Alan King enters his eighth season as Head Coach at UCC (started here during the 2018-19 school year) to take over the cross country program and start the track and field team. Since arriving, the RiverHawks have continued to climb the ranks and produce top caliber athletes in the sport. For the women's cross country program, five of the top seven 5k marks have been set. The men's team have also set five of the top seven marks in the 8k. 

In track and field, the RiverHawks have established a total of 32 school records (18 for women, 14 for men), a national junior college record (men's javelin 80.64m/264-6, by Zach Holland in 2022), a second place finish at the NWAC championships in 2022 for women's track and field, and a third place finish at the NWAC championships in 2024. Both years, King was honored as the Track and Field coach of the year. 

Coach King holds USATF Level II certification in endurance and has also earned USTFCCCA certifications in Strength and Conditioning, Track & Field Technical Coaching, and Track & Field Program Management.

Before guiding the RiverHawks, King spent 4 seasons at Culver-Stockton College where his athletes established a total of 12 school records for indoor track & field and 16 school records for outdoor track & field. Both men’s and women’s cross country school records were established during his time there.

In 2017, King helped guide Paige Bray to conference titles in both the 100m and 200m en route to becoming Culver Stockton College’s first female track All-American in school history with a 6th place finish at the NAIA National Championships. Bray earned the Heart of America Conference female track athlete of the year, while establishing a conference record in the 100m dash with a time of 11.83.

In King’s first season at Culver-Stockton, he helped Adrian Sanchez earn the Heart of America Conference male track athlete of the year. Sanchez earned a first place finish in the 200m, 400m, and anchored the conference champion 4x400m relay team. That same season, Jermaine Jones established a Heart of America meet record with a high jump of 6’11 ¾” jump. Jones went on to earn NAIA All-American honors in high jump in both the indoor and outdoor season, finishing 3rd both times.

Alan's coaching journey began in 2007 with establishing Rocky Mountain College’s cross country and track programs. During his tenure at RMC, the men’s team qualified for the 2014 NAIA National Championships in cross country, produced 16 All-Conference cross country athletes, 18 individual NAIA cross country national qualifiers, 24 individual NAIA track and field national qualifiers, 5 NAIA national relay team qualifiers, 13 top ten individuals, and 7 NAIA track All-Americans.

Coach King earned his B.A. from Dakota Wesleyan University and his M.A. in Kinesiology from Fresno Pacific University. As a college athlete, King competed at the NAIA national championships in cross country (1), indoor (2) and outdoor track (2). His best finish came during his junior outdoor track campaign when he finished 10th in the 10k. After college, King competed as an elite athlete in the California International Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Miami Marathon and the USATF ½ Marathon Championships.

Coach King believes in giving back to sport. While at Culver-Stockton, he served on the NAIA Executive Committee and the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Standards Committee. He has also served as an NAIA National Men’s Cross Country Rater and on the NAIA Jury of Appeals for cross country.

Alan grew up in Billings, Montana and now resides in Roseburg with his wife Rebecca and son Hayden.