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04/19/2013
Many PR's Set at Mt. SAC Relays
Mickow cracks into top-10 in 10K school history
04/07/2013
Four Illini Victorious at Tiger Track Classic
Three Orange and Blue crack school's top-10
03/30/2013
Illini Win Bill Cornell Spring Classic
The squad scored 161 team points; five titles
03/28/2013
Illini Head to Bill Cornell Spring Classic
Southern Illinois will host the meet this weekend
03/24/2013
Seven Illini Win Titles at Big Ten/SEC Challenge
Orange and Blue crown seven champion in outdoor opener
05/13/2013
2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Pictures from the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
AT ILLINOIS
Cross Country
2012 XC - FRESHMAN
Finished fourth for the Orange and Blue at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, crossing the line with a 10K time of 31:40 ... Scored for the Illini at Big Ten Championships with a 28th-place finish overall ... Paced the Illini for the first time in his career, finishing first for the squad and second overall with an 6K time of 18:41 at the Illini Challenge ... Clocked an 8K time of 24:28 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, scoring for the Illini after finishing fourth and placing 147th overall ... Finished third for the Illini at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Scored points for the team in each race he's competed in ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 XC - RS FRESHMAN
Ran unattached in races he competed in this fall ... Finished ninth overall with a 6K time of 19:19 at the Illini Challenge ... Placed second overall with an 8K time of 25:43 at the Illini Open ... Led the Illini and placed 30th overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invite 8K with a time of 25:46.
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2012 Track and Field
Outdoor: Redshirt season
Indoor: Redshirt season
High School
All-Conference in track from 2009-2011 ... All-Conference in cross country in 2008-2010 ... 3 time conference champion in cross country and track...All-State in cross country in 2009, placed 21st at the state meet ... All-State in Track and Field, ninth place in the 4x800 meter run in 2010 and third place in the 1600m run in 2011 ...2 cross country state meet appearances and 4 track and field state meet appearances ... School record holder in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs.
Personal
Son of Leigh and Peter King ... Born June 5, 1993 ... Has 2 brothers, Paul (22) and Adam (15) ... Hobbies include playing video games, television and basketball ... Majoring in biology.
King's Personal Bests
Cross Country
6K: 18:41 - Illini Challenge (8/31/12)
8K: 24:32 - Big Ten Championships (10/28/12)
10K: 31:40 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/9/12)
Updated November 2012
