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“People often ask me how good of a runner he really was,” said Jim Grelle, the best American collegiate miler from 1957-59, of his Oregon teammate Phil Knight. “And I always tell them, ‘he sure was, he lettered at Oregon three years in a row,’ which, if you know anything about the history of running at Oregon, should be more than suffi cient to answer the question.”

Grelle, Knight, Bill Dellinger and Jim Bailey composed the core of Oregon’s impressive mile and half-mile runners in the late 1950s, one of the golden eras for the Men of Oregon. Under the tutelage of legendary coach Bill Bowerman, Grelle would win the 1959 NCAA and Pacifi c Coast Conference championships in the mile, after fi nishing second in 1957 and ’58.

“Phil was always quiet about what he was doing, but he was also such a competitor; he still is,” said Grelle, a three-time All-American in the mile. “He always ran well and got better all three years.”

Knight helped Oregon defeat Washington State by winning the mile in their 1958 dual meet. In fact, Knight and his teammates went undefeated in duals, 14-0, during his career at Oregon. In all, Knight recorded 13 top-three fi nishes in the mile during his Oregon career.

The man who would later become the Co-Founder of Nike, was also an important member of the Ducks’ relay teams. He ran the third leg for the squad that captured the 1958 Northern Division distance medley relay championship. As a senior in 1959, he fi rst helped the Ducks capture another Northern Division crown in the two-mile relay, and then ran the lead leg for the distance medley team that won the race at the 1959 Drake Relays in a then meet-record time.

Two Men and a Handshake

Following his running career at Oregon, Knight became inspired by the notion that quality athletic shoes might be found in Japan for much less than the expensive German products, which were the only athletic shoes available to American runners at the time.

Knight eventually received distribution rights for Japan’s Tiger running shoes. Though it took more than a year for him to receive the fi rst Tiger sample shoes, he immediately sent two pairs to his former track coach, hoping to make a sale and to gain the potentially powerful endorsement of Bowerman. He got much more.

Bowerman, a shoe designer himself, wrote back to Knight that they should become partners. Knight would run the business, while Bowerman would provide design ideas. They shook hands on January 25, 1964, and Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS) was born.

By 1966, the early version of what would become the iconic Bowerman-designed Cortez running shoe had taken shape. Other shoe models would follow, and BRS’s territory until it was the exclusive national distributor for Tiger’s running shoe business.

“I came back and sold shoes for Blue Ribbon Sports in 1965,” said Grelle, who ran 21 sub-4:00 miles during his career. “I was really impressed with Phil’s company and his drive to make it a success. I think how he learned to compete in races was exactly like how he had learned to compete in life.”

In 1971, Knight asked Carolyn Davidson, a graphic arts student at Portland State University, to draw up a few potential brand marks. Ultimately, he selected a crescent-shaped mark that today is one of the world’s most recognized brands, the “Swoosh.”

Jeff Johnson, the fi rst full-time employee Knight had hired, awoke one morning with an inspiration for the name of the new company—“Nike” goddess of victory in Greek mythology.

By February 1972, BRS had prepared an entire line of shoes under the Nike name, including a Nike Cortez, Bruin, Blazer and Boston. At the same time, Bowerman had been working on a new rubber sole pattern inspired by the family waffl e iron.

At the 1972 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, runners got their fi rst glimpse of the new “Waffl e” sole. And the rest, as they say….

(portions adapted from text provided courtesy

of Scott Reames, Nike Historian)

A handshake between Bill Bowerman and Phil

Knight formed the partnership that would

transform the world of sports

and create a lasting legacy at Oregon.

Phil KnightOregon Track ’57, ’58, ’59

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A Legend RebornAt the heart of Eugene’s successful bids for the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Historic Hayward Field is the nation’s most impressive track and fi eld venue. And there is no place on earth like Track Town, USA.

The 2008 Trials were an unmitigated success that could have only happened here; the magical performances, the heart-stopping moments, the records, the drama, the joy, the tears. All of which played out for the nation to watch before the most appreciative home to track and fi eld in the world.

The 2008 Trials marked only the beginning of the legendary venue’s rebirth. In the coming years, Hayward Field and Track Town, USA will be the epicenter of the nation’s most prestigious championship meets. In 2010, Track Town, USA will welcome the NCAA Championships for the 10th time since 1962—the most of any venue in modern history. The NCAA meet will also return to Eugene for the 2013 and 2014 events.

The USA Track & Field Championships and USA Junior Championships returned to the University of Oregon campus in 2009 and will do so again in 2011. And not to be forgotten, Team USA will be selected once again at the U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials.

The University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, one of the most famous track and fi eld facilities in the world, is named for Bill Hayward, who coached the University of Oregon’s men’s team from 1904-1947.

Hayward Field was initially constructed for football in 1919. Two years later, a six-lane cinder track was installed and track events were transferred from Kincaid Field on the opposite edge of campus. The facility was utilized for both sports until the opening of Autzen Stadium in 1967.

The stadium has undergone signifi cant improvements in modern history; in 2008 a new track surface, stadium lights, a remarkable video board and newly confi gured infi eld were unveiled.

The birth of track and fi eld on the University of Oregon campus dates back to 1895. The student body (then numbering 353) built a quarter-mile dirt track at Kincaid Field, now the site of 13th Avenue and Kincaid Street, to practice for their annual fi eld day, held in conjunction with commencement exercises. In 1900, the Ducks started competing in dual meets against regional

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universities and opponents and sported a 13-3 record in their fi rst nine years—including an undefeated stretch from 1906–09. The fi rst upgrade to the Kincaid track came in 1904 when it was covered partially to facilitate inclement-weather practice and competition. By 1912 the sport had started to outgrow the facility, and the university started to explore other possibilities.

