2012 Cross Country (Freshman): All-Lone Star Conference selection ... Placed 12th at his first conference championship with an 8K of 25:59 ... Led ACU to the finish line at all five races ... Won the Midwestern State 10K with a time of 33:02.06 ... Finished as the runner-up in his collegiate debut at McMurry with a season-best 8K of 25:52.39, which earned him Lone Star Conference Runner of the Week Honors ... Placed 20th at Texas Tech 8K (27:10.78) and 64th at Cowboy Jamboree 8K (27:01.58).
 
High School: Graduated in 2011 from Pickering High School ... Competed in basketball, soccer, cross country and track and field ... Top times include 8:23 in the 3K, 9:01 in steeplechase, 3:52 in 1500m, and 14:45 in 5K ... Represented Canada at Cross Country World Juniors in 2011 and finished second among all Canadians and 63rd in the world ... Won the 2000 steeplechase at the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Association meet with a time of 5:46.95 ... Also placed third in the 15000 and fourth in the 3K, and recorded prelim marks in the 1500 and 3K steeplechase.??
 
Personal: Given name is Xavier King ... Born 24 January 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ... Resides in Ajax, Ontario, Canada ... Son of Dexter King and Judy Gabriel ... Lists music among his hobbies ... Business marketing major.