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Run on, Tyler! Run on!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on May 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The definitive Tyler King photo? Perhaps.

The definitive Tyler King photo? Perhaps.

Not done just yet.

Thunders storms blew away his event Thursday, but, given a second chance at the crack of dawn Friday, Tyler King took advantage.

Romping to a ninth-place finish (out of 48 runners) in the men’s 10,000 meter race at the NCAA West Regionals in Lawrence, Kansas, the University of Washington senior punched his ticket to the national championships.

Now, the Coupeville High School grad will run his final collegiate race in Eugene at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which are June 8-11.

King covered Friday’s race in 29 minutes, 57 seconds, while Oregon’s Edward Cheserek (29:45.41) claimed the title.

The top 12 finishers advance to Eugene.

The race was set to be run late Thursday night, but day one of the three-day meet in Kansas was blown away by constant thunder storms which sat right on top of Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence.

Having called it a day after only two events had started (men’s hammer and women’s javelin) meet officials jammed two days worth of events into one day.

That put King and Co. on the starting line Friday at 8:40 AM local time (6:40 Whidbey time).

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The one and only, undisputed, King!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King (Photo property of University of Washington Cross Country)

   Tyler King, making the purple and gold proud. (Photo property of University of Washington Cross Country)

There is only one true King.

Saving his best for his next-to-last run as a University of Washington harrier, former CHS cross country star Tyler King helped the Huskies make history Friday.

Sparked by King’s fifth-place finish, U-Dub stunned the field at a soggy, muddy NCAA West Regionals in Seattle, capturing the title for the first time in school history.

The victory guarantees the Dawgs a trip to Louisville, Kentucky for next Saturday’s NCAA Championships.

Washington entered the afternoon ranked #17 in the country, but upended #4 Stanford and #7 Oregon to claim the team title.

The Cardinal also get an automatic berth to the big dance, while the Ducks will have to wait for an at-large berth.

The Husky women, who finished third behind senior Maddie Meyers, are also waiting on the possibility of an at-large berth.

King, running 10,000 meters for the first time this season, zipped across the course at Jefferson Park Golf Course in 31 minutes, 8.1 seconds.

Edward Cheserek of Oregon (30:43.2) won the individual title.

There were 205 runners in the mens race, with King leading a pack of Huskies. Washington also got a 10th place finish from Andrew Gardner, while placing five runners in the top 25.

It was the fourth and final time the former Wolf ran in the West Regionals. His best previous finish was 33rd as a junior.

King went on to place 40th at nationals last season.

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