Although collegiate sports went on hiatus temporarily in 1917 because of the fi rst World War, a full schedule of meets returned in 1919 – the same year Hayward Field was built for football. Two years later, a six-lane cinder track bordering the football playing fi eld was installed for $10,000, including a 220-yard straightway on the east end of the track. Bleachers were transferred from Kincaid Field, and in 1925, the wooden east grandstand was added. In 1928, the students paid to cover the bleachers on the north end that remained until 1950.

With the construction of Autzen Stadium for football in 1967, Hayward Field became a track-only venue. One of the stadium’s most famous former features was its south end bleachers that obscured nearly a quarter of the track. Oregon runners and eventual Olympians Otis Davis and Wade Bell were famed for trailing the fi eld as they disappeared behind the bleachers, only to soon emerge into daylight with a commanding lead. The cinder track lasted until 1970 when the facility received its fi rst all-weather surface. Five years later, the west grandstands were completely rebuilt to their current layout.

The University of Oregon continues to update the classic facility as it looks to remain the nation’s preeminent track and fi eld venue. In addition to the multi-million dollar renovation completed in preparation of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Historic Hayward Field has received additional improvements in the past two decades to further its reputation as a high-performance facility.

The most eye-catching upgrade is the new video scoreboard, which displays high-defi nition video for instant replays and post-competition interviews with athletes and coaches. It can also display results and video simultaneously, which has tremendously increased the level of enjoyment experienced by the Hayward Field faithful.

As innovative and spectacular as the 2008 Olympic Trials were, they are just the beginning for Hayward Field, which will host the 2010, 2013 and 2014 NCAA Championships, the 2011 USA Track & Field Championships and the 2012 Olympic Trials.

Together the meets off er the opportunity to transform the sport of track and fi eld by elevating the experience for athletes, coaches, the media, and spectators.

This exciting vision has been made possible through the generous support of individuals committed to celebrating the legendary past and bold future of historic Hayward Field. The University of Oregon is grateful to them for their leadership role in this eff ort and for fueling the fl ame of Track Town, USA.

Jon and Terri Anderson

Greg and Anne Erwin

The Giustina Family

The Jensen Family

Aaron and Marie Jones

Phil and Penny Knight

Dave and Nancy Petrone

Lloyd and Sharon Powell

Dave and Terry Taylor

As innovative and spectacular as the

The traditional “Victory Lap”

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Powell Plaza—unveiled in 2005 to welcome fans into the fabled facility—details the Ducks’ rich track and fi eld heritage and is named after the family of Lloyd Powell, a track teammate of former coach and athlete Bill Dellinger. The facility also welcomed a new four-lane, fully-lit 400-meter all-weather track that encircles six new tennis courts on the southwest edge of the track.

A complete face-lift of the indoor practice area under the west grandstands was fi nished in the spring of 2006, and included a new urethane-coated competition surface, jump runways and pits, and several throwing rings. A pair of state-of-the-art underwater and anti-gravity treadmills were also installed to facilitate Oregon’s national-class athletic treatment facilities.

The Bowerman Building was completed in 1992 and dedicated to Bill Bowerman and his family who donated funds necessary to construct the all-purpose building. The building houses an athletic treatment center, locker rooms and meeting rooms. Memorabilia and various exhibits commemorate great athletes, teams and moments of the program’s history.

One of the biggest renovations to date came prior to the 1988 NCAA Championships with a two-year project to convert the track from a 440-yard dimension to a 400-meter oval with 85-meter straightaways. To accommodate the size changes, the east grandstands were moved back to the east approximately 11 meters (or 35 feet, 9 1/2 inches).

The Pacifi c Northwest’s fi rst indoor all-sport training facility, the Ed Moshofsky Center, is also available for all-weather conditioning. Runners, jumpers and throwers can train in the climate-controlled, spacious environment on both sprint lanes and soft surfaces.

Off the track, the Ducks’ nationally-renowned strength and conditioning program offers student-athletes a one-of-a-kind combination of coaches, venues and event-specifi c training programs.

In 2007, a dynamic expansion of the University’s athletic treatment facilities was completed. The updated center offers 12,000 square feet of treatment and rehabilitative space, including state-of-the-art hydrotherapy amenities such as three Hydroworx underwater treadmills and three oversized hot and cold plunge pools.

The space also includes comprehensive physician services, including a digital X-ray center and a fully equipped treatment area with top of the line therapeutic equipment and cardio stations to aid in effi cient and prompt recovery.

Student-athletes can also utilize an amazing new nutrition resource center for consultation and nutritional supplements.

The University of Oregon’s Historic Hayward Field. Not only has the legend been reborn, but like the State’s motto, “She Flies with Her Own Wings.”

Underwater Treadmill

Anti-gravity Treadmill

Indoor Training Facility

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100 Meters

9.77 (w+1.6) FAR Tyson Gay, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/089.8h (10.19) FAR Steve Williams, USA, 6/20/759.88 (w+1.8) PCR Shawn Crawford, USA, 6/19/049.88 (w+1.0) Justin Gatlin, Nike, Pre Classic, 5/28/069.89 (w+1.6) CR Travis Padgett, Olympic Trials, 6/29/089.89 (w+1.6) Darvis Patton, Olympic Trials, 6/29/089.90 (w+0.3) Maurice Greene, 6/21/019.9h FAR Reynaud Robinson, USA, 7/1/729.9h FAR Eddie Hart, USA, 7/1/729.92 (w+0.8) NMR Ato Boldon, NCAA Champs, 6/1/96Wind-aided marks9.68 (w+4.0) Tyson Gay, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/08 fastest recorded time U.S. soil, all conditions9.75 (w+3.4) Tyson Gay, adidas, U.S. Championships, 6/25/099.79 (w+5.2) Andre Cason, USA Champs, 6/16/939.79 (w+4.5) Andre Cason, USA Champs, 6/16/939.79 (w+2.9) Maurice Greene, 5/31/989.84 (w+4.0) Walter Dix, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/089.84 (w+4.0) Darvis Patton, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/089.85 (w+4.0) Travis Padgett, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/089.85 (w+4.0) Michael Rodgers, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/26/09

