Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country at Griak Invitational on September 19, 2025 at 10:45 a.m.
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Women's Cross Country
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2016 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Rachel King
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- St. Michael, Minn.
- High School:
- St. Michael-Albertville H.S.
Bio
CAREER RESULTS
PERSONAL-BEST MARKS: (updated after 2018 TF)
800M OUT: 2:28:63 (2016 - FR, Tulsa Duals - 3/18-19)
1,000M IN: 3:12.02 (2016 - FR, Bison Classic - 1/16)
1,500M OUT: 4:26.43 (2018 - JR, Bryan Clay - 4/18-20)
MILE IN: 4:48.94 (2018 - JR, SDSU Last Chance - 2/16)
3,000M IN: 9:28.16 (2018 - JR, Summit League - 2/23-24)
5,000M IN: 16:29.88 (2018 - JR, SDSU Classic - 2/9-10)
5,000M OUT: 16:09.54 (2018 - JR, Bryan Clay - 4/18-20)
2,000S OUT: 7:01.14 (2016 - FR, Tulsa Duals - 3/18-19)
3,000S OUT: 9:57.75 (2018 - JR, NCAA West - 5/24-26)
DMR IN: 12:10.57 (2016 - FR, SDSU Classic - 2/12-13)
DMR OUT: 11:23.20 (2018 - JR, Drake Relays - 4/25-28)
CROSS COUNTRY
4K XC: 14:19.4 (2015 - FR, Bison Open - 9/4)
5K XC: 17:50.6 (2016 - SO, SDSU Classic - 10/1)
6K XC: 20:28.2 (2017 - JR, NCAA Midwest - 11/10)
HONORS & AWARDS:
NCAA All-American (OTF 2018 (HM))
NCAA All-Region (XCÂ 2017)
Summit League Athlete of the Year (XC 2017, ITF 2017)
Summit League Championship MVP (XC 2017, ITF 2018 (Track))
Summit League Newcomer of the Championship (XCÂ 2015)
All-Summit League (XC 2015 1st-Team, 2016 1st-Team, 2017 1st-Team, ITF 2017, 2018, OTF 2014, 2016, 2018)
Summit League Athlete of the Week (XCÂ 9/15/15, 9/13/16, 10/17/2017, OTF 4/3/2018)
Summit League Athlete to Watch (XC 2016, 2018 ITF 2018, OTF 2018)
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-Academic (XC 2017, TF 2016, 2017, 2018)
Academic All-Summit League Team (XC 2016, 2017, ITF 2017, 2018, OTF 2018)
Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence (‘16XC, ‘17TF, '17XC, '18TF)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S, '17F, '18S)
* Denotes Distinguished Scholar
RECORDS:
School Record: MILE IN - 4:48.94 (2018 - JR, SDSU Last Chance - 2/16)
School Record: 3000 IN - 9:28.16 (2018 - JR, Summit League - 2/23-24)
School Record: 5000 IN - 16:29.88 (2018 - JR, SDSU Classic - 2/9-10)
School Record: 5000 OUT - 16:09.54 (2018 - JR, Bryan Clay - 4/18-20)
School Record: 3000S OUT - 9:57.75 (2018 - JR, NCAA West - 5/24-26)
School Record: DMR OUT - 11:23.20 (2018 - JR, Drake Relays - 4/25-28)
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2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Competed in nine events in 2018 outdoor - posted five individual school-record marks (IN: Mile, 3,000m, 5,000m, OUT: 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m), moved to second all-time in the 1,500m, and was apart of the DMR that beat the school record (11:23.20) at the Drake Relays (4/25-28) by 14.80 seconds during the 2018 IN/OUT season ... first career appearance in the NCAA Championships, first female Jackrabbit to be on the track in the championships, finishing 23rd (12th in the second heat) in the semifinals of the steeplechase with a time of 10:27.92 to earn NCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors ... she competed in the 3,000m steeplechase and qualified for the 5,000m (did not compete) at the NCAA West Prelims (5/24-26) ... it was her third time in her career competing in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NCAA Prelims (best performance was in 2018, second-best: 2016 - 38th, 10:52.89) ... Won the 3,000m steeplechase (10:20.41) and finished runner-up in the 1,500m (4:30.56) to earn her first outdoor all-league honors at The Summit League Championships (5/10-12) ... beat everyone in the steeplechase by 21.41 seconds in the steeplechase for her first career outdoor championship win ... her 15th track win of her career, third in the steeplechase ... recorded her PR in the steeplechase at the Stanford Invite (3/30-31) where she finished fifth (10:01.14) ... her steeple PR reset her school record, trimming off 9.57 seconds, best in the league by 28.25 seconds, was fifth in the NCAA and 21st in the world (that weekend) ... now ranks 14th in the NCAA and 52nd in the world (as of 5/20) ... led the league in the 5,000m with a personal-best mark set at the Bryan Clay (4/19-20) by 36.97 seconds, which is the school record by 15.71 seconds ... notched a PR in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay, which is the league's second-best time, behind by 1.99 seconds, and the school's second-best all-time mark, behind by 3.62 seconds ... during the 2018 IN/OUT track and field season, King has posted five individual school-record marks (IN: Mile, 3,000m, 5,000m, OUT: 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m), moved to second all-time in the 1,500m, and was apart of the DMR that beat the school record at the Drake Relays (4/25-28) by 14.80 seconds and finished seventh (11:23.20) ... finished the outdoor season with the best marks in the 1,500m (second-best in the league), 5,000m (best in the league), 3,000m Steeplechase (best in the league), and DMR marks on the team performance list.
