Tyler King
Tyler King is part of history.
The former Coupeville High School running whiz is now a redshirt junior at the University of Washington and this weekend he helped the Huskies thrash their biggest rivals in a way never before seen in 96 years.
With King garnering three points for his second-place finish in the 3,000 meter race, U-Dub pasted Washington State University 113-50 in a meet held at the Husky Outdoor Track.
That, combined with the Washington women winning 99-64, means the Huskies scored a combined 212 points, the most-ever in the nearly century-long war between the two state schools.
It was also the first dual meet sweep for UW since 1997, and only the third sweep since 1979, when Washington added womens’ track and field.
The Husky men have beaten the Cougars three straight years, while this was the first win for the Washington women over WSU since 2012.
King zipped through his event in a lean eight minutes, 20.09 seconds, trailing just teammate Colby Gilbert, an All-American who holds the school record in the 3,000.
Gilbert hit the tape in 8:11.73.
The Huskies go to the Pac-12 Championships in mid-May, with the NCAA outdoor track championships in mid-June.
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