Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2027 Men's Rowing Roster

Griffin King

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Rutherford, N.J.
  • High School Seton Hall Prep
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2025-26 (Sophomore): First place finish in the 3V8+ at the First Coast Head Race (Oct. 11)... finished first in the V8+ (B) (1k) at the Florida Fall Invite (Nov. 8)... gold in the 2V8+ at the Rollins Invitational (Mar. 7)... finished second in the afternoon session of the 3V8+ at the Stetson Showdown (Mar. 14)... in both the JV8+ and JV4+ at the Sarasota 2k (Mar. 28) finished second.

2024-25 (Freshman): Captured the program’s first medal of the season at the Head of the Schuylkill (Oct. 26) with a silver in freshman eights…took third in JV eights and JV fours at the FIRA Championships (March 29) to aid the Eagles in capturing a second-straight state title. Placed second in the Freshman Four event at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
 
Prep: 2024 graduate of Seton Hall Prep…team captain…2024 Scholastic Rowing Association of America Nationals Varsity 4x 6th place...2024 City Championships Varsity 4x 3rd place...2024 Garden State Championships Varsity 4x 2nd place…2023 SRAA Nationals Junior 4x 1st place…2023 Stotesbury Cup Regatta Junior 4x 1st place…2023 City Championships Junior 4x Final 1st place…2023 Garden State Scholastic Championships Junior 4x Final 1st place…graduated magna cum laude.
 
Personal: Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey…parents are Michael and Brenda King…brother, Brady, rows collegiately at Saint Joseph’s…majoring in Mechanical Engineering…volunteered at Rise Against Hunger.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    5'10" 165 lbs
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'10" 165 lbs
  • 2027Junior

    5'10" 165 lbs