BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Former University of Michigan athletes Amy Ridge and Abby Andrews were named to the Australia roster for the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships set for Saturday-Friday, July 15-29 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Competitors for an Australia squad which finished in Fifth Place at the 2020/21 Olympic Games in Tokyo and will battle France, the United States and China in Group A to start the 2023 World Championships, both Ridge and Andrews competed for one season in Ann Arbor.
Ridge competed for the Wolverines during the 2016 season as a freshman. In 38 games, she tallied 20 goals and 10 assists and helped the Wolverines claim the 2016 CWPA Championship and a Fourth Place mark at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship.
Andrews competed for Michigan during the 2019 season and registered 57 goals, 71 assists and 47 steals with a 41-for-50 mark in sprints in the span of 32 games. A member of the 2019 CWPA Champion Wolverines, she claimed CWPA Rookie of the Year and ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America honors during her lone season in Ann Arbor. A 2019 CWPA All-Conference Second Team pick, she received Rookie of the Tournament and First Team All-Tournament recognition at the CWPA Championship prior to helping the Maize & Blue reach the NCAA Championship quarterfinals.
