Tyler King — even his hair looks fast.
Tyler King is running strong.
The Coupeville High School grad ran in his second event of the college cross country season Saturday, placing 12th out of 47 runners at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle.
King, a junior at the University of Washington, covered the 8K course at Lincoln Park in 24 minutes, 37 seconds.
It was the first competitive race for King and his teammates since the pride of Cow Town won the UW-Seattle U Open Aug. 29.
This time around, senior Dawg teammate Aaron Nelson, an All-American last year, won the event, breaking the tape in 24:01.
He was just the third man in 23 years to successfully defend a title at the race.
The Huskies, who came in ranked 27th in the nation, were upset in the team standings, however.
Their arch-rival from Pullman, Washington State, snapped a seven-year run of titles for U-Dub, with Fresno State and Seattle University rounding out the mens’ field.
The 14th ranked Washington women, led by champion Maddie Meyers, who beat out 50 other runners, cruised to a team title for the eighth straight season.
The Huskies return to competition Saturday, Oct. 4, when they host the inaugural Washington invitational at Jefferson Park Golf Course.
