Cali King Season 2015

ClassJunior
HometownLa Crescenta, Calif.

* Three-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2014-16)
* Three-time Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team (2013-15)

Collegiate Bests
1,500 Meters (Outdoor): 4:56.27 (April 15, 2016 at Bryan Clay Invitational - Azusa, Calif.)
5,000 Meters (Outdoor): 20:08.90 (March 14, 2015 at San Diego Collegiate Challenge - La Jolla, Calif.)
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 18:38.56 (Oct. 17, 2015 at Highlander Invitational - Riverside, Calif.)
6,000 Meters (Cross Country): 22:39.7 (Sept. 17, 2016 at UC Riverside Invitational – Riverside, Calif.)

NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championships
2015:
 197th (23:39.9 - 6K)
2016: 204th (23:34.8 – 6K)

Mountain West Cross Country Championships
2015:
 70th (26:41.22 - 6K)
2016: 79th (23:46.8 – 6K)

2016-17
Cross Country:
Competed in all seven of the Aztecs’ races … 6K PR of 22:39.7 recorded at the UC Riverside Invitational … Best 5K time of 18:43.72 came at the Highlander Invitational … Broke 20 minutes in the 5K on two other occasions: at the Mark Covert Classic (19:38.7) and the Aztec Invitational (19:50.6) … Was among the team’s top five finishers in the first three races of the year.

2015-16
Outdoor Track and Field:
 Ran in five races on the season, all in the 1,500 ... best time was 4:56.27, which was a collegiate personal best, on April 15 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... broke 5:00 in four of her five races, all from April 15-May 7.

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.

Cross Country: Ran in all seven races during the cross country season ... was in the top five on the team in five races ... was 197th at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 13 after taking 70th at the MW Championships (Oct. 30) ... Logged top-25 finishes in each of her first four meets, including 15th-place showings at the Mark Covert Classic on Sept. 5 (18:58.42 in 5K) and the UC Riverside Invite on Sept. 12 (22:32.5 in 5K) ... best times of the year were 18:38.56 in the 5K at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 17 and 23:39.9 in the 6K at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 13.

2014-15
Outdoor Track and Field:
 Ran six races across five meets during the outdoor season ... four of her races were the in the 1,500, where her times were all within 2.30 seconds ... best time was 5:04.82 at the UCSD Triton Invitational on April 25 ... also ran in the 5K (20:08.90) and the 4x400 relay at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge on March 14.

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete during the indoor season.

Cross Country: Ran in four races during the cross country season, including each of the first three meets ... ran a 5K cross country PR of 18:46.4 on Oct. 18 at the Highlander Invitational ... also logged a 16th-place finish out of 67 runners at the Aztec Invitational (5K) on Sept. 20 ... also came in 31st out of 247 at the UC Riverside Invitational (5K) on Sept. 13.

2013-14
Outdoor Track and Field:
 Ran in two races on the season, both in the 1,500 meters ... was 56th in the open event at the Aztec Invitational on March 28 in 5:24.80 ... took 55th at the Triton Invitational on April 26 in 5:16.40.

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.

Cross Country: Competed in five races as a true freshman ... made her collegiate debut on Aug. 31 at the Mark Covert Classic in 103rd (out of 147) in 21:19.9 over the 5K course ... took 81st (of 134) in 21:00.6 at the adidas/UCI Invitational on Sept. 7 ... came in 44th out of 85 runners in 21:25.0 at the Aztec Invitational (Sept. 21) ... finished 79th of 91 in the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 19 in 20:33.2 ... ended her season in 66th (out of 95) at the Titan Invitational on Oct. 25 in 19:57.2.

High School:
Lettered four years in cross country and track and field at Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, Calif. ... led CVHS to a pair of Pacific League cross country championships and a ninth-place finish at the 2011 state meet ... qualified for the CIF prelims three times in the 800, 1,600 and 4x400, and once in the CIF finals (1,600) ... owns track personal bests of 2:21.4 in the 800 (2010), 5:08.32 in the 1,600 (2010) and 12:05 in the 3,200 (2010) ... has cross country bests of 17:43.41 in the 3-mile (2011) and 19:13 in the 5K (2011) ... four-year scholar-athlete in both cross country and track.

Personal:
Cali Theresa King was born May 22, 1995 in Glendale, Calif ... daughter of Diane and Thomas King ... was also recruited by UC Irvine, Long Beach State and San Francisco State ... majoring in kinesiology.