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Sailor · 2019–2026

Niah Ford

florida state university College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
47

837 races · 84 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 47

Podium rate
11%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 44%–50%, 804 boats)

Best class ranking
#1791

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 287

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joey Meagher

1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Mateo Rodriguez & Avery Harris

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mateo Rodriguez

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Carter Weatherilt

Dec 2021 – May 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Noah Zittrer

23–151 head to head in 174 races

Rival
Hilton Kamps

89–76 in 165 races

Best day
25 Feb 2023

1-6-1-5-2-2-2-2-1-2-1-5-2-2-2-2-1-2-1-1-1-3-2-1-2-2-4-1-1-1-1-9 · Eckerd Interconference

Signature result
1st of 10

Eckerd Interconference · College fleet racing · 25 Feb 2023

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joey Meagher — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Avery Harris · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 26events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4% win rate · 70 of 519 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Katie Nelson · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 5% win rate · 51 of 435 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2024
  • Brady Parks · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 52 of 329 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Peter Foley · Florida State University (Seminoles), Hurricane · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, Melges 15 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 211 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Carter Weatherilt · Carter Weatherilt, Florida State University (Seminoles) · 420, College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 14 of 217 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2021 – May 2025
  • Tia Schoening · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 194 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Olivia Hanley · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 187 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Joey Meagher · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 34 of 155 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2023
  • Patrick Parker · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 17 of 94 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2024 – May 2025
  • Joseph Martinez · Florida State University (Seminoles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 103 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Apr 2024

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

-160973532020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaNessieE ScowCrew22nd / 49
9 Jul 20262026 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaFulltiltE ScowCrew31st / 38
27 May 2025Open Eastern Semi FinalsFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Crew (5-6)14th / 18
19 Apr 2025SAISA Spring Open Championship - Tillman TrophyFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingB Crew (1-10)6th / 18
5 Apr 2025SAISA Open Team Race ChampsFlorida State University (Seminoles)College team racingCrew8th / 10
29 Mar 2025Vietor TrophyFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 13
8 Mar 2025The Turner Team RaceFlorida State University (Seminoles)College team racingCrew2nd / 7
1 Mar 2025The Mendelblatt Team RaceFlorida State University (Seminoles)College team racingCrew8th / 10
22 Feb 2025SAISA Top 18 InviteFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Crew (4-6)8th / 18
8 Feb 20252025 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (J/105)Florida State University (Seminoles)College keelboatA Crew6th / 9
22 Nov 20242024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #1HurricaneMelges 15Crew13th / 61
26 Oct 2024SAISA Fall Open Champs, Robert L. Armstrong TrophyFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingB Crew (1-5)11th / 18
25 Oct 2024SAISA Fall Women's ChampionshipFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-14)7th / 9
5 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Crew15th / 18
21 Sep 2024Allstate Sugar Bowl OpenFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Crew (9-14)5th / 9
7 Sep 2024SAISA Top 9 InviteFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Crew (1-9)6th / 8
20 May 2024Western Women’s National Semi-finalsFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingB Skipper16th / 18
13 Apr 2024SAISA Spring Women's Championship (Boyd Trophy)Florida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 8
12 Apr 2024SAISA Spring Women's Team Race ChampionshipsFlorida State University (Seminoles)College team racingSkipper6th / 6
6 Apr 2024SAISA Spring Open Championship (Tillman Trophy)Florida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 18
5 Apr 2024SAISA Spring Open Team Race ChampionshipsFlorida State University (Seminoles)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
24 Feb 2024SAISA Top 18 InvitationalFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 17
17 Feb 2024Mendelblatt Team RaceFlorida State University (Seminoles)College team racingCrew5th / 10
28 Oct 2023SAISA Fall Open Champs (Robert L Armstrong Trophy)Florida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingB Crew6th / 17
27 Oct 2023SAISA Fall Women's ChampionshipFlorida State University (Seminoles)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 11

Crew rating across all classes: 321, #6,570.Helm rating across all classes: 183, #20,600. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.