2024-25 Men's Rowing Roster
Biography
2024-25:
- IRCA All-American Second Team
- IRCA Scholar Athlete
- Raced in Second Varsity 8 in Burk Cup in sixth seat
- Raced in Second Varsity 8 at IRA Invitational in sixth seat
- Raced in Second Varsity 8 against Brown, Yale, Harvard, Washington in sixth seat
- Raced in First Varsity 8 in Arlett Cup in third seat
- Raced in First Varsity 8 in Dreissigacker Cup in fifth seat
- Raced in First Varsity 8 in Smith Cup in fifth seat
- Raced in First Varsity 8 Against Dartmouth in fifth seat
- Raced in First Varsity 8 Against Dartmouth in fifth seat
2023-24:
- Tabbed an Empacher-IRCA All-American Honorable Mention (6/20)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that had a fifth-place finish at the IRA Invitational ahead of Stanford (5:38.79) with a time of 5:32.20 (3/30)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that had an open water victory over BU, retaining the Arlett Cup with a time of 5:59.0 (4/6)
- As five seat in the first varsity eight, crossed the line at 6:09.7 against Brown (4/13)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that finished with a time of 6:06.4 against No. 1 Harvard (4/24)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that had a seventh place finish in the grand finals at Eastern Sprints, crossing the line at 5:39.576 (5/19)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that had a third place finish in the petite finals at the IRA Championships, crossing the line at 5:35.721 (6/2)
2022-23:
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that was victorious over UPenn, retaining the Burk Cup with a time of 5:51.95, just under four seconds ahead of the Quakers. (3/26)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that won the Arlett Cup over BU, knocking off the Terriers by open water, crossing the line at 5:47.7. (4/1)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that had a close race with No. 1 Cal at on the first day of the Pac-12 Invitational, finishing with a time of 5:37.9 (4/8)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that had a close race with No. 13 Stanford, falling short 4.9 seconds behind the Cardinal at 5:43.9 on the final day of the Pac-12 Invitational (4/9)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that had a thrilling win over No. 7 Brown (Dreissigacker Cup), knocking off the Bears by .57 seconds at 6:05.40. (4/15)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that had a strong race vs. No. 7 Harvard, falling by 1.4 seconds in a course record time of 5:32.1 (4/29)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that knocked off No. 11 Wisconsin by open water, crossing the line at 5:37.1, retaining the Congram Cup (4/30)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that won the petite final at Eastern Sprints, crossing the line ahead of second-place BU at 5:35.020 (5/14)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that finished second in their heat at IRA’s, crossing the line ahead of Stanford at 5:35.920, advancing to the A/B semifinal (6/2)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that knocked off Harvard for a spot in the grand final at IRA’s crossing the line ahead of the Crimson at 6:05.934 (6/3)
- Sat in the three seat of the first varsity eight that finished sixth in the grand final at IRA’s, crossing the line at 5:43.180 (6/4)
- Tabbed IRCA Scholar-Athlete (6/20)
2021-22:
- Sat in the five seat in second varsity that defeated Penn in season opener, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:20.5 (3/26)
- Sat in the third seat in the first varsity eight that beat BU in the Arlett Cup, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:23.5 (4/2)
- As the third seat in the first varsity eight, upset Stanford at the Pac-12 Challenge with a time of 5:41.53 (4/9)
- Gave defending national champion Washington a hard-fought race in the first varsity eight as the third seat, falling by a slim 3.9 margin (4/9)
- Sat in the third seat in the first varsity eight that finished with a time of 5:45.92 against No.3 California at the Pac-12 Challenge (4/10)
- As the third seat in the first varsity, crossed the finish line less than two seconds behind Brown with a time of 6:14.7 (4/16)
- Sat in the third seat in the first varsity that fell short by 2.6 seconds to Harvard, crossing the line at 5:50.2. (4/30)
- As the third seat in the first varsity eight, took down Wisconsin with a time of 5:51.5 (5/1)
- Sat in the third seat in the first varsity eight at Eastern Sprints that won the petite final in dominating fashion, crossing the line at 6:10.705 (5/15)
- Sat in the third seat in the first varsity eight that won their repechage on day one at IRA’s, crossing the line at 5:35.922, advancing to the AB semifinals (6/3)
- Sat in the third seat in the first varsity eight that had a fourth-place finish in the AB semifinals, racing against top crews in California, Washington and Harvard, crossing the line at 5:44.577, advancing to the petite finals (6/4)
- Sat in the third seat in the first varsity that had a strong second-place finish in the petite final at IRA’s crossing the line at 5:52.257 (6/5)
Before Northeastern: Three-year letterwinner in rowing at T.C. Williams High School ... three-year letterwinner in basketball, spending one year as captain ... two-year letterwinner in football ... made the 2021 U.S. Rowing U19 Selection Development Team ... earned bronze in the U19 Mens 8+ and U19 Mens 2- at the U.S. Club Rowing National Championships ... Holds T.C. WIlliams record in fastest 2000m erg (6:08) ... All-District Left Tackle (2019) ... District champions in basketball (2020) ... Honor roll student.
Personal: Born in Alexandria, Va. ... parents are Mike and Emily Porterfield ... has two sisters, Keely and Kirby Porterfield ... father Mike rowed at Northeastern from 1986-89 and won a silver medal at the 1991 world championships ... father Mike made the national team five times ... mother Emily won three NCAA champions in soccer for UNC Chapel Hill.
Why NU? Co-op program - opportunity to gain work experience, reputation of men's rowing program and living in Boston.
Historical Player Information
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2021-22Freshman
6'6"
220 lbs
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2022-23Sophomore
6'6"
220 lbs
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2023-24Junior
6'6"
220 lbs
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2024-25Senior
6'6"
220 lbs