200 Meters

19.85 (w+1.7) Walter Dix, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0819.85 (w+1.7) Shawn Crawford, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0819.87 (w+0.8) Lorenzo Daniel, USA, 6/3/8819.8/19.9yh FWR Don Quarrie, Jamica, 6/7/7519.90 (w+1.7) Wallace Spearmon, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0819.9yh FWR Steve Williams, USA, 6/7/7519.99 (w+1.7) Rodney Martin, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0820.04 (w+0.6) Michael Marsh, USA, 6/18/9320.10 (w+1.7) Millard Hampton, USA, 6/22/7620.12 (w+2.0) Don Quarrie, Jamaica, 6/21/65Wind-aided marks19.73 (w+3.3) Shawn Crawford, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0920.00 (w+3.3) Charles Clark, USA, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0920.03 (w+3.3) Wallace Spearmon, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0919.86 (w+4.0) Justin Gatlin, Tennessee (USA), 5/30/0120.04 (w+2.2) Rodney Martin, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0820.05 (w+3.3) Ivory Williams, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0920.09 (w+3.3) Xavier Carter, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/09Other notable marks20.14 (w+1.6) PCR Wallace Spearmon, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/08

300 Meters

31.30 PCR LaShawn Merritt, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/0931.31 LaShawn Merritt, USA, 200631.93 Xavier Carter, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/0932.14 Wallace Spearmon, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/0932.19 Jason Rouser, USA, 1994

400 Meters

43.74 Michael Johnson, USA, 6/19/9343.92 PCR Michael Johnson, USA, 6/24/0044.00 LaShawn Merritt, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/0844.1h Wayne Collett, USA, 7/9/7244.12 Butch Reynolds, USA, 6/19/9344.13 Derek Mills, USA, 6/04/9544.20 Jeremy Wariner, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/0844.2c John Smith, USA, 6/26/7144.2h Fred Newhouse, USA, 7/7/72Other notable marks44.5h (440y) FWR John Smith, USA, 6/26/71

800 Meters

1:43.5c FWR/FAR Rick Wohlhuter, USA, 6/8/74 (1:44.1 880y - 0.6 sec. conv.)1:44.01 PCR Alfred Kirwa Yego, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/081:44.10 Nick Symmonds, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/30/081:44.18 Yusuf Saad Kamel, Bahrain, Pre Classic, 6/8/081:44.3h FWR/FAR David Wottle, USA, 7/1/721:44.43 Mark Everett, USA, 6/5/931:44.53 Donald Paige, USA, 6/23/801:44.54 Nick Symmonds, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/071:44.55 Khadevis Robinson, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/081:44.62 Johnny Gray, USA, 5/26/96

1,000 Meters

2:14.54 PCR Joaquim Cruz, Brazil, 7/21/84 (U.S. Soil Record)2:16.54 Jim Spivey, Athletics West, 7/21/84

1,500 Meters

3:32.81 PCR Daniel K. Komen, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/08**3:34.42 Alan Webb, USA, 6/19/04**3:34.95 Bernard Lagat, USA, 6/4/053:36.10 Nick Willis, New Zealand, Pre Classic, 6/8/08**3:36.42 Daniel K. Komen, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/08** 3:36.65 Shedrack Korir, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/08**3:36.70 Matt Centrowitz, Oregon, 6/27/763:36.72 Mike Durkin, UCTC, 6/27/763:37.05 Mike Manke, Unattached, 6/27/76(NOTE: ** indicates FAT split from Pre Classic Mile Race)

Mile

3:48.28 PCR Daniel K. Komen, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/10/07 (U.S. Soil Record)3:48.50 Asbel Kiprop, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/093:48.78 Haron Keitany, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/093:49.92 Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco, 5/27/013:50.21 Bernard Lagat, Kenya, 5/24/033:50.49 Shedrack Korir, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/083:50.56 Bernard Lagat, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/073:50.66 Nick Willis, New Zealand, Pre Classic, 6/8/08 3:50.85 Alan Webb, Nike, 6/19/04 (U.S. best on U.S. soil)3:50.89 Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco, 5/26/02Other notable marks3:54.6 Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, 6/20/733:55.31 Dub Myers, Oregon, Oregon Twilight, 5/17/86

2,000 Meters

5:04.68 Chris Fox, Athletics West, Ath. West Invite, 6/4/84

3,000 Meters

7:35.44 PCR Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 6/4/057:35.92 Bernard Legat, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/09 (U.S. best on U.S. soil)7:36.87 Saif Shaheen, Qatar, Pre Classic, 7:36.87, 6/7/097:37.05 Chris Solinsky, USA, Pre Classic, 7:37.05, 6/7/097:37.32 Matt Tegenkamp, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/097:37.70 FAR/CR Rudy Chapa, Oregon, 5/10/797:37.84 Alistair Craig, Ireland, Pre Classic, 6/7/097:38.24 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/097:39.22 Bob Kennedy, Nike, 5/25/977:39.22 Boaz Cheboiywo, Kenya, 6/4/05**(NOTE: ** indicates FAT split from Pre Classic 2-mile race)

3,000 Meter Steeplechase

8:08.08 PCR Paul Koech, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/10/078:12.39 Henry Rono, Kenya, 19788:12.39 Henry Rono, Kenya, 6/3/788:13.44 Paul Koech, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/098:14.75 Henry Rono, Kenya, 4/15/788:15.68 Henry Marsh, USA, 6/28/80Other notable marks8:26.83 Don Clary, Oregon, Washington State Dual, 4/21/79

