … a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ... (Cross Country): Raced twice during the fall, starting with a 39th-place finish at the Sundodger Invitational … also was 101st overall at the Washington Invitational, the eighth Husky finisher, in 25:40.
2014-15 (Track): A solid season in the mid-distances, setting PRs indoors and out … opened the outdoor season with a big PR in the 1,500-meters at the Baldy Castillo Invite in Tempe, going 3:46.69 to finish seventh … won the Ken Shannon Invite 800-meters in 1:52.77 to close his spring … seventh at the Pepsi Team Invite in the 1,500-meters in 3:51.66 … made the trip to the Drake Relays to run a leg on UW’s 4x1600m squad which was eighth overall … ran 3:50.67 for 1,500-meters at the Stanford Invitational and then had a season-best 800-meters time of 1:52.57 the next day … fifth in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual in 3:54.30 … closed his indoor season with a career-best mile run of 4:06.93 at the MPSF Championships, taking 11th overall … ran the mile at the Husky Classic in 4:07.13 … garnered Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ... (Cross Country): Competed three times on the season, making his official UW debut at the Sundodger Invite where he was 28th overall in 25:49 … finished 92nd at the Washington Invitational at Jefferson Park Golf Course … ran at the Emerald City Open, taking sixth overall.
2013-14 (Track): Ran a full indoor season including competing at the MPSF Championships before redshirting the outdoor season … ran the mile at the MPSF Championships, running a season-best 4:13.37 to place 20th overall … also ran 4:14.48 for the mile at the Husky Classic … competed unattached three times outdoors, taking second in the 1,500-meters at the Washington Open in 3:53.89 … also ran 1:53.90 for 800-meters at the Oregon Preview ... (Cross Country): Redshirted the season, competing one time unattached at the Sundodger Invite, where he placed 52nd in 25:26.
High School and Personal: Born in Spokane, Wash. … parents are Cathy Williams and Jeff Hilderbrand … the 2013 Washington 3A state champion at 1,600-meters, going undefeated on the season to earn his first state title … ran 4:14.60 to win the state title, one race after he set a PR of 4:09.36 at Regionals, a time that ranked 19th nationally … also took third in the 800-meters final at state his senior year … focused on the 800-meters earlier in his career, finishing eighth at state as a junior and fifth as a sophomore … took second in the mile run at the 2013 Arcadia Invitational, posting a career-best 4:12.56 … also ran a 4:13.21 mile at the UW Indoor Open in 2013 … in cross country, he qualified for Nike Cross Nationals as a senior, finishing 54th … took eighth at the 2012 NXN Northwest Regionals … a two-time top-10 finisher at the 3A state cross country meet, finishing ninth as a senior and sixth as a junior in 2011 … ran on state qualifying 4x400m relay from 2011-13, with a best finish of second in 2011 … graduated with a 3.6 GPA.
Major Meets
2014 MPSF TF - 20th, Mile
2015 MPSF TF - 11th, Mile
2016 Pac-12 XC - 71st (8th UW)
Outdoor Bests
800m.......1:52.57
1500m.......3:46.69
3000m Steeplechase.......9:24.66
Indoor Bests
800m.......1:54.94
Mile.......4:06.93
Academic Honors
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic TF Honorable Mention
2016 Pac-12 All-Academic XC Honorable Mention
2016 Pac-12 All-Academic TF Honorable Mention
2015 Pac-12 All-Academic TF Honorable Mention
