The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Track and Field Roster
Lexi King
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- R-Jr./R-So.
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Waxhaw, N.C.
- High school:
- Marvin Ridge
- Major:
- Exercise Science
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
Did not compete.
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Did not compete.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
Ran at four meets … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the mile at the Blazer Invite (5:10.96) … Followed this up with a 32nd place finish in the mile at 5:11.96 … Placed 25th in the mile (5:11.87) at the Indiana Relays … Closed the season with a 36th place finish in the 3K at the Music City Challenge (10:15.17).
2018 Outdoor (Freshman)
Ran in four meets during the outdoor season … Started the year with an 11th place effort in the 1500-meter at the USC Power 5 Challenge (4:52.75) … Followed this up by coming in 18th in the 800-meter at the Ole Miss Classic (2:23.25) … Won the 1500-meter at the War Eagle Invite at 4:45.54, the first win of her career … Wrapped up the season with a personal-best 4:40.52 in the 1500-meter at the LSU Invite, placing her 12th.
2018 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed four times during the indoor season … Placed 14th at the Blazer Invite in the 1000-meter (3:03.06) … Followed this up with a 33rd place finish in the mike (5:09.80) and 36th place effort in the 800-meter (2:23.82) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Ran a season-best in the 800-meter (2:22.82) at the Razorback Invite, placing 34th … Ended the season with a PR in the mile at 5:08.35, coming in 37th.
High School
Lettered in four times in cross country, indoor and outdoor track at Marvin Ridge High School ... Won state three times in cross country regional champion, two-time state champion in 4x800 and indoor 1600m and finished runner up at state in 1000m indoor ... Personal records in 200m (29.7), 800m (2:21.3), 1000m (3:05.21), 1600m (5:09.90), 3200m (10:46) and 5k (17:52) ... Was the SCC most valuable runner ... While in high school was in Beta Club and AB honor roll.
Personal
Born Jan. 29, 1999 to Melissa Pierce and Roger King ... Majoring in exercise science.