Two-Mile

8:03.50 PCR Craig Mottram, Australia, Pre Classic, 6/10/078:04.83 Tariku Bekele, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/10/078:07.07 AR Matt Tegenkamp, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/078:07.68 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 6/4/058:11.48 Alan Webb, USA, 6/4/058:11.62 Boaz Cheboiywo, Kenya, 6/4/058:11.74 Dathan Ritzenhein, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/078:12.45 Bernard Lagat, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/088:13.16 Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain, Pre Classic, 6/8/088:13.31 Paul Koech, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/08

5,000 Meters

13:07.83 PCR Luke Kipkosgei, Kenya, 199813:08.10 Abraham Chebii, Kenya, 5/24/0313:08.29 Paul Bitok, Kenya, 5/26/9613:08.32 Julius Gitahi, Kenya, 5/31/9813:10.14 Daniel Komen, Kenya, 5/26/9613:10.71 Simon Maina Munyi, Kenya, 5/31/9813:11.67 Benjamin Limo, Kenya, 5/24/0313:12.14 Bob Kennedy, Nike, 5/26/96 (U.S. best on U.S. soil)13:12.24 Shadrack Kosgei, Kenya, 5/24/0313:12.91 Matt Centrowitz, Oregon, 6/5/82Other notable American Eugene personal bests13:15.77 FCR Bill McChesney, Oregon, 5/16/8113:19.22 Rudy Chapa, Oregon, UW Dual, 4/7/7913:27.41 Don Clary, Oregon, 6/7/86

10,000 Meters

26:25.97 PCR Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/8/0827:13.85 Gashu Jeilan, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/8/0827:14.13 Maregu Zewdie, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/8/08 27:14.67 Mark Kiptoo, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/08 27:15.17 Tadese Tola, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/8/0827:16.49 Kiplimo Kimutai, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/0827:16.99 Abdi Abdirahman, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/0827:29.90 Henry Rono, Kenya, Nike 10K, 4/10/8227:30.00 Alberto Salazar, Oregon, Nike 10K, 4/10/8227:41.89 Abdi Abdirahman, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/4/08Other notable American Eugene personal bests27:43.11 Galen Rupp, Oregon, Olympic Trials, 7/4/0827:43.6 Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, Oregon Twilight, 4/27/74

All-Time Top Men’s Marks at Hayward Field

KeyAR American RecordCR Collegiate RecordFAR Former American RecordFCR Former Collegiate RecordFWR Former World RecordNMR NCAA Meet RecordPCR Pre Classic Record

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110 Meter Hurdles

13.06 (w+0.0) PCR Xiang Liu, China, 6/4/0513.07 (w+2.0) David Oliver, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0813.08 (w+2.0) Terrence Trammell, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0813.09 (w+2.0) Antwon Hicks, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0813.12 (w+1.2) Allen Johnson, Nike, 7/2/9813.12 (w+2.0) Larry Wade, Nike, 6/27/9913.12 (w+2.0) Mark Crear, USA, 6/27/9913.12 (w+0.0) Terrence Trammell, USA, 6/4/0513.12 (w+1.7) David Payne, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/27/0913.12 (w+1.7) Terrence Trammell, Track Star Apparel, U.S. Championships, 6/27/09Wind-aided marks12.89 (w+3.2) David Oliver, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0812.95 (w+3.5) David Oliver, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0813.00 (w+3.5) Terrence Trammell, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0813.06 (w+3.2) David Payne, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0813.09 (w+2.7) Anwar Moore, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/08

400 Meter Hurdles

47.69 Kevin Young, Nike International, 6/18/9347.85 Kevin Young, USA, 6/3/8847.90 Edwin Moses, USA, 6/23/8047.91 PCR Bershawn Jackson, USA, 6/4/0547.95 James Carter, USA, 6/4/0548.03 Bershawn Jackson, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0948.1h Ralph Mann, USA, 7/2/7248.17 Bershawn Jackson, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/0848.18 Johnny Dutch, South Carolina, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0948.20 Kerron Clement, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/08

4x100 Meter Relay

38.58 Texas Christian, NCAA Championships, 6/1/01 (Lindel Frater, David Spencer, Darvis Patton, Kim Collins)38.66 Tenneesee, NCAA Championships, 5/30/01 (Sean Lambert, Justin Gatlin, Hassaan Stamps, Leonard Scott)38.70 Texas Christian, NCAA Championships, 5/10/01 (Lindel Frater, David Spencer, Darvis Patton, Kim Collins)

4x400 Meter Relay

2:59.91 CR UCLA, NCAA Championships, 6/4/88 (Steve Lewis, Kevin Young, Danny Everett, Henry Thomas)3:00.68 Florida, NCAA Championships, 6/4/88 (Calvin Long, Dennis Mitchell, Thomas Johnson, Mark Everett)3:01.25 Baylor, 6/1/96 (Michael Ford, Raoul Howard, Darrin Strong, Marlon Ramsey)3:01.66 Louisiana State, 5/31/01 (Robert Parham, Lueroy Colquhoun, Pete Coley, Alleyne Francique)

4x800 Meter Relay

7:13.7 Olympic Training I, 8/1/70 (Marcel Philippe, Dean Bjerke, Ralph Schulz, Paul Lowell)

4xMile Relay

16:03.24 CR Oregon, 5/9/09 (Matthew Centrowitz 3:59.53, Andrew Wheating 3:59.60, Shadrack Biwott 4:05.21, Galen Rupp 3:58.93)16:05.0 Oregon Track Club, 5/10/68 (Roscoe Divine 4:03.2, Wade Bell 4:01.0, Arne Kvalheim 4:03.3, Dave Wilborn 3:57.5)16:08.54 Athletics West, 5/4/84 (Dan Aldridge 4:03.4, Doug Padilla 4:04.7, Tom Smith 4:01.9, Chuck Aragon 3:58.6)16:11.57 Athletics West, 5/4/84 (Larry Mangan 4:04.2, Randy Wilson 4:03.8, Richie Harris 4:05.1, Jim Spivey 3:58.5)

