• The CSUS Aquatic Center – a program of Associated Students, Inc. – on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., is the site of the annual Pacific Coast Rowing Championships (PCRC''s) on Saturday, May 14, and the Pac-10 Conference Championships on Sunday, May 15.

• 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 18 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 3:30 p.m. The Sacramento State women will compete in the open four (10 a.m.), novice four (1 p.m.) and open singe scull (2:20 p.m.) events. The Hornets'' morning race (open four) is a heat while both afternoon races are finals.

• Sunday''s regatta, the Pacific-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, novice eight and varsity four categories. The event is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and will run until approximately 1:50 p.m. If years past at the Pac-10 Championships are any indication, the top four or five finishers in the varsity eight grand final are likely to be selected to compete in the NCAA Championships at Lake Natoma on May 27-29. The women''s varsity eight will feature two qualifying heats (9:20 a.m., 9:30 a.m.) with the top three in each heat advancing to the grand final at 1:30 p.m. Places four, five and six in each of the two qualifying heats will advance to the petite final (1:10 p.m.). There will be no third-level final.

• Each of the 13 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-Stanford, 3-Washington, 4-USC, 5-UCLA, 6-Washington State, 7-Oregon State, 8-Gonzaga, 9-Sacramento State, 10-San Diego. Sacramento State, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for 9:20 a.m. and features defending Pac-10 champion Cal, USC, UCLA, Gonzaga, San Diego State and Loyola Marymount, needs to finish at least third to advance to the grand final.

• 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 May 17.

• Sacramento State''s varsity eight lineup for Sunday will be as follows: Cecilia Vina at coxswain, Laura Harder at stroke, Brittney Claycamp at seven, Ashley Wayman at six, Janine LaCrosse at five, Sara Crain at four, Aimee Chenard at three, Teresa Bitcon at two and Jamie Weatherfield at bow. The Hornets'' novice eight (8:50 a.m. heat time) and second varsity eight (9 a.m. heat time) will also be competing in the Pac-10s.

• Similar to the last three years, the NCAA will sanction a separate championship for the Div. I, II and III levels at the NCAA Championships. 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.