PORTLAND, Ore. – Over the past year and a half, there hasn't been a single college sport that hasn't been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Events were canceled, student-athletes were rendered unable to play and all sorts of other obstacles emerged due to unforeseen circumstances that have forced the whole world to adjust.
Portland Pilot rowing coach Gulliver Scott felt the brunt of it. He signed on to be just the third head coach in program history in September of last year, still in the thick of the pandemic. He had to prep his team for a spring season without the benefit of a fall schedule.