Marathon

2:10:20 Jeff Wells, USA, 9/9/792:10:20 Tony Sandoval, USA, 9/9/79

High Jump

2.35m (7-8.5) PCR Charles Clinger, USA, 5/26/022.34m (7-8) Charles Austin, USA, 5/26/962.34m (7-8) Jesse Williams, Nike, 5/9/092.34m (7-8) Ivan Ukhov, Russia, Pre Classic, 6/7/092.33m (7-7.75) Zhu Jianhua, China, 7/21/84 (Extra trial)2.33m (7-7.75) Doug Nordquist, USA, 6/21/862.33m (7-7.75) Jim Howard, USA, 6/21/862.33m (7-7.75) Tom Smith, USA, 6/4/88

Pole Vault

6.04m (19-9.75) AR/PCR Brad Walker, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/086.02m (19-9) FAR Jeff Hartwig, USA, 6/27/995.95m (19-6.25) Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, 19945.92m (19-5) Jeff Hartwig, USA, 5/31/885.90m (19-4.25) Brad Walker, USA, 6/4/055.90m (19-4.25) Toby Stevenson, USA, 6/4/055.85m (19-2.25) Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, 6/5/835.85m (19-2.25) Kory Tarpenning, USA, 7/2/885.85m (19-2.25) Kory Tarpenning, USA, 6/4/945.85m (19-2.25) Lawrence Johnson, USA, 6/24/01

Long Jump

8.74m (28-8.25, w-1.2) PCR Dwight Phillips, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/098.63m (28-3.75, w-0.4) Irving Saladino, Panama, Pre Classic, 6/7/09 8.49m (27-10.25) Mike Powell, USA, 6/19/938.49m (27-10.25, w+1.3) Irving Saladino, Panama, Pre Classic, 6/10/078.38m (27-6, w-0.1) Joe Greene, USA, 19928.36m (27-5.25, w+1.6) Trevell Quinley, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/088.35m (27-4.75, w+1.5) Carl Lewis, USA, 6/20/868.33m (27-4, w+1.9) Mike Conley, USA, 6/20/868.33m (27-4, w +0.9) Joe Greene, USA, 6/19/93

Wind-aided marks8.67m (28-5.5, w+3.3) Carl Lewis, USA, 6/20/868.63m (28-3.75, w+3.9) Mike Conley, USA, 6/20/868.57m (28-1.5, w+2.2) Dwight Phillips, Track Star Apparel, U.S. Championships, 6/27/098.53m (28-0, w+4.8) Mike Powell, USA, 6/18/938.53m (28-0, w+2.2) Mike Powell, USA, 6/19/938.47m (27-9.5, w+3.4) Larry Myricks, USA, 6/20/868.35m (27-4.25, w+2.2) Dwight Phillips, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/07

Triple Jump

17.43m (57-2.25, w+2.0) Aarik Wilson, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0817.42m (57-2, w+1.7) Charles Simpkins, USA, 198617.40m (57-1, w+1.5) PCR Walter Davis, Nike, Pre Classic, 5/28/0617.36m (56-11.5, w+1.3) Mike Conley, USA, 6/2/8417.27m (56-8, w+2.0) Kenny Harrison, USA, 6/17/9317.26m (56-7.5, w+0.7) Nathan Douglas, Great Britain, Pre Classic, 5/28/0617.26m (56-7.5, w+1.3) Jadel Gregorio, Brazil, Pre Classic, 6/8/0817.21m (56-5.75, w+1.0) Rafeeq Curry, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0817.15m (56-3.25) Yanxi Lii, China, 6/4/05Wind-aided marks17.91m (58-9.25, w+3.2) Charles Simpkins, USA, 6/21/8617.84m (58-6.5, w+2.3) Mike Conley, USA, 6/21/8617.69m (58-0.5, w+4.2) Mike Conley, USA, 6/17/9317.44m (57-2.75, w+2.9) Brandon Roulhac, HPC Elite, U.S. Championships, 6/25/0917.23m (56-6.5, w+4.5) Kenta Bell, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0817.20m (56-5.25, w+3.9) Walter Davis, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0817.16m (56-3.75, w+2.1) Brandon Roulhac, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/08

Shot Put

22.19m (72-9.75) PCR Kevin Toth, USA, 5/26/0222.17m (72-9) Christian Cantwell, Nike, Pre Classic, 5/28/0622.12m (72-7) Adam Nelson, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/0822.10m (72-6.25) Reese Hoff a, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0822.02m (72-3) John Godina, USA, 6/27/9921.97m (72-1) Janus Robberts, South Africa, 6/2/0121.95m (72-0.75) Adam Nelson, USA, 5/26/0221.92m (71-11.25) FCR John Brenner, USA, 6/2/8421.91m (71-10.75) John Godina, USA, 5/26/0221.89m (71-10) Reese Hoff a, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/09Other notable ancillary marks21.94m (71-11.75) Reese Hoff a, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/08

Discus

71.32m (234-0) FAR/FWR/ PCR Ben Plucknett, USA, 6/4/83 (U.S. best on U.S. soil)70.98m (232-10) Art Burns, USA, 7/21/8470.48m (231-0) Mac Wilkins, USA, 5/31/78 69.42m (227-9) Mac Wilkins, USA, 7/21/8468.68m (222-0) Mac Wilkins, USA, 6/25/8068.32m (224-2) Mac Wilkins, USA, 6/21/7668.00m (223-1) John Powell, USA, 6/25/8067.97m (222-11) Virgilisjus Alekna, LTU, Pre Classic, 5/2867.95m (222-11) Anthony Washington, USA, 6/26/9967.84m (222-7) Wolfgang Schmidt, Germany, 6/3/89Other notable ancillary marks71.08m (233-2) Ben Plucknett, USA, June 4, 198370.42m (231-0) Mac Wilkins, USA, May 31, 197869.50m (228-0) Ben Plucknett, USA, June 4, 198369.40m (227-8) Mac Wilkins, USA, May 31, 197869.02m (226-5) Mac Wilkins, USA, May 31, 197868.56m (224-11) Mac Wilkins, USA, July 21, 1984

