LAKE NATOMA, Calif. --- The Portland Pilots women's rowing team officially launches the 2017 season this weekend when they travel south to the Sacramento State Invitational, which is scheduled for Saturday morning. The Pilots will send five crews to Lake Natoma, which is the same site as the West Coast Conference Championships in May.
"This is our first appearance at the Sacramento Invitational," Portland head coach Pasha Spencer said. "We had a long winter of training on land and we're looking forward to racing on the same race course as the WCC Championships."
The Invitational begins at 8:15 a.