PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots make their annual trek to the West Coast Conference Championships this weekend, which will take place on Saturday morning on Lake Natoma just outside of Sacramento, Calif. The Pilots will be racing four boats on Saturday, with the varsity eight, second eight and varsity four counting towards the WCC Championships at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center.
 
The Pilots are coming off back-to-back fourth-place finishes at the 2016 and 2017 WCC Championships, with both the varsity four boat and the varsity eight posting the program's fastest times ever at the WCC's last spring.
 
The first boats on the water will be the second fours, with Alice Chang in the cox seat for the Pilots. That event scheduled for 8:40 a.m., and 20 minutes later the WCC's officially get underway with the varsity fours. Alyssa Soete is the coxswain for the Pilots, and Portland will be looking to build upon last season's historic time on Lake Natoma.
 
Next up is the second eight, with Emma Papenhausen as the cox for Portland and Lauren Formigli rowing stroke. The second eight's are scheduled to embark on the course at 9:20 a.m.
 
The varsity eights conclude the day in the WCC's signature event, with the seven crews slated to hit the water at 9:40 a.m. Portland's varsity eight will be coxed by Miranda Reyes with 2017 All-WCC selection Veronica Nicacio rowing stroke.
 
Gonzaga is the three-time defending conference champion.
 
2018 West Coast Rowing Championships - Lake Natoma, Calif.
8:40 a.m. – Second Four
9:00 a.m. – Varsity Four
9:20 a.m. – Second Eight
9:40 a.m. – Varsity Eight
 
Portland Line-ups
Varsity Eight: Miranda Reyes (coxswain), Veronica Nicacio, Lauren Reid, Megan Del Pozzi, Sydne Jacoby, Melanie Martinell, Acacia Welsford, Jacquelyn Bass, Lauren Jesse.
 
Second Eight: Emma Papenhausen (coxswain), Lauren Formigli, Catherine Watson, Megan Medalia, Lillyanne Landers, Claire Hodge, Avery Romano, Joselene Piedra-Rodriguez, Kiva Goodman
 
Varsity Four: Alyssa Soete (coxswain), Brooklin Gomez, Reeca Bardon, Courtney Schmidt, Olivia Sanchez
 
Second Four: Alice Chang (coxswain), Meredith Marcinko, Mollie Rutz, Tess Pritchett, Lauren Yee