Hammer

82.65m (271-2) PCR Koji Murofushi, Japan, 6/19/0481.08m (266-0) Lance Deal, USA, 5/16/9280.88m (265-4) Lance Deal, USA, 5/31/9880.86m (265-3) Balazs Kiss, Hungary, 5/31/9680.80m (265-1) Lance Deal, USA, 5/15/9380.72m (264-10) Lance Deal, USA, 6/6/9280.35m (263-7) Lance Deal, USA, 6/25/9980.15m (262-11) Lance Deal, USA, 6/24/00

Javelin

85.23m (279-7) Beaux Greer, USA, 200183.87m (275-2) Chris Hill, Georgia, U.S. Championships, 6/25/0983.16m (272-10) Cyrus Hostetler, Oregon, 4/4/0982.06m (269-3) Mike Hazle, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/25/0979.83m (261-11) Cyrus Hostetler, Oregon, 4/24/0979.52m (260-11) PCR Duncan Atwood, USA, 1987

Old implement

95.10m (312-0) Brian Crouser, USA, 8/5/8594.06m (308-7) Duncan Atwood, USA, 7/26/8593.72m (307-6) Tom Petranoff , USA, 6/4/8392.18m (302-5) Bob Roggy, USA, 6/5/8291.16m (299-1) Brian Crouser, USA, 8/2/85

Decathlon

8,832 points Bryan Clay, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/30/088,534 points Trey Hardee, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/30/088,511 points Tom Pappas, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/30/088,459 points Bruce Jenner, USA, 6/26/768,429 points Bruce Jenner, USA, 8/10/758,350 points Chris Huffi ns, USA, 6/25/998,331 points Dan O’Brien, USA, 6/16/938,261 points Trey Hardee, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/26/098,241 points Kip Janvrin, USA, 6/22/018,221 points Tim Bright, USA, 5/19/85

156


4x400 Meter Relay

3:27.50 FCR Texas, 6/1/96 (Dana Riley, Suziann Reid, Donna Howard, Toya Brown)3:27.72 Florida State, 6/1/84 (Janet Davis, Brenda Cliette, Randy Givens, Marita Payne)

4x800 Meter Relay

8:23.56 Athletics West, 5/4/84 (Lee Arbogast 2:06.0y, Sue Addison 2:07.3y, Jill Haworth 2:09.1y, Mary Slaney 2:01.2y)

Marathon

2:26:11 Joan Benoit, USA, 9/12/822:38.19 FWR Jacqueline Hansen, USA, 10/12/75, then-WR

20,000 Meter Race Walk

1:32:49 Michelle Rohl, USA, 6/24/011:33.17 Michelle Rohl, Moving Comfort, 6/26/99

High Jump

1.99m (6-6.25) Tisha Waller, USA, 6/26/991.99m (6-6.25) PCR Yelena Slesarenko, Russia, Pre Classic, 5/28/061.98m (6-6) Amy Acuff , USA, 5/27/011.98m (6-6) Tisha Waller, USA, 5/24/03

Pole Vault

4.92m (16-1.75) AR Jennifer Stuczynski, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/084.72m (15-5.75) PCR Stacy Dragila, USA, 5/26/024.70m (15-5) Stacy Dragila, USA, 6/19/044.65m (15-3) Jennifer Stuczynski, adidas, U.S. Championships, 6/28/09 4.62m (15-1.75) Stacy Dragila, USA, 6/23/014.62m (15-1.75) Stacy Dragila, USA, 5/24/034.61m (15-1.5) Stacy Dragila, USA, 5/27/014.60m (15-1) Jillian Schwartz, USA, 6/19/044.60m (15-1) CR Chelsea Johnson, UCLA, Pac-10 Champs, 5/14/064.60m (15-1) April Steiner Bennett, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/084.60m (15-1) Chelsea Johnson, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/09

Long Jump

7.31m (23-11.75, w+1.9) PCR Marion Jones, USA, 5/31/987.02m (23-0.5, w+2.0) Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA, 6/19/937.00m (22-11.75, w+2.0) Jodi Anderson, USA, 6/28/806.97m (22-10.5, w+1.9) Marion Jones, USA, 6/24/006.96m (22-10, w+1.6) Dawn Burrell, USA, 6/25/996.95m (22-0.75, w+1.4) Brittney Reese, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/086.93m (22-9, w+1.0) Marion Jones, USA, 6/19/04Wind-aided marks7.09m (23-3.25, w+3.1) Brittney Reese, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/097.07m (23-2.5, w+3.4) Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA, 6/16/937.02m (23-0.5, w+3.3) Maurren Maggi, Brazil, Pre Classic, 6/8/086.93m (22-9w, w+3.8) Carol Lewis, USA, 6/21/86

Triple Jump

14.38m (47-2.25, w+1.4) Shani Marks, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/0814.04m (46-0.75) Tiombé Hurd, USA, 6/01Wind-aided marks14.32m (47-0.75, w+2.1) Shani Marks, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/27/0814.30m (46-11, w+2.9) Shakeema Welsch, USA, U.S. Championships, 6/26/0914.27m (46-10.0, w+3.5) Shakeema Welsch, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/29/08Other notable marks13.64m (44-9, w+0.0) PCR Anastasiya Zhuravlyeva, Uzbekistan, Pre Classic, 6/10/07

