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SALEM, Ore. — Snow may have been on the ground at the beginning of the week, but the Portland State track & field team braved the cold to open its outdoor season Saturday at the Willamette Opener.
 
Twelve different athletes opened the season for the Vikings, while the rest of the Viking team will begin the outdoor season at the L&C Spring Break Open in two weeks time.
 
Andrew Stafford was the highest-placing Viking in any event at the meet, as he and freshman Mitchell Tolander placed third and fourth, respectively in the men's 800 meters. Stafford finished a second off his personal best with a time of 2:00.29 in the 800 meters, while Tolander finished in 2:00.79.
 
Liam Jemison led a group of seven Vikings in the men's 1,500 meters while placing 15th in 4:13.29. Jayson Maule, running his first 1,500-meter race as a Viking, finished three-tenths of a second behind Jemison in 4:13.56. Twin brothers Andy Solano and Erik Solano also finished within footsteps of each other in 4:16.19 and 4:16.54, respectively. Erik's time marked a PSU best for him, beating his time of 4:16.75 at last season's Pacific Open.
 
Freshman Collin Werth, senior Nigel Leonis and sophomore Cody Jones all ran their first 1,500-meter races as Vikings, and finished in 4:29.64, 4:41.87 and 4:44.04, respectively.
 
A trio of Viking women ran in their own 1,500-meter races Saturday, with freshman Phoebe Brown leading the pack with a time of 5:10.84. Sophomore Alana Baldwin-Joiner followed in 5:18.54 – beating her prep personal best of 5:20 in the 1,500 meters – while freshman Monica Salazar finished in 5:19.16.
 
The Vikings next compete at the L&C Spring Open, March 15-16, in Portland.
 
Willamette Opener
Charles Bowles Track
Salem, Ore.
March 2, 2019
 
Women's Results:
1,500m: 9. Phoebe Brown, 5:10.84; 11. Alana Baldwin-Joiner, 5:18.54; 12. Monica Salazar, 5:19.16.
 
Men's Results:
800m: 3. Andrew Stafford, 2:00.29; 4. Mitchell Tolander, 2:00.79. 1,500m: 15. Liam Jemison, 4:13.29; 16. Jayson Maule, 4:13.56; 20. Andy Solano, 4:16.19; 21. Erik Solano, 4:16.54; 27. Collin Werth, 4:29.64; 28. Nigel Leonis, 4:41.87; 29. Cody Jones, 4:44.04.