SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Portland Pilots rowing team concluded day-one action at the San Diego Crew Classic, with three boats racing. They finished sixth in the second heat of their varsity eight race, seventh in their varsity four race and eighth in the second varsity eight race.

The Pilots' first varsity eight finished sixth with a time of 7:25.894. That time was just over three tenths of a second behind Loyola Marymount. Sage Iona was the coxswain for Portland with Catherine Watson as the stroke.

The varsity four rowed next, taking seventh place with a time of 8:43.738. Clarissa Gutierrez was the coxswain while Gabby Twitchell was the stroke. The second varsity eight posted a time of 7:39.350, with Dawon Lee as the coxswain and Sarah Redmond as the stroke.

The Pilots will be back at it tomorrow for the second day of the regatta. Check PortlandPilots.com for more information.

Varsity Eight
1. Stanford, 6:55.680
2. Gonzaga, 6:58.784
3. Sacramento State, 7:12.434
4. MIT, 7:20.286
5. Loyola Marymount, 7:25.586
6. Portland, 7:25.894
7. Seattle U, 7:42.461

Varsity Four
1. USC, 7:39.377
2. Washington, 7:49.465
3. Oklahoma, 8:05.742
4. San Diego, 8:12.413
5. UC San Diego, 8:33.227
6. Old Dominion, 8:39.475
7. Portland, 8:43.738

Second Varsity Eight
1. California, 6:55.154
2. USC, 6:55.666
3. UCLA, 7:13.354
4. Oklahoma, 7:19.779
5. San Diego, 7:25.906
6. Sacramento State, 7:27.891
7. Marist, 7:37.908
8. Portland, 7:39.350

First Varsity Eight
C – Sage Iona
Stroke – Catherine Watson
7 – Avery Romano
6 – Mia Kilmister
5 – Colleen Cushing
4 – Maddie Olson (c)
3 – Megan Duifhuis
2 – Emma Dolcini
Bow – Lexa Wendl
 
Varsity 4
C – Clarissa Gutierrez
Stroke – Gabby Twitchell
3 – Katie Bayford
2 – Abbey Storms
Bow – Phoebe Barkann
 
Second Varsity Eight
C – Dawon Lee
Stroke – Sarah Redmond
7 – Lexi Turner
6 – Olivia Zilavy Pailthorp
5 – Lizzy Eckstrom
4 – Addison Thomas
3 – Soleia Quinn
2 – Gabriela Garcia
Bow – Lauren Poehlmann