INDOOR: Competed in eight events ... competed in three events (mile, 3,000m, and 5,000m) at The Summit League Championships (2/23-24), winning the mile (4:50.71) and 3,000m (9:28.16), and finishing runner-up (16:57.50) in the 5,000m to earn Championship Track MVP ... won the 3,000m by 10.08 seconds and trimmed 6.05 seconds from her PR (9:34.21) set in the 2017 Summit League Indoor Championships - which was the school record ... back-to-back champion in the 3,000m (2017 & 2018 indoors) ... is undefeated in the indoor 3,000m since the beginning of the 2017 season (winning five races, including two league championship 3,000m) ... was 1.77 seconds from her PR in the mile at the league championships - set at the SDSU Last Chance (2/16), winning the race (4:48.94) and setting the meet and school record ... reset the 18-year old 5,000m school record at the SDSU Classic (2/9-10), finishing third (16:29.88) ... during the indoor season, had five wins, seven top-three's, in eight total events (two wins in league championships - Mile, 3,000m; top-three 5,000m finish at league championships) ... had the team’s best mile mark (best in the league), 3,000m mark (best in the league), and best 5,000m mark (best in the league) on the season performance list.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven events ... earned NCAA All-Region honors for a 10th-place finish, first among Jackrabbits (20:28.2) at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/10) ... that time is her best 6k performance of her career and it’s the fastest 6k in the regionals among all Jackrabbits ... just missed an opportunity to run at the NCAA Championships ... won (20:53.54) The Summit League Championship (10/28), earning Championship MVP, first-team All-League and claiming third place on The Summit League’s all-time fastest championship winning time list ... the time also ranks fifth on the league’s fastest times in the championship race ... it is the fastest time at the championships among Jackrabbits and it was the league’s fastest 6k time of the season ... she improved her championship time by 19.2 seconds ... placed 71st (20:55.9) at the Pre-National Invite (10/14), which is ranked as second-fastest time in the league’s season performance list (owns the league’s top two times of the season) ... the performance earned Summit League Athlete of the Week recognition, her first of the season and third of her career ... ran her lone 5k at the SDSU Classic (9/29), winning the race (17:51.56) ... the time ranks sixth-fastest on the league’s top 5k-times of the season ... at the Roy Griak (9/23), her first race of the season, she placed 81st (23:30.9) ... it was her best time in two attempts at the Griak.
2016-17:
OUTDOOR: Competed in six events … broke a 33-year-old school record in the 5,000m, placing seventh (16:16:48) at the Drake Relays (4/26-29) … won the 1,500m, posting a career-best 4:32.68 at the USD/SDSU Dual (4/8) … placed 10th (10:10.71) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/12) … finished 38th (11:03.25) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NCAA Preliminary Round (5/25-27) … recorded 10th (4:45.83) in the 1,500m at The Summit League Championships (5/11-13).
INDOOR: Named Indoor Track Athlete of the Year for the first time in SDSU women's track and field history ... competed in six events … posted a career-best 4:52.39 in the mile at the Husker Invite (2/3-4), placing fifth … won the 3,000m with a career-best 9:34.21 at The Summit League Championships (2/24-25) … won the 5,000m, recording a season-best 16:54.68 at The Summit League Championships … placed fourth (12:11.44) as the leadoff leg in the distance medley relay at The Summit League Championships.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six races … ran a career-best 20:49.2 in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), placing 26th … finished second (21:12.8) in the 6k at The Summit League Championships (10/29).
2015-16:
OUTDOOR: Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at The Summit League Outdoor Championships, posting a 10:55.56 ... qualified to run the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA DI West Regional, finishing in 10:52.89 ... won the 1,500-meter run at the Husker Spring Invitational with a time of 4:37.76 ... placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplchase at the Mt. SAC Relays, posting a personal-best 10:25.75 ... ran a season-best 5,000-meters (16:51.62) at the 2016 Drake Relays.
INDOOR: Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run at The Summit League Indoor Championship, finishing with a season-best 9:47.96  ... placed sixth in the mile at The Summit League Indoor Championship, with a time of 5:04.09 ... won the mile at the SDSU Tune Up, posting a personal-best 4:55.56 ... placed second in the 3,000-meter run at the SDSU Indoor Classic, finishing in 9:57.69 ... ran a season-best 1,000-meters (3:12.02) at the Bison Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets, and was a top-two Jackrabbit finisher five times … ran a season-best 6k at The Summit League Championships (11/14), finishing sixth overall to earn Newcomer of the Championship … competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/21), finishing second for the Jackrabbits (83rd overall) in 21:57.6 … placed seventh overall and finished in 18:10.31 at the SDSU Classic (10/3) … fifth place finish (14:19.4) in the 4k at the Bison Open (9/4).
BEFORE SDSU: Earned 11 varsity letters (cross country, hockey, and track)… claimed 13 all-conference titles … earned 10 section champion titles… made 12 state meet/tournament appearances … nine all-state titles and captain in cross country, track, and hockey for five seasons … two-time Minneapolis Star Tribune Athlete of the Week … voted St. Michael-Albertville’s first Student-Athlete of the Year … holds six school records in indoor and outdoor track and cross country … holds conference record for 1,600m run and 3,200m run … holds section record for 1,600m run … part of five team conference championships and three team section championships … two-time track team section champions … two track team state places … four-time academic letterwinner … student of the trimester … member of the National Honor Society … graduated with honors.
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