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Tyler King goes for a run (with 287 other dudes)!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college on October 19, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King: cross country runner by day, fashion model by night. (Katie Flood photo)

Tyler King went running with a few friends Saturday morning.

Competing in the 8K at the prestigious Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, the Coupeville High School grad finished 180th in a field of nearly 300 runners.

The University of Washington redshirt sophomore was just ten seconds off the pace of eventual winner Kemoy Campbell of Arkansas at the mile mark as they ran at the Thomas Zimmer Cross Country course.

King eventually crossed the line in 24 minutes, 51 seconds, while Kemoy held off several challengers at the end to win in 23:12.

Northern Arizona, ranked third in the country, won the team title. 35 teams competed, including 19 ranked squads. The unranked Huskies did better than expected, finishing 15th.

King and his teammates return to competition Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Pac-12 Championships in Colorado.

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Former Wolf cheer captain looks back with fondness!!

Posted in Cheer, Wolves in college on October 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Nicole Becker

Becker during her senior season, with fellow cheerleaders Iris Ryckaert (middle) and Emily Clay. (Robert Bishop photo)

Walking away is never easy to do.

But one of the nice things about the Coupeville High School cheer squad is that once you’ve been a part of the team, you never really leave the squad. You move on with life, to college, work and beyond, but you can always come home and be welcomed back.

For Nicole Becker, this football season has been a new experience, one of being on the outside looking in at what she used to be a huge part of.

Last year she was a senior captain for the Wolves, capping a long run that started in elementary school. This season she’s in the stands as a fan, but will always be a part of something bigger than herself, something she will look back on fondly.

Becker’s thoughts on the transition:

When I moved to Coupeville in fourth grade I knew I wanted to be one of those cheerleaders you saw on those red and white boxes Friday night.

I cheered elementary school and a middle school program; that secured my thoughts to be a Coupeville High School cheerleader. Cheering four years and over eight seasons gives you a big family.

While I spent my time on one of those boxes for two years and constantly having football guys turn around to tell me to “shut up” was comforting, also knowing that those girls that stood beside me had my back was the icing on the cake to me.

Now being graduated and going to home football games is weird to me; I’m used to showing up at 6:15 PM and prepping for the game, but this time I showed up at 7. Wow, was that different.

Seeing familiar faces and hugging everyone was still the same, but I wasn’t in a uniform with sparkly eye shadow all over my face. I was me.

I have a loud voice that carries, so still being loud enough to have some of the football players turn around was a great feeling, but not being around a family was kind of lonely.

I have no doubt in my mind that those girls on the sideline are doing CHS proud.

Do I wish to be back up on a box under those Friday night lights? No, not really, I had my time. I’m needed elsewhere.

I have good memories being a part of the CHS cheer team, which will never be forgotten.

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King kicks up his heels in Eugene!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college on October 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King

Tyler King faced down some of the baddest dudes in the Northwest Saturday and acquitted himself quite nicely.

Running at the prestigious Bill Dellinger Invitational in Eugene, the Coupeville High School grad finished 26th in a field of 115 runners.

His time of 24 minutes, 52 seconds made him the third fastest runner on the University of Washington squad, as they competed at an event named in honor of a Hall of Fame runner.

Fellow Husky Aaron Nelson won the individual title, while highly-ranked hosts University of Oregon took the team title. Boise State claimed second and the U-Dub and Portland tied for third overall.

The Husky women, led by Amy-Eloise Neal, ran away with the team title. Neal, a ten-time state champ at Glacier Peak High School, made her college debut and busted out a third place finish.

King, a redshirt sophomore, and his teammates now have two weeks off before heading to Wisconsin for the Adidas Invitational Oct. 19.

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Amanda d’Almeida still has a magic toe!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Wolves in college on September 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Amanda d’Almeida

She hasn’t lost her touch.

Having jumped up a level, Coupeville High School grad Amanda d’Almeida is now bringing her considerable soccer skills to play at the collegiate level.

The former Wolf star is a key member of a surging Carleton College (Minnesota) pitch squad which has reeled off four straight wins and is looking for more.

Now 5-3-1 overall, 3-0 in conference play, the Knights struggled a bit at the start of the season before finding their rhythm.

They broke through with a 1-1 double overtime tie against Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in which d’Almedia assisted on her team’s lone goal. Then the winning kicked off, big-time, spurred by a 2-1 victory over Gustavus Adolphus in which d’Almeida again set up a score.

Since then, Carleton has rolled Saint Mary’s University, Wartburg College and Bethel University by a combined score of 9-2.

d’Almeida has played in eight of her team’s games, starting twice, and has racked up 322 minutes on the field. She’s tied for second on the team in assists, and while she hasn’t scored (yet), she has had two shots on goal.

“Soccer has been amazing!,” d’Almeida said. “I love my team; they are so supportive and everyone shows up to each and every game and practice with so much heart and passion. We all work so hard and even enjoy the fitness because it makes us better.

“We had four-a-days in preseason, which is killer, but we are more fit than many of our opponents.”

While recent foot injuries have slowed her down a bit, she wouldn’t trade the experience for any other.

“I love the choice I have made to come here,” d’Almeida said. “I am so happy I can continue playing soccer with all these amazing women!”

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Tyler King: Older? Maybe. Faster? Absolutely!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college on September 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King: American Hero

Glossy. So glossy… So that’s what all that alumni money goes to pay for. (Photo courtesy Jay Roberts)

New season, same old Tyler King.

The let’s-go-run-in-the-snow-shirtless beast of Coupeville High School track and cross country legend continues to churn along under scholarship at the University of Washington.

Opening a new collegiate cross country season, he graced a spread in Dawg Digest, the bible for U-Dub sports fans, and busted out an impressive run in the season opener.

Running at the Sundodger Men’s Invitational Sept. 14 in Seattle, King finished third in 24 minutes, five seconds, helping to propel the Huskies to a team title.

Washington won both the mens’ and womens’ titles at the event, the seventh straight season the Huskies have pulled off the feat.

King and his teammates next compete at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Oregon Oct. 5.

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