Black Knights racing on the road for the first time in 2012.
2011: Ran in six of Army's seven meets during her first season at West Point ... Army's No. 9 runner in three meets ... was the ninth Black Knight to cross the line in first collegiate meet - the Army Open ... placed 10th of 53 overall with a 5K time of 19:32.4 ... placed 38th of 52 at tri-meet with Cornell and Binghamton ... ran the Big Red's 5K course in 20:58 ... was the seventh Black Knight to finish at the Iona Meet of Champions ... placed 75th of 202 overall with a 6K time of 24:40.24 ... finished 18th of 24 at the Army-Navy Star Meet at West Point ... finished the season at the Patriot League Championship ... placed 68th of 84 overall with a 6K time of 24:49.80.
High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Douglas County ... two-time All-Continental League selection ... two-time team captain ... state qualifier in 2010 ... team MVP 2008-10 ... named Female Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... academic all-state in 2009 ... AP Scholar ... National Honor Society ... National Art Honor Society.
Personal: Rachel Adara King ... born Oct. 1, 1992, in Los Cruces, N.M. ... daughter of Amy Murtha and Matthew King ... sister Sarah ... spent part of the summer of 2010 in Peru, building a cafeteria for students in the village of Ollantaytambo ... likes to metalsmith and travel in her free time ... undeclared major.
