VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Portland Pilots Rowing earned a win in the second varsity eight heat at the Pilot/Pioneer Invite this Saturday, the second win of the season for the second varsity eight. The open four and first varsity eight for Portland also took second in their heats while the varsity four took fifth. The second round of races scheduled for today did not take place due to rain and wind.

The open four started the day with a second-place finish to Seattle Pacific, finishing with a time of 9:41.60. Natalie Petty was the cox while Isabella Honig was the stroke. Ania Fernandez was set to cox for the second heat before the cancelation. The varsity four followed that with a fifth-place finish in their race, posting a time of 9:09.90 with Clarissa Gutierrez and Gaby Twitchell as the coxswain and stroke respectively.

Portland raced in the second heat of the first varsity eight races, rowing in a tightly contested race with Cal Poly Humboldt. They ended up losing by just over a second, taking second place with a time of 7:51.20. Dawon Lee and Kate Feustel were the cox and the stroke. But the Pilots wouldn't walk away without a win, with the second varsity eight taking first with a time 8:37.20. Leahbelle Paladino was the coxswain with Julia Kiplinger as the stroke.

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Open 4+
1. Seattle Pacific 9:15.60
2. Portland 9:41.60
3. Lewis & Clark 9:48.90 

Varsity 4
1. Embry-Riddle 8:34.10
2. Western Washington 8:41.30
3. Seattle Pacific 8:48.00
4. Cal Poly Humboldt 8:59.60
5. Portland 9:09.90 
6. Seattle University 11:00.50

First Varsity Eight -- Heat 1
1. Puget Sound 8:16.60
2. Seattle University 8:23.60
3. Lewis & Clark 8:36.00
4. Pacific 9:19.80
5. Pacific Lutheran 9:44.00

First Varsity Eight -- Heat 2
1. Cal Poly Humboldt 7:50.10
2. Portland 7:51.20
3. Seattle Pacific 8:01.20
4. Western Washington 8:11.70
5. Embry-Riddle 8:16.00

Second Varsity Eight -- Heat 1
1. Portland 8:37.20
2. Western Washington 8:40.90
3. Seattle Pacific 9:00.40
4. Seattle University 9:06.80
5. Cal Poly Humboldt 9:26.30

Open Four:
C. Natalie Petty (R1)/Ania Fernandez (R2)
4. Isabella Honig
3. Lauren Rosander
2. Madi Quinton
1. Madie Monteith

Varsity Four:
C. Clarissa Gutierrez
4. Gaby Twitchell
3. Elizabeth Adams
2. Alysa Gribben
1. Tania Hernandez

Varsity Eight:
C. Dawon Lee
8. Kate Feustel
7. Veronica Conklin
6. Megan Duifhuis
5. Mia Kilmister
4. Claire Banasky
3. Rachel Hester
2. Phoebe Barkann
1. Sarah Redmond

Second Varsity Eight:
C. Leahbelle Paladino
8. Julia Kiplinger
7. Mina Mihajlovic
6. Molly Spraker
5. Addison Thomas
4. Madi Franco
3. Lauren Poehlmann
2. Gabriela Garcia
1. Rachel Mann

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