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King goes big time!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , on November 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

"Indiana, prepare to be invaded!"

“Indiana, prepare to be invaded!”

Tyler King is going to Terra Haute.

The former Coupeville High School state cross country champ and his teammates on the University of Washington mens’ team were picked Saturday as an at-large qualifier for the NCAA Division 1 Championships.

It’s the first time the Huskies, currently ranked 11th in the nation, have gone to nationals since 2009.

The race, hosted by Indiana State (Larry Bird’s alma mater) will be held at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center Saturday. Nov. 22. Start time is 1 PM Eastern (10 AM Cow Town time).

A live webcast of the meet (starting at 12 Eastern/9 Pacific with the womens’ championship) will be broadcast on NCAA.com.

There are 31 teams in the field. The first 18 advanced by claiming a top two finish at one of the nine regionals (Washington was 5th in the West), before 13 at-large bids were handed out.

The field:

Automatic qualifiers:

Arkansas
Colorado
Florida State
Furman
Georgetown
Michigan State
Northern Arizona
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
Oregon
Portland
Providence
Syracuse
Texas
Tulsa
Villanova
Virginia
Wisconsin

At-large teams:

BYU
Colorado State
Eastern Kentucky
Indiana
Iona
Michigan
New Mexico
North Carolina
Southern Utah
Stanford
UCLA
UTEP
Washington

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Birthday boy takes a (successful) run!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on November 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Eat big, run big. (Haley Jacobson photo)

Eat big, run big. (Haley Jacobson photo)

Tyler King ran fast Friday, but now he’ll have to sit and wait to see if he gets to run again.

The Coupeville High School grad, currently a redshirt junior at the University of Washington, finished 33rd out of 192 runners at the NCAA Division I West Regional cross country meet in California.

King covered the 10,000 meter course at Stanford in 30 minutes, 11.6 seconds, the fourth fastest time by a Husky man.

The 33rd place finish, on his birthday, was seven slots better than his career best at the event (40th as a freshman).

The top two teams at the regional — Oregon and Portland — move on as a group to the NCAA Championships in Terra Haute, Indiana Nov. 22.

The Dawgs, who entered the 29-team regional ranked #11 in the nation, finished fifth in the team battle.

Washington now has to wait and see if it receives one of 13 “at-large” berths into the 31-team championships. If it does, it would be the first time the U-Dub mens’ team had advanced to nationals since 2009.

In the individual standings Friday, Maxim Korolev of Stanford (29:33.5) edged out Oregon’s Edward Cheserek (29:35) for the title.

Aaron Nelson was the top Husky, finishing seventh in 29:45.2, while Izaaic Yorks (24th) and Meron Simons (32nd) were between him and King.

The Washington women finished fourth as a team, led by Maddie Meyers, who finished 7th, covering a 6,000 meter course in 20:17.1.

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Ding dong, it’s King Kong!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on November 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King at rest.

  Tyler King at rest. The only time you can get a photo of the speed demon without it being a blur.

Tyler King is the one who knocks … his opponents out.

Coming off the best race of his collegiate cross country career, the Coupeville High School grad, currently rampaging on scholarship at the University of Washington, received his first All-Pac-12 honors Wednesday.

The redshirt junior finished 12th at the Pac-12 Championships — second-best by a Husky — and was selected to the league’s Second Team when honors were handed out.

He was joined by senior U-Dub teammate Aaron Nelson, while fellow Dawg Colby Gilbert was named as the league’s Freshman of the Year.

Colorado and Oregon combined to grab six of the seven First-Team spots, with Duck sophomore Edward Cheserek tabbed as the Athlete of the Year. Mark Wetmore of Colorado won Coach of the Year.

Junior Maddie Meyers was a First-Team selection for the Washington women.

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King for a day!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King: American Badass

Tyler King: American Badass

The King has arrived.

Running at the third Pac-12 Cross Country Championships of his college career Friday, Coupeville High School grad Tyler King produced his best race since putting on the purple and gold.

The University of Washington junior finished 12th at the Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, covering the 8,000 meter course in 24 minutes flat.

After finishing 22nd in 2012 and 31st in 2013, this year’s finish is expected to cinch him All-Pac-12 honors.

Paced by King and teammate Aaron Nelson, who edged him for 11th by a single second, the Huskies claimed fourth in the team battle.

That’s their best result since 2009, the last time UW reached the NCAA championships.

Colorado, the #1 team in the nation, won its fourth straight team title, while #2 Oregon and #9 Stanford finished just slightly ahead of #12 Washington.

The Huskies, who put five runners in the top 25 finishers, beat UCLA, which had entered the race ranked #11 in the nation.

King overcame heavy rain and wind to achieve his stellar performance.

U-Dub coach Greg Metcalf was quoted by several sources after the race saying, “Tyler, that was his best race as a Husky.”

Washington returns to action Nov. 14 when it competes at the NCAA West Regional Championships, which will be hosted by Stanford.

The NCAA Championships take place Nov. 22.

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King on cruise control!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King -- even his hair looks fast.

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.

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