• Saturday''s regatta, the PCRC''s, is open to all schools in the West Region, which includes any rowing institution located in the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado and Arizona. A total of 20 schools will be represented at the regatta which offers individual championships in every collegiate rowing category not offered in Sunday''s Pac-10 Championships. The event is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and will run until approximately 4:30 p.m. The Sacramento State women will compete in the novice four (8:10 a.m.) and varsity lightweight eight (4:20 p.m.) competitions. The Hornets'' morning race (novice four) is a heat while the afternoon race (varsity lightweight eight) is a grand final.

• Sunday''s regatta, the Pac-10 Conference Championships, is limited to the top 21 entrants for each event in the West Region, which includes each of the seven Pac-10 rowing institutions (Cal, Washington State, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington, UCLA and USC; Oregon is club status). The Pac-10''s offer races in the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four and the novice eight categories. The event is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and will run until approximately 3:15 p.m. If year''s past at the Pac-10 Championships are any indication, the top three, four or five finishers in the varsity eight grand final are likely to be selected to compete in the NCAA Championships (hosted by Sacramento State) on May 28-30 at the CSUS Aquatic Center. The women''s varsity eight will feature three qualifying heats (9:20 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 9:40 a.m.) with the top two in each heat advancing to the grand final at 3 p.m. A total of 15 boats will compete in the women''s varsity eight competition, with places three and four in each of the three qualifying heats advancing to the petite final (2:40 p.m.). The fifth-place finishers in each qualifying heat will advance to the third-level final at 2:20 p.m.

• Each of the 15 institutions in the women''s varsity eight competition on Sunday were seeded and placed into the qualifying heats accordingly. Seeds one through 10 are as follows: 1-Cal, 2-Washington, 3-Washington State, 4-USC, 5-Stanford, 6-UCLA, 7-Oregon State, 8-Loyola Marymount, 9-Sacramento State, 10-Gonzaga. Sacramento State, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for 9:40 a.m. and features Washington State, USC, Gonzaga and UC Davis, needs to finish at least second to advance to the grand final. Stanford enters the regatta as the defending Pac-10 varsity eight champions after finishing ahead of Washington in 2003. Washington had won each of last 11 varsity eight championships prior to Stanford winning last year.

• The Pac-10''s will mark the end of the women''s rowing regular season. Since the advent of the NCAA Championships in 1997, holding the Pac-10''s on the final weekend allows the selection committee to compare virtually all the West Coast (Pac-10 and non Pac-10) crews under comparable race conditions. With no time standard to meet, boats competing in the NCAA Women''s Rowing Championships will be named by a selection committee two days after the Pac-10''s, on Tuesday, May 18.

• Sacramento State''s varsity eight lineup for Sunday will be as follows: Courtney Buehler at bow, Ashley Carl at the two seat, Sara Crain at three, Adelle Reimer at four, Laura Harder at five, Brittney Claycamp at six, Erika Bracy at seven, Stephanie Brow at stroke and Christy Clifton at coxswain. The Hornets'' novice eight (8:20 a.m. heat time) and second varsity eight (8:40 a.m. heat time) will also be competing in the Pac-10s.

• Like the last two years, the NCAA will sanction a separate championship for the Div. I, II and III levels. A total of 16 schools will advance to this year''s NCAA Div. I Championship, with the top 12 teams (varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four) in the country, and four at-large varsity eight boats advancing to the regatta.

• Complete race schedules for both Saturday and Sunday can be accessed by clicking on the link above the story.