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Drake University Athletics

2020-21 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sam King

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Perth, Australia
  • Highschool Carine Senior

Biography

Personal Bests (as of Mar 2, 2020)

Cross Country
6,000m:
19:08.2
8,000m: 27:00.6

Indoor
Mile:
4:28.24
3,000m: 8:57.57

Outdoor
3,000m:
9:21.70
5,000m: 16:17.61

2020 Indoor: Set a personal best in the Mile at the Cyclone Open ... set a personal best in the 3000m at the Graduate Classic.

2019 Cross Country: Placed 40th at the Gans Creek Invitational … Placed sixth at the Creighton vs. Drake Dual with a time of 19:08.11 … Placed 38th at the Dan Huston Invitational.

2019 Outdoor: Set a personal best in the 5k at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... finished 8th at the Nebraska Invitational.

2019 Indoor: Did not compete.

2018 Cross Country: Finished 219th at the Bradley Pink Classic ... placed 113th at the Roy Griak Invitational ... Finished 23rd at the Oz Memorial meet. 

Prior to Drake:
Placed third at the U20 Australian Championships in the 3000-meter steeplechase … competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games trials … placed fifth at the 2017 Australian U20 Cross Country Championships … won the 2017 and 2018 West Australia Cross Country Championships.

Personal: Majoring in actuarial science and minor in data analytics...is the son of Ann and Robert King.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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