Sacramento State hosts rowing championship May 2-3

Sacramento State Women’s Rowing will host the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships 8 a.m., Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, at Lake Natoma.
           
The event will include more than 30 other schools in the region that are not part of the Pacific 10 Conference and will feature events for men’s and women’s teams such as the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four and novice eight.
           
Sacramento State’s team has had success this season. Earlier this month, at the Lake Natoma Invitational, the varsity eight came back with a victory over Texas and Central Florida with a first place time of 6:41.80. The team placed first in Group 3 of the competition and was victorious despite a lineup change due to illness.
 
“We’re doing fairly well; our varsity had some good wins, and we were second at San Diego,” head coach Mike Connors says. “In our second boat, we’ve had a lot of people sick and injured the past few weeks. We’re trying to get healthy for this weekend and are working on our speed.”

In addition to the WIRA Championships, the team will participate in the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships Saturday, May 16, and the Pacific-10 Championships Sunday, May 17. The Pacific-10 Championships allow schools that aren’t part of the Pac-10, as well as the championships schools, to compete for the opportunity to participate in the NCAA National Championships.

For more information on the team and its schedule visit www.hornetsports.com/sports/wcrew.