Wiley King Named Assistant Track and Field Coach

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – On Friday, Interim Track and Field Director Eric Heins announced the hiring of Wiley King from University of Oklahoma. King comes to Northern Arizona University to coach the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers for the track and field team.

“I am really excited to bring someone like Wiley King aboard here at NAU,” said Interim Track and Field Director Eric Heins. “His excitement, enthusiasm and knowledge of the Big Sky Conference is something that is going to really elevate the group of athletes that he will be coaching.”

King, a Portland, Ore. native, is also very excited for the opportunity to coach for the Lumberjacks.

“There was an opportunity that became available once J.W. (Hardy) left to go to Boise State,” said King. “He has been one of my mentors through my coaching career. The fit just seemed so nice here at NAU. My family is from this region. We definitely feel blessed to be back in a very comfortable situation. We have family everywhere around us from two to eight hours, so that will be something we enjoy.”

In his one year stint with the Sooners, King was a men’s assistant track and field coach for sprints, hurdles and relays that saw the program break 16 program records throughout the season, 11 on the women’s side and five on the men’s.

Prior to Oklahoma, King was an assistant at Weber State where his athletes recorded a sweep of the men's 400-meter hurdles at the 2008 Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships to go along with the 4x400-meter relay's first-place finish. His athletes also did well at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships where they accounted for 10 top-three finishes including three of the top four spots in the women's 60-meter dash.

As a student athlete at Weber State, King was a member of both the football and track and field programs in his four-year career. He won 13 Big Sky Conference titles and holds two Big Sky Conference records along with seven Weber State program records. King ranks in the Weber State all-time top-10 list in 12 events.

A top performer in postseason competition, King is the Big Sky career scoring leader in indoor and outdoor conference championships. He totaled 115 career points in indoor championships and 108 in outdoor championships, the only athlete to ever score over 100 points in either championship.

King competed in eight Big Sky Championships and won at least one event in every meet en route to being named the Big Sky Athlete of the Meet in six of the eight Championships.

King earned NCAA All-America honors in the heptathlon in 2006 and was named the Weber State Male Athlete of the Year for 2003-2004, 2004-05 and 2005-06. In 2006 he was the recipient of the Weber State Male Career Achievement Award.

King also played four years of football while at Weber State and is the Big Sky's all-time leader in kickoff returns and kickoff return yardage. As a senior in 2005, King was third on WSU's team in receptions and caught four touchdown passes.

King is married to former Weber State runner and Big Sky champion, the former Monica McCloud. The couple has one child, Isaiah.