LAKE NATOMA, Calif. – The end of the 2023 season for Portland Pilots Rowing is near, with the 2023 WCC Rowing Championship happening this Saturday, May 13 at Lake Natoma in Sacramento.
 
The Pilots will compete in three races at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center: the first varsity four race, the second varsity eight race and the first varsity eight race. The fours will race at 9:00 a.m., the second varsity eight will go at 9:20 a.m. and the first varsity eight will go at 9:40 a.m.
 
Portland is coming off a strong weekend at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships (WIRA), where the varsity four took first in the petit final while both varsity eight boats advanced to the grand final. The win was the first of the year for the varsity four and also the first at WIRAs since 2014.
 
The Pilots took fifth at the WCC Championships last season, with Maddie Olson and Catherine Watson making the All-WCC team. Olson returns for the Pilots as a key cog for the varsity eight. Portland has yet to finish higher than fourth at the championships.
 
A live stream and timing will be available at PortlandPilots.com. Below are the lineups for Saturday's races.
 
Varsity Eight:
Coxswain – Dawon Lee
8 – Maddie Olson
7 – Colleen Cushing
6 – Mia Kilmister
5 – Claire Banasky
4 – Olivia Zilavy Pailthorp
3 – Lexi Turner
2 – Kate Feustel
1 – Lexa Wendl
 
Second Varsity Eight:
Coxswain – Clarissa Gutierrez
8 – Veronica Conklin
7 – Lauren Poehlmann
6 – Madi Franco
5 – Addison Thomas
4 – Isabella Honig
3 – Rachel Hester
2 – Abbey Storms
1 – Sarah Redmond
 
Varsity Four:
Coxswain – Abbey McHugh
4 – Gabriela Garcia
3 – Natalie Baier
2 – Alysa Gribben
1 – Rachel Mann 

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