Army West Point Athletics
2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Rachel King
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Douglas County
- Hometown:
- Franktown, Colo.
2013-14: Competed in the 4x800m relay, distance medley relay, 3000m steeple and 1500m run in her junior year with the Black Knights … opened the year competing in the 4x800m relay at the Star Meet vs. Navy … helped guide Army to a second-place finish with a team time of 9:31.56 … competed in the 4x800m relay and distance medley relay at the Patriot League Championships … helped Army to a fourth-place finish in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:16.74 … helped distance medley team to a second-place finish with a time of 12:12.87 … concluded the indoor season at the ECAC Championships, competing in the distance medley relay … Army earned 14th with a team time of 12:11.36 … opened the outdoor season at the Shamrock Invite, competing in the 3000m steeple … took 11th with a time of 11:38.35 … posted a third-place finish at the Star Meet vs. Navy in the steeple with a time of 11:15.85 … competed in the 1500m run at the Army 6-Way … earned fourth with a time of 4:44.10 … competed in the steeple for her final two events of the season … earned 25th at the Larry Ellis Invite with a time of 11:15.70 … concluded the season at the Patriot League Championships … earned fourth place with a season-best time of 11:12.10.
2012-13: Competed in the 1500m run, 3000m run and 3000m steeple in her sophomore year at the Academy … focused on the 3000m run during the indoor season … opened the year with an eighth-place finish at the Harvard Challenge with a time of 10:49.08 … was the fourth-place finisher at the Star Meet vs. Navy with a time of 10:30.26 … concluded the indoor season with a 13th-place finish at the Patriot League Championships, crossing the line with a time of 10:21.17 … competed in the 1500m run and 3000m steeple during the outdoor season … opened the year with a fifth-place finish in the steeple at the Tribe Invite with a time of 11:48.70 … earned a second-place finish at the Dick Shea Invite with a time of 4:46.18 in the 1500m run … posted a third-place finish at the Star Meet vs. Navy with a time of 11:06.32 in the steeple … was the fifth-place finisher at the Army 5-Way in the 1500m run with a time of 4:40.33 … competed in the steeple for the final two events of the season … was the team's top finisher at the Larry Ellis Invite with a season-best time of 11:01.31 … concluded the year at the Patriot League Championships … earned seventh place with a time of 11:21.29.
2011-12: Competed in the 1000m run, 1500m run, 3000m run and 5000m run as a plebe with the Black Knights … started the year with a fifth-place finish at the Crowell Open in the 3000m run with a time of 10:32.58 … took second place at the Army 6-Way in the 5000m run with a time of 17:57.96 … claimed fifth place in the 3000m run with a time of 10:18.01 at the Harvard Challenge … was Army's No. 2 finisher at the Star Meet vs. Navy in the 1000m run with a time of 3:01.07 … concluded the indoor season participating in the 5000m run at the Patriot League Championships … earned 10th with a time of 18:36.96 … opened the outdoor season at the Bulls Invite, competing in the 1500m run … was the team's No. 3 runner with a time of 4:50.45 … competed in the 5000m run at the Swashbuckle Invite, taking third place with a time of 18:31.71 … was the team's top finisher at the Dick Shea Invite in the 1500m run with a time of 4:53.08 … participated in the 1500m run and 5000m run a the Star Meet vs. Navy … was the team's No. 3 finisher in both events … finished the 1500m run with a time of 4:45.16 and the 5000m run with a time of 18:15.28 … claimed fifth place in the 1500m run at the Army 5-Way with a season-best time of 4:44.22 … competed in the 1500m run and 3000m run at the Larry Ellis Invite … was the team's top finisher in the 1500m run with a time of 4:44.68 … was Army's No. 3 runner in the 3000m run with a time of 10:26.32 … concluded the season at the Patriot League Championships, competing in the 1500m run and 5000m run …  earned 16th in the 1500m run with a time of 4:50.28 … was the 18th-place finisher in the 5000m run with a time of 18:18.90.
Personal: Rachel Adara King ... born Oct. 1, 1992, in Los Cruces, N.M. ... daughter of Amy Murtha and Matthew King ... sister Sarah ... spent part of the summer of 2010 in Peru, building a cafeteria for students in the village of Ollantaytambo ... likes to metalsmith and travel in her free time ... four-year varsity letterwinner at Douglas County ... two-time All-Continental League selection ... two-time team captain ... state qualifier in 2010 ... team MVP 2008-10 ... named Female Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... academic all-state in 2009 ... AP Scholar ... National Honor Society ... National Art Honor Society.
