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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2021 Women's Cross Country

Artie Walker
Artie Walker

Sophie King

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Prev School King’s Academy
  • Hometown Aiken, S.C.

Biography

2021: Elite 16 award winner … PBC all-sportsmanship team selection … PBC all-academic team selection ... Finished 32nd, crossing in a time of 21:44.2, at the UNG Invitational … Posted a time of 28:11.2 at the 2021 Converse Kick-Off ... Notched a time of 25:59.6 for 35th place at the Koala XC Classic … Finished 40th after posting a time of 22:17.1 at the PBC Championship.

2020: Elite 16 award winner … PBC all-academic team selection … Finished 23rd in a time of 25:54.2 at the 6k Koala Classic … Tallied a time of 21:28.40 for 16th place at the 14th Annual Sand Shark Invitational … Finished 43rd in a time of 21:32.9 at the PBC Championship. 

2019: PBC all-academic team selection … Recorded a time of 24:21.7 at the Eye Opener … Led the team by placing 13th with a time of 24:07.03 at the Eagles XC Challenge … Took 65th with a time of 23:37.5 at the Upstate Invite … Won the USC Aiken Invitational with a time of 23:49.35 … Placed 57th with a time of 23:17.98 at the PBC Championship.   

High School: Attended King’s Academy … Competed for Palmetto Track & Field … Ran a 22:00 5k time as a senior … Finished in the top six in Junior Olympics three times.

Personal: Sophie King was born on March 2, 2000 in Aiken, S.C. … Daughter of Bill and Susie King … Has four siblings.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2020Junior

    5'9"
  • 2021Senior

    5'9"