Third Varsity Eight Takes First at Sacramento State Invite

Pilot rowing lines up on the water. LAKE NATOMA, Calif. -- The Portland Pilots competed in the Sacramento State Invite on Saturday, highlighted by the third varsity eight taking first in their race. The varsity four took second in their race while the varsity eight, second varsity eight and novice eight all took third.

The first race of the day was the varsity four, which the Pilots finished second in with a time of 7:38.3. Natalie Petty was coxswain for the Pilots while Gaby Twitchell was the stroke. Two varsity eight races followed, with Portland taking third in both. The second varsity eight finished in a time of 7:20.1 while the first varsity eight finished in 7:04.3. Clarissa Gutierrez…