PRINCETON, N.J. - The United States Rowing Association announced late Monday its roster for the 2018 Under-23 National Team that will compete in a pair of international competitions this month. Rising junior Andrew Knoll of the Navy heavyweight team was selected as a member of the United States' men's four crew that will race at both the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland from July 13 through 15 and the 2018 World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Poznan, Poland, July 25 through 29.

Knoll will be rowing from the third seat in the four-man boat without a coxswain. Alexander Wallis from the University of California will sit in the stroke seat, while Wallis' college teammate Hunter Hodges will row in the two-hole. Washington's Eli Maesner will compete from the bow. Carlos Dinares is the head coach in charge of the men's four crew.

Knoll is the first Midshipmen from the heavyweight team to compete in international competition for the United States since Tim Tracey '16 and Julian Hagberg '16 represented the U.S. at the 2015 World U-23 Rowing Championships.

The rising junior will be in action starting on Friday, July 13 in Lucerne, Switzerland at the World Rowing Cup III before heading to Poznan, Poland for the World Rowing U-23 Championships. The following are links to the World Rowing Cup III (VIEWING LINKS) and the U-23 Championships (WRU23 LINKS).

The U.S. will have 22 crews competing at the U-23 Championships, a five-day event. Events include the men's and women's single sculls, lightweight single sculls, double sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, lightweight quadruple sculls, pair, lightweight pair, four, four with coxswain, and eight.
 
The 72-person roster for the 2018 U.S. team includes athletes from 20 states, plus the District of Columbia. 28 colleges and universities are represented on the roster.

The U.S. won five medals at the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The women's eight and lightweight men's four won silver medals, while the women's single sculls, women's pair, and men's four with coxswain won bronze medals. Austin Treubert '18 of the Navy lightweight crew team was a member of the silver medal-winning men's lightweight four boat at the 2017 championship event.