Kayla King

  • Award
    Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/23/2013
  • Sport
    Women's Outdoor Track & Field
  • School
    Lewis
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Sprints
  • Hometown
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School
    Mother McAuley
University of Southern Indiana junior Erika Wilson and Lewis University sophomore Kayla King were picked Wednesday as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively.

King won the long jump at the Lewis Invitational over the weekend with an NCAA provisional and GLVC-leading jump of 5.62 meters (18’ 5.25”).  She also captured the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.31, which is currently the second-best time in the conference this season.

The Chicago, Ill., native claims the first weekly honor of her career and is the second straight Flyer to be recognized by the league after senior Kamille Ferguson was named Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 16.