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2021-22 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Allison King

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Margaret's Anglican Girl School
  • Hometown Brisbane, Australia
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2021-22:
- All-Patriot League Second Team
- Patriot League All-Academic Team
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- Rowed in six regattas in the No. 4 seat of the V8
- Her boat was fourth in the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup
- Was also in the No. 4 seat in the winning boats vs. Coast Guard and Boston College/Sacred Heart

2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2019-20:
- Competed in two fall regattas before the spring season was cancelled
- Was in the No. 4 seat of the Club 8 that finished 10th at the Head of the Charles
- Was also in the 4 seat of the V8 that won the Head of the Fish
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2018-19:
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- Competed in seven races in the No. 8 seat of the Varsity 8
- The V8 defeated St. Joseph's on 4/13
- Her V8 boat won the Third Final at the EAWRC Sprints and advanced to the Grand Final at the Patriot League Championship

Off the River at MIT:
- Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in design and a concentration in history
- MIT UGE Freshman Representative
- Involved with Little Beavers, Camp Kesem and UA Sustain
- Member of Sigma Kappa
- Interned at Ford Motor Company
- Research at the MIT Sports Lab in correspondence with Red Bull High performance desigining a device that can record height of snowboarders during competition in the halfpipe

High School:
- MVP of her varsity rowing, soccer and softball teams in high school
- Silver medal in the Australian Schoolgirl singlescull championship
- Rowed in the stroke seat
- Was a goalie and striker in soccer and a catcher in softball
- Captain of the rowing and softball teams
- Honours Award winner from 2013-2017
- Received the Queensland Certificate of Academic Commendation

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    5'5"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'6"
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'6"