Ryker King
Ryker King
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Wareham, MA
  • Position:
    Hurdles/Jumps/Throws
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Wareham
Bio

Major: Physical Education

Parents: Jeffrey & Holly

Pronouns: He/Him

 

Outdoor 2025: Set a personal best in the 110H, placing 1st (15.61s) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic. Placed 7th in the javelin (48.57m) at the Regis Spring Invite. Placed 4th in the 110H at the Amherst Spring Fling. Placed 4th in the 110H (15.92s) and 1st in the pole vault (3.36m) at the BSU Bears Invite. Placed 1st in the Tufts Sunshine Classic Decathlon (5561pts), qualifying for the Division III New England Championship. Set personal best in the discus (26.64m), pole vault (3.70m) and 1500 (5:10.63min). Placed 2nd in the 110H, 1st in the pole vault (3.40m) and 7th in the javelin (46.87m), and member of the 4x400 relay (split 50.6s) at the MASCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Competed in the decathlon at the DIII New England Championship, set personal bests in the 110H (15.19s), 400 (51.81s), and shot put (9.37m). Qualified for the NEICAAA Championship in the 110H, placed 13th (15.17s/w2.7). Placed 5th in the MIT Last Chance meet in the 400H (57.36s).  110H ranks 6th and decathlon ranks 2nd on BSU All-Time Performers List. 

Indoor 2024-25: Set a personal best in the 60H, placing 7th (8.86s in the prelims, 8.84s in the finals) at the new balance Early Bird Invite.  Placed 11th in the 60H (8.95s) at the Suffolk Relays. Placed 6th in the 60H (8.94s) and set an indoor personal best in the 200 (24.02) at the Tufts Branwen Smith King Invite. Placed 19th in the 400 with a personal best (52.36s), placed 18th in the 60H with a personal best (8.71s) and set a personal best in the 200 (23.53s) at the 60 (7.55s), shot put (9.16m) and 1,000 (2:51.75min). Set a personal best in the 400 placing 3rd (52.24s) and set a personal best in the 60H (8.57s), placing 3rd at the Wheaton Post-Season Qualifier. Part of the 4x400 relay that competed in the Division III New England Championship. Qualified in the 60H for the DIII New England Championship and the NEICAAA Championship. Placed 8th in the 60H (8.81s) at the NEICAAA Championship.  Note: the 2025 Indoor MASCAC Championship was not held. Recognized within MASCAC All Academic List for 2025 winter sports. Heptathlon mark is BSU school record. 60H ranks 6th on BSU All-Time Performers List.

 

Outdoor 2024: Placed 12th in the javelin (47.82m) at the Corsair Classic. Placed 9th in the javelin and 10th (15.97s) in the 110HH at the Amherst Spring Fling. Placed 16th in the javelin and 8th in the 110H at the Silfen Invite. Placed 10th in the 110HH (16.14s), 15th in the HJ and 9th in the javelin (44.36m) at the Tufts Sunshine Classic. Placed 3rd in the 110HH (15.64s) and 8th in the javelin at the MASCAC Championship. Placed 13th (15.71s) in the 110HH at the New England DIII Championship.

Indoor 2023-2024: Set a personal best in the 400 (54.99s) at the Suffolk Relays. Set a personal best and placed 5th in the 60H (8.92s) at the Massasoit Classic. Placed 7th in the 60H (9.01s) and set a personal best in the 400 (54.37s) in at the Riverhawk Invite.

Outdoor 2023: As a freshman…Placed 7th in the triple jump and 9th in the high jump at the BSU Bears Invite. Placed 6TH in the javelin, 3rd in the high jump and 3rd in the 110H at the Corsair Classic. Placed 7th in the javelin (PR 50.51m), 7th in the triple jump (PR 12.02m, 7th in the high jump and 4th in the 110H at the Springfield College Classic. Placed 10th in the javelin, 13th in the triple jump, 14th in the high jump and 17th in the 110H at the Silfen Invite. Placed 5th in the javelin, 5th in the triple jump (PR 12.43m/1.7mph) at the Tufts Sunshine Classic. Placed 3rd in the high jump (PR 1.80m), 3rd in the 110H, 5th in the triple jump and 10th in the javelin at the MASCAC Championship. Placed 16th in the 110H (PR 15.62/0.2mph) at the DIII New England Championship. Recognized within MASCAC All Academic List for 2023 spring sports.

 

Personal Bests:

60: 7.55s (indoors)

60H: 8.57s (indoors)

200: 23.53s (Indoors)

400: 51.81s

        52.24s (indoors)

1000: 2:51.75min (indoors)

1500: 5:10.63min

110H: 15.19s

400H: 57.36s

High Jump: 1.80m

Long Jump: 5.88m

Triple Jump: 12.43m

Heptathlon: 4049 (indoors, current school record)

Decathlon: 5561

Javelin: 50.51m

News mentions
Four Members of the Men's Track & Field Team Compete at MIT Final Qualifier
Four Members of the Men's Track & Field Team Compete at MIT Final Qualifier

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Three members of the Bridgewater State University men's outdoor track & field team competed on Thursday at the MIT Final Qualifier.

Stalters Wins Javelin Title at NEICAAA Championships
Stalters Wins Javelin Title at NEICAAA Championships

AMHERST, Mass. -- For the first time since 2013, a member of the Bridgewater State University men's outdoor track & field team won an event at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championships.

Stalters Sets Javelin Mark, Earns All-New England Honors  at DIII New England Championships
Stalters Sets Javelin Mark, Earns All-New England Honors at DIII New England Championships

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Bridgewater State University graduate student Corey Stalters (Norton, Mass.) broke his own school record in the javelin and garnered All-New England honors on Friday afternoon at the 2025 Division III New England Championships held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Men's Track & Field Captures Seventh Straight MASCAC Outdoor Title
Men's Track & Field Captures Seventh Straight MASCAC Outdoor Title

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- For the seventh season in a row, the Bridgewater State University men's outdoor track & field team has won the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference championship.

King Wins Decathlon to Lead Men's Track & Field at Tufts Sunshine Classic
King Wins Decathlon to Lead Men's Track & Field at Tufts Sunshine Classic

MEDFORD, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University junior Ryker King (Wareham, Mass.) won the decathlon at the Tufts Sunshine Classic Saturday.

King Competes in Decathlon at Tufts Sunshine Classic
King Competes in Decathlon at Tufts Sunshine Classic

MEDFORD, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University junior Ryker King (Wareham, Mass.) competed in the first five events of the decathlon on Friday afternoon at the Tufts Sunshine Classic.

Men's Track & Field Records Nine First-Place Performances at Bears Invitational
Men's Track & Field Records Nine First-Place Performances at Bears Invitational

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Freshman Alex Huynh (Stoughton, Mass.) won a pair of events for the Bridgewater State University men's outdoor track & field team at the BSU Bears Invitational Friday.

Men's Track & Field Competes at Amherst Spring Fling
Men's Track & Field Competes at Amherst Spring Fling

AMHERST, Mass. -- Sophomore Jasen Jean-Louis (Framingham, Mass.) had the top finish for the Bridgewater State University men's track & field team at the Amherst Spring Fling.

Three Men's Javelin Throwers Compete at Regis Spring Classic
Three Men's Javelin Throwers Compete at Regis Spring Classic

WESTON, Mass. -- Three men's javelin throwers competed on Friday at the Regis Spring Classic.

Men's Track & Field Competes at Tufts & Emory
Men's Track & Field Competes at Tufts & Emory

MEDFORD, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University men's outdoor track & field team competed at a pair of meets on Saturday.