Derek King

Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
High School:
Keller HS

OU INDOOR COLLEGIATE BESTS
800-Meter Run: 1:55.36, 2018
Mile: 4:19.95, 2018
3000 Meters: 9:05.14, 2018

OU OUTDOOR COLLEGIATE BESTS
800-Meter Run: 1:55.36, 2018
1500 Meters: 3:59.05, 2018

2019
Competed at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, recording a time of 26:51.4… Raced at the Chile Pepper XC Festival, finishing in 26:20.4…Finished 17th in the 6,400-meter at the Hurricane Preview with a time of 20:55

2018

(Outdoor) Ran the 1,500 at Big 12 Outdoors, crossing the line in 4:02.41 to place 13th… Took fourth in the 800 meters at the John Jacobs Invite with a time of 1:54.68… Ran on the 4x4 relay team that took fourth at the John Jacobs, finishing in 3:23.17… Helped the men’s DMR team take an eighth-place finish at Texas Relays in a time of 10:00.69… Competed in the 800 and 1,500 at the Aztec Invitational… (Indoor) Helped the men’s DMR team to a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in a time of 9:55.48… Took seventh in the 800 at the Tyson Invite with a time of 1:55.85… Finished seventh in the mile run at the J.D. Martin with a time of 4:19.95… Helped the men’s 4x4 team place fifth in the 4x400-meter relay at the Texas Tech Classic, finishing in a time of 3:22.38… Helped the 4x4 team win the 4x400 relay title at the Leonard Hilton Invite with a time of 3:23.59…

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned Academic All-District honors in 2016 and 2017 ... Also participated in tennis and ultimate frisbee.

PERSONAL
Son of Steven and Mary King ... Has four siblings ... Plans on majoring in computer science.