SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Rowing is underway for many West Coast Conference programs as the second weekend of competition is complete.
Sacramento State and Saint Mary's garnered Crew of the Week honors the past two weeks with their varsity eight boats. The Hornets took first in the Sacramento State Invitational to start the season while the Gaels earned two victories at the Hornet invitational.
In The Rankings
Oregon State is the only West Coast Conference team currently ranked. The Beavers are ranked 18th in the latest Pocock CRCA Coaches' poll.
Next Time Out
All programs are idle this week as they prepare for an action-packed weekend March 28-29.
On March 28, five conference institutions will be in the water in Eugene, Ore. for the Oregon State Invite - Oregon State, Gonzaga, Portland, Santa Clara and Seattle U will battle it out.
Elsewhere on the day, Saint Mary's will compete against Humboldt State in a dual and Creighton will clash it out with Drake.
The San Diego Crew Classic will take place through the weekend, with Sacramento State, San Diego and Washington State being part of the vast event list at the Crown Point Shores.
Last Time Out
Several West Coast Conference programs have been competing all over the west the last two weeks.
Sacramento State hosted two early season invitations so far this season in the Sacramento State Invitational and Hornet Invitational. The Hornets came out of both with big days, as their varsity eight has yet to lose this season. Sacramento State's varsity four earned a second-place finish at the opening Sacramento State Invite with a time of 8:06.1.
Saint Mary's also competed in both invitationals hosted by Sacramento State. At the Hornet Invitational, the Gaels won all nine races the team competed in against UC San Diego and Kansas State.
Creighton took part in a Spring Break Trip, closing it out with a dual against Central Oklahoma. The Bluejays' varsity eight earned a victory with a time of 7:05.7, nearly 23 seconds faster than Central Oklahoma's varsity eight.
No. 18 Oregon State competed with current No. 10 California in a dual on March 7, falling just short in four head-to-head matchups.
Last weekend, Portland garnered three wins at the Puget Sound Invite, with the varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four all boasting first-place finishes in their races. The Pilots' first varsity eight won with a strong time of 7:07.3 against Puget Sound and Seattle U.