Shot Put

19.19m (62-11) PCR Connie Price-Smith, USA, 1997

Discus

65.35m (214-5) PCR Lisa Marie Vizaniari, Australia, 2000

Hammer

73.93m (242-6) PCR Betty Heidler, Germany, Pre Classic, 6/8/0873.73m (241-10) Ivana Brkljacic, Croatia, Pre Classic, 6/8/0872.81m (238-10) Betty Heidler, Germany, Pre Classic, 6/7/0972.07m (236-5) Sultana Frizell, Canada, Pre Classic, 6/7/0972.04m (236-4) Jessica Cosby, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0970.72m (232-0) Jessica Cosby, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/0870.68m (231-11) Jessica Cosby, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/0970.62m (231-8) Darya Pchelnick, Belarus, Pre Classic, 6/7/0969.70m (228-8) Jessica Cosby, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/0869.82m (229-1) Erin Gilreath, NYAC, Pre Classic, 5/28/0669.24m (227-2) Amber Campbell, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/5/08

Javelin

65.20m (213-11) PCR Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, Pre Classic, 6/10/0763.95m (209-10) Kara Patterson, USA, U.S. Championships, 6/27/0959.31m (194-7) Dana Pounds, USAF/Nike, Oregon Twilight, 5/9/0859.31m (194-7) Rachel Yurkovich, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/27/0958.82m (193-0) Kim Kreiner, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/0758.61m (192-3) Dana Pounds, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/0758.44m (191-9) Kara Patterson, Purdue, Olympic Trials, 6/30/0858.31m (191-4) Kim Kreiner, Nike, Oregon Twilight, 5/9/0858.26m (191-2) Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon, Pac-10 Champ., 5/16/0958.25m (191-1) Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon, Oregon Relays, 4/15/08Old Implement66.58 (218-5) Anna Verouli, Greece, 9/25/82

Heptathlon

6,770 points Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA, 6/16/936,667 points Hyleas Fountain, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/08

100 Meters

10.78 (w+1.8) Torri Edwards, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.85 (w+1.0) Muna Lee, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.90 (w+1.0) Torri Edwards, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.90 (w+1.0) Lauryn Williams, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.93 (w+1.0) Marshevet Hooker, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.94 (w+0.6) PCR Torri Edwards, Pre Classic, 6/8/0810.96 (w+1.8) Gwen Torrence, USA, 5/26/9610.96 (w+1.0) Allyson Felix, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/08 10.97 (w+1.8) Mechelle Lewis, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/08Wind-aided marks10.72 (w+3.0) Carmelita Jeter, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/26/0910.77 (w+2.1) Marion Jones, USA, 5/31/9810.78 (w+3.3) Carmelita Jeter, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/26/0910.78 (w+3.3) Muna Lee, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/26/0910.80 (w+2.87) Pam Marshall, USA, 6/20/8610.82 (w+2.2) Gail Devers, USA, 6/17/9310.85 (w+3.2) Carmelita Jeter, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/0910.88 (w+3.1) Carmelita Jeter, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/25/0910.89 (w+3.2) Marshevet Hooker, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.90 (w+3.2) Kerron Stewart, Jamaica, Pre Classic, 6/7/0910.91 (w+3.2) Muna Lee, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.92 (w+3.2) Lauryn Williams, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.92 (w+3.2) Angela Williams, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/28/0810.92 (w+3.2) Alexandria Anderson, USA, U.S. Championships, 6/25/09

200 Meters

21.81 (w+1.6) PCR Marion Jones, USA, 5/30/9922.10 (w+2.0) Marion Jones, USA, 6/27/9922.36 (w+2.0) LaTasha Jenkins, USA, 6/27/99Wind-aided marks21.82 (w+5.6) Allyson Felix , USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0821.99 (w+5.6) Muna Lee, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0822.02 (w+3.2) Allyson Felix, adidas, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0922.13 (w+3.2) Muna Lee, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0922.20 (w+5.6) Marshevet Hooker, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0822.21 (w+5.6) Lauryn Williams, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0822.24 (w+2.2) Pam Marshall, USA, 6/21/8622.25 (w+5.6) Bianca Knight, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0822.31 (w+3.0) Marion Jones, USA, 6/26/99

400 Meters

49.34 PCR Ana Guevara, Mexico, 5/24/0349.89 Sanya Richards, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/0849.95 Tonique Williams-Darling, Bahamas, 6/4/0549.86 Sanya Richards, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/0949.98 Sanya Richards, USA, 6/4/0550.02 Cathy Freeman, Australia, 5/31/9850.05 Sanya Richards, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/27/0950.10 Sanya Richards, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/0850.14 Ana Fidelia Quirot, Cuba, 6/3/8950.19 Falilat Ogunkoyam, Nigeria, 5/31/98

800 Meters

1:57.57 PCR Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 5/25/971:57.65 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 6/24/001:57.78 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 6/19/041:57.98 Jearl Miles-Clark, USA, 5/25/971:57.98 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 5/24/03Mixed race (M&W)1:56.0 Maria Mutola, Mozambique Fastest on U.S. Soil (mixed M&W race)1:57.0 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 6/24/941:57.7 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 7/9/98

1,000 Meters

2:32.33 PCR Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 6/4/952:32.57 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 6/5/932:33.33 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 6/4/942:33.93 Suzy Favor Hamilton, USA, 6/4/952:34.8 Mary Slaney, USA, 7/4/852:35.49 Lyubov Tsyoma, Russia, 6/5/93

1,500 Meters

3:59.19 Mary Slaney, USA, 6/4/843:59.89 PCR Gelete Burka, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/7/093:59.90 Jenny Barringer, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/094:00.44 Gelete Burka, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/8/084:00.48 Gelete Burka, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/10/074:00.73 Gabriela Szabo, Romania, 6/24/004:00.79 Suzy Favor Hamilton, USA, 6/24/004:01.44 Anna Alminova, Russia, Pre Classic, 6/7/094:01.72 Anna Willard, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/094:02.15 Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Russia, Juen 19/04Mixed race4:01.6 Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 6/22/95

