Tyler King, national treasure.
This, then, is how it ends.
One of the most accomplished athletes in Coupeville High School history brought his equally stellar five-year run as a scholarship D-1 college athlete to an end Wednesday night.
Running at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, University of Washington senior Tyler King finished 23rd in the 10,000 meter race.
Rambling across the finish line at Heyward Field in 32 minutes, 13.48 seconds, King earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
He was previously an All-American in cross country during the 2014 season.
Edward Cheserek of Oregon won Wednesday’s race, capturing his 11th NCAA track title and 14th overall (he’s a three-time national champ in cross country).
Making his first appearance at college track’s biggest blowout, a four-day affair in the heart of Nike land which runs through Saturday, King was one of 16 Huskies to advance to nationals.
That’s the second-biggest total in school history for U-Dub.
King entered the night coming off of his two best college track performances.
He finished 3rd at the Pac-12 championships in the 10,000 and 9th at the Western Region prelims.
During his time at CHS, the younger brother of Wolf stars Brianne and Kyle King won two 1A state track titles and amassed 11 state meet medals, winning at least two in every one of his four seasons.
Tyler was also a state champ in cross country as a senior, joining Natasha Bamberger as the only Wolves to achieve that feat in the 116-year history of their high school.
