Staff Directory

Erik King

Title:
Assistant Athletic Trainer
M/W Cross Country, M/W Track & Field
Email:

(310) 738-8275

Erik King, MS, ATC

Assistant Athletic Trainer, Cross Country/ Track & Field

Springfield College '20
University of Oregon '22

Special Certifications:
Structure and Function Dry Needling I (SFDN)
Selective Functional Movement Assessment I/II (SFMA)

Erik joined UCLA Athletics in 2023, providing care with Football before working with the Women's Volleyball and Women's Water Polo teams. He now provides care as the lead Athletic Trainer for Cross Country and Track and Field. In the offseason, Erik provides volunteer medical care with USA Track and Field.
Previously employed at Vanderbilt University with Women's Basketball and at University Oregon as a Graduate Employee covering Football, Cross Country and Track and Field, and Acrobatics and Tumbling.

Erik graduated from Springfield College in 2020 with a Bachelor's of Science in Athletic Training and competed for the Track and Field team. He completed his Graduate Studies at the University of Oregon in 2022 with a Master's of Science in Human Physiology under the direction of Dr. Grace Golden, learning and practicing several manual therapy techniques throughout his time in Eugene.

Erik is originally from Shrewsbury Massachusetts where most of his family resides.