PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots men and women's track and field team will open their outdoor season this weekend at the Linfield IceBreaker and the Willamette Open, in McMinnville and Salem, Ore.
 
The men will compete first for the Pilots on Friday at Linfield in the 10,000m and then continue competition Saturday at Willamette in the 1500m and 5000m.
 
The women will then begin competition on Saturday, also at the Willamette Open. The Pilots will compete in the 100m, 200m and 400m short distance events, but begin the day with their only long distance event for the weekend, the 1500m. Junior Courtney Vacek and sophomore Maya Murphy-Cook will also compete in the triple jump and high jump, respectively.
 
"This is a nice, low-key start to the outdoor season," said women's head coach Ian Solof. "We will train through it and gear up for the bigger meets later this month."
 
Live stats for both meets can be found on portlandpilots.com.
 
Linfield IceBreaker
March 2, 2018
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
 
8:00 p.m. - Men's 10,000m: Reuben Kiprono, Michael Teran, Cole Shugart, Peter Allegre
 
Willamette Open
March 3, 2018
TENTATIVE Schedule

11:00 a.m. - Women's 1500m: Emily Bechen, Alexandra Newsom, Katelyn Schultz, Savanna Craig, Susan Van Weperen, Dylan Hite
11:10 a.m. – Men's 1500m: Kris Braunberger, Peter Gentile, Henry Hayes, Conor Johnston, Brent Knutzen, Sam Lomax, Trent Mazelli, Malcolm Roux, Sean Tan, Jack Welch, Joe Horen
11:30 a.m. - Women's High Jump: Maya Murphy-Cook
11:30 a.m. - Women's Triple Jump: Courtney Vacek
11:45 a.m. - Men's 5000m: Erik Holm, Devin Wulff, Tristan Peloquin
12:40 - Women's 100m Dash: Skye Chen-Johnson, Payton Kirtley, Michal Jones
12:55 - Women's 400m Dash: Michal Jones, Christina Francisco, Samantha Walsh
1:30 p.m. - Women's 200m Dash: Skye Chen-Johnson, Maya Murphy Cook, Payton Kirtley, Christina Francisco, Samantha Walsh