WINDSOR, N.J. — USRowing has announced the roster for the upcoming 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. UC San Diego's Annica Ford was named to the women's eight crew.
 
The World Championships will take place July 23-27 on Lake Malta in Poznan, Poland. The preliminary schedule calls for Ford and the U.S. to race in heats on July 24, with finals scheduled for July 27.
 
Ford is a native of Petaluma, California. She recently graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor's degree in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience and a minor in biology. Ford plans to work in neurological occupational therapy or neuroscience research.
 
During her recent senior season, Ford and the rest of the Tritons' varsity eight crew won the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic. She was an All-American Honorable Mention at the conclusion of her junior season. Ford has also earned numerous academic awards throughout her career as a Triton.
 
"I could not be more proud of Annica and what she has accomplished," Triton head coach Colin Truex said. "To represent the U.S. in the eight at the U23 World Championships is a dream come true for her and the result of years of never-ending work in the boat, on the erg and in the weight room. She is truly an inspiration and it has been one of my career highlights to be able to work with her these last four years. She has helped put UC San Diego women's rowing on the national and now international rowing map, and I am so excited to watch her race for the USA!"
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 93 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.