PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland senior Acacia Welsford, junior Jacquelyn Bass, and sophomore Mollie Rutz were each named to the 2019 West Coast Conference Rowing All-Academic Team, while 16 Pilots total earned all-academic recognition. This is the third straight year to land on the league's all-academic team for Welsford.
Portland matched LMU for the conference-high in most rowers honored.
Welsford is a history major with a 3.96 cumulative GPA, and she primarily rowed for Portland's second eight this spring. The crew won a silver medal at the Covered Bridge Regatta, they advanced to the Grand Final at the 2019 WIRA Championships, and they helped the Pilots record their fourth-straight fourth-place finish at the West Coast Conference Championships.