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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Kaylen King

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oklahoma City, OK
  • High School Bethany HS

Biography

SEASON AND CAREER RESULTS 

HONORS

2024-25 All-GAC First Team - 800 (Outdoors)
2024-25 All-GAC Second Team - 1,500 (Outdoors) 
2023-24 All-GAC Second Team - 800 (Outdoors) 
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 CSC Academic All-District 

AS A SENIOR (2024-25)
  • OUTDOOR
    • Over five outdoor meets, posted six, top-top finishes 
    • Notched runner-up marks in the 800 (2:19.11) and 4x400 (4:06.81) at the OBU Invitational (3/28) 
    • Also claimed third place in the 1,500 (4:47.42) during the same invitational
    • Posted personal-bests in the 800 (2:12.85) and 1,500 (4:40.46) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) 
    • Earned bronze in the 800-meter run (2:12.93) during the GAC Outdoor Championship (5/1) 
  • INDOOR
    • Competed in five meets 
    • PR'd with a fifth-place mark in the mile (5:05.69) during the Rumble in the Jungle Invitational (1/24)
    • Earned a personal-best time of 10:46.56 in the 3,000 at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/6) 
    • Was a part of the second-place distance medley relay team's effort (11:41.45) at the Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic (2/14) 
  • CROSS COUNTRY
    • Raced in five meets
    • PR'd in the 5K (18:08.7) Rogers State Distance After Dark meet (9/5)
    • Closed the XC season with a personal-best 6K mark of 22:52.8 at the NCAA DII Central Region Championships
AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
  • OUTDOOR
    • Over seven outdoor meets, posted six, top-four finishes 
    • Was a part of the first-place, 4x800 team (9:01.56) at the 114th Drake Relays (4/25) 
    • Won the 1,500-meter race at the Ford Mastin Twilight with a time of 4:57.27 
    • Also ran a leg on the runner-up 4x400 team (3:59.36) at the Ford Mastin Twilight (4/18) 
  • INDOOR
    • Competed in four indoor meets 
    • Was a part of a sixth-place finish in the distance medley relay (11:59.02) at the Gorilla Classic (2/9) 
    • Finished in ninth in the mile (5:24.70) at the Rumble in the Jungle Invitational (1/19) 
  • CROSS COUNTRY
    • Took part in a trio of races
    • Posted a season-best 5K time of 18:44.6 at the DBU Old Glory Gallop (10/7)
    • Ran in the 6K NCAA DII Central Region Championships (23:14.8)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
  • OUTDOOR
    • Recorded a PR in the 1500 (5:06.86) at the OBU Invite 
    • Won the 800 race (2:22.19) at the OBU Invite 
    • Finished 3rd in the 4x4 at the Wichita State Woodman Classic 
    • Recorded a PR in the 800 race (2:17.58) at the GAC Track and Field Championships
  • INDOOR
    • Finished top-10 in all meets 
    • Recorded a PR in the 600y (1:26.58) at the 8th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic 
    • Finished 2nd in the 4x4 race at JD Martin Invitational and the Rumble in the Jungle Invitational 
  • CROSS COUNTRY
    • Recorded a PR in the 5k (18:56.3) at the Missouri Southern Stampede
    • Competed in 3 meets, ran the 5k in all of them 
 AS A FRESHMAN (2021-2022) 
  • OUTDOOR
    • Saw action in five meets
    • Recorded 5 top-5 finishes 
    • Won the 4x800m at the 2022 OBU Invite (9:49.40)
    • PR in the 400 Hurdles at the John Jacobs Invitational (1:08.59)
    • PR in the 3000 steeplechase at the Sooner Invitational (12:15.09)
    • PR in the 1500 st the North Texas Classic (5:08.07)
  • INDOOR
    • Competed in five meets, earning four top-five finishes
    • Finished second at 2022 OBU/GAC Last Chance Indoor in the 4x400m (4:08.25) 
  • CROSS COUNTRY 
    • Recorded a PR in the 6k (24:21.6) at the NCAA DII Central Region Championships 
    • Finished 4th in the 3.2k race at the OBU Invitational 
PRIOR TO OBU
  • Lettered all four years at Bethany High School
  • Was an All-City and All-State selection in 2019
  • Also competed on the track team where she was a two-time All-City performer
  • State Runner-up in the 800m in 2021 
  • Medaled five times at State in High School 
Major: Graphic Design

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior