PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots men's track and field teams will send select athletes to both the Husky and Iowa Classic this weekend.
 
The Husky Classic is one of the biggest weekends of track and field in the state of Washington, with over seventy Division I teams competing along-side numerous pros of Olympic and World Championship caliber at the Dempsey Indoor. Sophomore Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse will compete first for the Pilots in the fastest heat, the 5000m invitational, on Friday. Juniors Trent Mazelli and Said Guermali will then start the competition for the Pilots on Saturday in the 800m, with Mazelli also running in the mile later that day. Junior Logan Orndorf, freshman Evert Silva, and senior Jeff Thies will then close out the meet in the 5000m with Thies in the fastest section.
 
Meanwhile, juniors Noah Schutte, Simon Grannetia, and Gabriel Haughey, along with sophomore Riley Osen and senior Matt Welch will head Iowa to compete in the Lied Recreation Center at the Iowa State Classic. Schutte, Welch, Osen and Grannetia will all be running in the 3000m on Friday, with Haughey closing out the day in the 5000m.
 
"I am just looking for best efforts this weekend," said head coach Rob Conner. "It is a little early for us to be worried or concerned with times. The guys are rounding into great shape but our main indoor focus is still a couple weeks away at the MPSF meet."
 
Both meets will be streamed live on FloTrack, and you can find both the live stream links and live stat links on PortlandPilots.com on the day of the meet.
 
Husky Classic
Dempsey Indoor
Seattle, Wash.
Feb. 9-10
TENTATIVE Schedule
 
Friday Feb. 9
5:30 p.m. – 5000m Invitational: Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse (Section 1)
 
Saturday Feb. 10
11:45 a.m. - 800m: Trent Mazelli (Section 2), Said Guermali (Section 3)
12:40 p.m. – 3000m: Logan Orndorf (Section 2), Evert Silva (Section 3)
1:50 p.m. – Mile: Trent Mazelli (Section 1)
4:44 p.m. – 3000m: Jeff Thies (Section 5)
 
Iowa State Classic
Lied Recreation Athletic Center
Ames, Iowa.
Feb. 9-10
TENTATIVE Schedule
 
Friday Feb. 9
3:30 p.m. - 3000m:  Riley Osen (Section 1), Simon Grannetia (Section 1)
4:15 p.m. – 5000m:  Gabriel Haughey (Section 2)
5:45 p.m. - 3000m: Noah Schutte (Section 2), Matt Welch (Section 2),