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Tyler King
Tyler King

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Coupeville, Wash.

High School:
Coupeville

Experience:
RS

11/09/2012

Top-Five Finishes For Huskies At Regionals

Senior Joey Bywater assures himself of an individual NCAA bid while hoping the team qualifies as well.

11/06/2012

NCAA Regional Action Comes To Seattle

The Husky women's team looks to earn a fifth-consecutive NCAA West Regional title.

10/27/2012

Dawgs Run Tough At Pac-12 Championships

Washington will now host the NCAA West Regional meet on Nov. 9

10/24/2012

Race Is On For Pac-12 Titles In SoCal

Katie Flood looks to defend her individual Pac-12 title as the Huskies are one of four teams ranked in the top-six nationally.

10/12/2012

Huskies Make Strides In Large Wisconsin Fields

Flood and Bywater lead the Huskies once again with Pac-12s just two weeks away.

11/10/2012

2012 NCAA West Regionals

Washington hosts Regionals at Jefferson Park Golf Course.

09/19/2012

2012 Sundodger Invite

The Husky cross country teams win the team titles at Lincoln Park in West Seattle.

King Features
» Eclectic Freshman Class Energizes Husky Men (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 7, 2011)

2012 (Cross Country): 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: Redshirted the fall after an ankle sprain right before the season opener ... did not see competition ... (Track): 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.

High School and Personal: 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 - 18th, 3000m
2012 Pac-12 TF - 28th, 5000m,
2012 Pac-12 XC - 22nd (2nd UW)
2012 Regional XC - 40th (3rd UW)

Collegiate Best Marks
1500m.......3:51.24
Mile.......4:11.35
3000m.......8:11.48i
5000m.......14:18.92

Go Huskies!