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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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Still faster than you and me!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on May 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King, breakin' ankles and hearts.

Tyler King, breakin’ ankles and hearts.

Tyler King is getting older, but he hasn’t slowed down.

The Coupeville High School grad, now a senior at the University of Washington, is almost at the end of his college running career, but he continues to churn out top times.

Over the weekend, he finished third in the 10,000 and 13th in the 5,000 while running for the Huskies at the Pac-12 Championships in Seattle.

King tore through the shorter race in 14:07.06, finishing in the top third of a 39-man field, then kicked it into another gear in the longer race.

Covering 10,000 meters in 29:09.15, he picked up six points for the U-Dub, helping the Husky men match the best showing in program history.

Washington finished second, behind only Oregon, which won its ninth straight mens’ team title, and the 122 points piled up were the most ever by a UW mens’ squad.

The only other time the Huskies had finished in second came back in 1976, when the league was the Pac-8.

The Washington women finished fourth, which tied a mark set three times prior (1995, 1996, 1998).

The Huskies are off to Lawrence, Kansas for the NCAA West Regionals May 26-28, then compete in the NCAA outdoor championships June 8-11.

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Forever the King!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on December 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King, forever The Man. (Photo property of University of Washington)

Tyler King, always The Man. (Photo property of University of Washington)

The King has been crowned. Again.

Coupeville running legend Tyler King is in the final moments of his stellar college career at the University of Washington, but the Huskies aren’t done singing his praises just yet.

As 2015 winds down, the U-Dub is picking its top 15 sports achievements from the calendar year and hailing them as “Montlake Moments.”

The run-down started Dec. 17 and wraps Dec. 31.

King, a high school cross country and track state champ during his days in Cow Town, was the pick of the day Sunday, when he was hailed for leading Washington to its first-ever NCAA West Regional mens’ cross country title.

A pic of a muddy but jubilant, fleet-footed beast in purple (seen above) hit the university’s web site and was promptly met with the shrieks of running fans everywhere.

To fully marinate in the moment, pop over to:

http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=210592116&KEY=

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A matter of great historical importance happened today!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, Happy birthday, Whidbey's Best, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Taya Boonstra: Legend

Taya Boonstra: Legend

21 years ago a legend was born.

If rumors are correct, Taya Boonstra, at approximately ten seconds after birth, popped her eyes open, looked around and yelled “Hey, where’s my camera?!?!?”

Then, she found it, cocked a finger and winked at the photographer and we were off.

There is a long, proud tradition of camera-lovin’, photo bomb-workin’ young women attending Coupeville High School, but, really, when you get down to it, only two can go toe-to-toe at the very tip-top of the game.

One is urban legend/force of nature McKayla Bailey. The other the sensational, bright as a whip, fast ‘n fun Tatiana.

Or, as the Everett Herald used to love to call her from time to time, Taya Boonscara.

Taya is now, and has always been, a bright ray of sunshine in this world.

She is genuinely one of the sweetest, kindest, loveliest, most talented people you are ever likely to meet.

And I’m not just saying that because she once baked me cookies…

A lot of athletes have come and gone at CHS, and many more are on their way.

Some will achieve great athletic moments. Some will be top students. Some will be first-rate people.

Few will be able to combine all three aspects and effortlessly take it to the level that Miss Boonstra does every day.

As you celebrate your birthday today, Taya, and in every day after that, I hope you always know how much others think of you.

How proud of you we all are.

What a wonderful impact you have had, and continue to have, on everyone around you.

You spread grace and joy everywhere you go, Taya. That is a gift and you are the very definition of gifted, in every sense of the word.

Your first 21 years have been remarkable. All the years to come will just grow the legend even more.

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King reclaims throne!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on August 31, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King

Tyler King

The pretenders to the crown have been banished. The once and future King has returned.

Healthy once again after redshirting during track season last year, University of Washington junior cross country runner Tyler King bolted out of the pack Friday, winning the men’s individual title at the UW-Seattle U Open.

The former Coupeville High School supernova covered a 4.5-mile course at Magnuson Park in 22 minutes, six seconds, claiming the title by three seconds.

Among the runners he beat was U-Dub teammate Aaron Nelson, an All-American last year.

The Huskies, who are trying to get back to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time since 2009, were ranked 27th in the Top-30 preseason poll by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The UW women, who have reached nationals 17 of the last 19 years, are ranked 15th.

After a week-long training camp on the coast, the Huskies will next compete Sept. 20 in Seattle at the Sundodger Invitational.

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