Shannon King

2024-2025 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Class Graduate Student
Highschool Faith Christian Academy
Hometown Arvada, CO

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Achievements/Awards

Outdoor National Championships qualifier in the 1500m, 2025
RMAC Second Team All Conference, 3000m Steeplechase, 2025
RMAC First Team Academic All Conference, 2025
RMAC First Team All Conference, 2025
All American Indoor Mile, 4th Place, 2025
All American Outdoor Steeplechase, 15th Place 2024
All American Indoor Mile 10th Place, 2024
RMAC All-Conference indoor/outdoor track, 2022
Outdoor National Championships qualifier in the 3000m Steeplechase, 2022
Steeplechase CCU school record

Year-by-Year

2024-2025 | (Indoor) King began the indoor season at the UCCS Invite running a personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:15.48 taking 2nd place. She also competed at the CU Invitational, Boston University Valentine Invitational, and the RMAC Championships where she took 3rd and 12th place in the mile and 800m respectively. (Outdoor) At the Bryan Clay Invitational, King ran a personal best in the 1500m with a time of 4:21.97. At RMAC Championships, she took 4th in the 3000m Steeplechase.
2023-2024 | (Indoor) All American in the Mile at Nationals with a 10th place finish and personal best. Took 4th and 12th at RMAC Championships in the mile and 5000m respectively. Competed at the Boston University Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener in the 5000m with a time of 16:47.90. (Outdoor) King competed at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays Meet and ran a time of 10:32.00 in the 3000m Steeplechase finishing 12th. At NCAA National Championships, she claimed the title Second Team All American in the 3000m steeplechase running a time of 11:01.73.
2022-2023 | (Indoor) Took 3rd in the 800m at the Mountain Lion Open … Ran at the 8th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic in the distance medley relay. (Outdoor) Did not compete.
2021-2022 | (Indoor) Took 2nd as a team in the distance medley at the Mountain Lion Open … Took 2nd in the mile at the Mountain Lion Open … Competed in the mile at GVSU Big Meet-FRIDAY and the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. (Outdoor) In the 3000m steeplechase, King took 1st place at APU Last Chance (10:32.51) … Placed 2nd in the 3000m steeplechase at the CU Invitational … Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Took 2nd in the 5000m at the Dr. Da Caprioglio Early Bird … Competed in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Maverick Invite.
2020-2021 | (Indoor) Took 1st place in the 800m at the Crimson & Gold Invitational … Placed 1st in the 800m at the UCCS Invite … Took 2nd place in the 800m at the CRC UCCS Open and in the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships … King competed in the distance medley relay at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships and taking second as a team at CRC UCCS Open.(Outdoor) Took 3rd in the 3000m steeplechase at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Placed 2nd in the 3000m steeplechase at the Maverick Multi & Open … King took 2nd in the 1500m at the Maverick Sun Classic … Competed in the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Beyond the Jersey

INSPIRATIONAL PERSON OR QUOTE & WHY | “John 1:5 - The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.”
FAVORITE CCU MOMENT & WHY | “The women’s XC team making nationals for the first time in 2021! It was a collective team effort and we all rallied really hard at the end of the race to move up the field. I remember us all finishing and smiling and crying. It was really special. An “us” moment.”
OUTSIDE OF SPORTS | Outside of sports, King enjoys spending time with her friends while cooking, painting, and exploring the beauty of Colorado.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE CCU | “I was drawn to the community of the team. It is such a warm and welcoming place and I have made my best friends here.”
FAMILY TIES |Shannon is the daughter of Donovan and Karen King.
POST COLLEGE DREAMS | After college, King would like to become a counselor or continue her education to be a sports psychologist.