Mile

4:21.25 PCR Mary Slaney, USA, 7/2/88

2,000 Meters

5:31.52 PCR Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/095:31.88 Maryam Jamal, Bahrain, Pre Classic, 6/7/095:32.7 AR Mary Slaney, USA, 8/3/845:33.43 Linet Masai, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/095:35.20 Sally Kipyego, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/095:38.11 Pauline Korikwiang, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/7/095:38.34 Amy Yoder-Bagley, USA, Pre Classic, 6/7/095:38.80 Annette Peters, USA, 6/6/925:39.19 Mary Slaney, USA, 6/6/92

3,000 Meters

8:39.33 PCR Sonia O’Sullivan, Ireland, 5/26/968:39.36 Marla Runyan, USA, 5/26/028:39.88 Sonia O’Sullivan, Ireland, 5/26/028:42.38 Mary Slaney, USA, 6/4/838:42.40 Amy Rudolph, USA, 5/26/968:42.57 Werknesh Kidane, Ethiopia, 5/26/028:42.57 Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia, 5/26/028:43.32 Libbie Hickman, USA, 5/26/968:43.72 Lynn Jennings, USA, 5/26/968:44.69 Marla Runyan, USA, 5/27/01Mixed race8:44.1 Donna Gould, Australia, 7/13/84


6:29.66 Lisa Nye, USA, 7/26/016:32.65 Lisa Nye, USA, 7/1/00


9:27.59 FAR Anna Willard, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/089:29.38 Jennifer Barringer, Colorado, U.S. Championships, 6/28/099:30.11 Lindsey Anderson, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/089:33.11 Jennifer Barringer, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/089:35.01 Anna Willard, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/099:36.74 Bridget Franek, Penn State, U.S. Championships, 6/28/099:40.27 Nicole Bush, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/089:44.42 Lindsey Anderson, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/099:47.94 Jennifer Barringer, Colorado, U.S. Championships, 6/26/099:48.27 Lisa Galaviz, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/3/089:48.27 Marie Lawrence, Washington, U.S. Championships, 6/26/09

5,000 Meters

14:38.73 PCR Meseret Defar, Ethiopia, Pre Classic, 6/8/0814:57.43 Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya, Pre Classic, 6/8/0814:58.10 Kara Goucher, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/0815:01.02 Kara Goucher, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/4/0815:02.01 Jennifer Rhines, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/4/0815:02.81 Shalane Flanagan, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/4/0815:06.53 Mary Slaney, USA, 6/1/8515:07.66 Marla Runyan, USA, 5/13/0015:08.03 Marla Runyan, USA, 6/24/0115:08.26 FWR Mary Decker-Slaney, USA, 6/5/82

10,000 Meters

31:22.69 Amy Begley, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/25/0931:23.43 Shalane Flanagan, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/25/0931:34.81 Shalane Flanagan, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/27/0831:35.3 FWR Mary Decker-Slaney, USA, 7/16/8231:37.72 Kara Goucher, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/27/0831:41.33 Libbie Hickman, USA, 6/26/9931:43.50 Anne Marie Lauck, USA, 6/26/9931:43.60 Amy Begley, USA, Olympic Trials, 6/27/0831:44.38 Annette Peters, USA, 4/15/9531:57.83 Lynn Jennings, USA, 6/16/93

100 Meter Hurdles

12.45 (w+1.4) PCR Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaica, 5/24/0312.45 (w+1.7) Lolo Jones, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0812.46 (w+0.7) Perdita Felicien, Canada, 6/19/0412.48 (w+1.7) Damu Cherry, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0812.51 (w+1.4) Miesha McKelvy-Jones, USA, 5/24/0312:51 (w+1.3) Michelle Perry, USA, Pre Classic, 6/10/0712.53 (w+1.2) Dawn Harper, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0912.54 (w+1.7) Nichole Denby, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0812.56 (w+0.7) Danielle Carruthers, USA, 6/19/04Wind-aided marks12.29 (w+2.7) Gail Devers, USA, 5/26/0212.29 (w+3.8) Lolo Jones, USA, Olympic Trials, 7/6/0812.36 (w+2.2) Dawn Harper, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0912.44 (w+3.2) Damu Cherry, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0912.47 (w+2.2) Virginia Powell, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0912.48 (w+3.2) Michelle Perry, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/0912.49 (w+2.6) Damu Cherry, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/27/0912.51 (w+2.7) Miesha McKelvy, USA, 5/26/0212.53 (w+3.1) Joanna Hayes, USA, Pre Classic, 6/8/0812.54 (w+2.2) Gail Devers, USA, 6/27/9912.55 (w+3.2) Virginia Powell, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/28/09

400 Meter Hurdles

53.78 Lashinda Demus, Nike, U.S. Championships, 6/27/09

53.96 Sandra Farmer-Patrick, USA, 6/18/9354.14 PCR Melanie Walker, Jamiaca, Pre Classic, 6/10/07

4x100 Meter Relay

42.76 Louisiana State, 5/29/96 (Astia Walker, Kwajelein Butler, Zundra Feagin- ALexander, D’Andre Hill)42.88 Texas, 5/31/91 (Stacey Clack, Tamela Saldana, Michelle Williams, Carlette Guidry)42.96 Louisiana State, 5/31/91 (Cheryl Taplin, Dahlia Duhaney, Dawn Bowles, Esther Jones)

All-Time Top Women’s Marks at Hayward Field

157


1984

NCAA Championships Wednesday 5,272 Thursday 5,653 Friday 10,117 Saturday 14,082 Total 35,124

1985

Oregon Invitational NAFresno State NAWashington 4,773UCLA 4,986California, Brigham Young 3,813Pepsi Relays NAOregon Twilight NA

1986

Oregon Invitational 1,966Washington State 3,326Pepsi Relays NAOregon State 2,976Oregon Twilight 3,194TAC Championships Thursday 5,741 Friday 6,007 Saturday 8,488 Total 20,236

1987

Oregon Preview 3,367Washington 4,299Pepsi Team Invitational 6,149California 4,777Oregon Invit. 5,177Oregon Twilight 6,392

1988

Oregon Preview 1,738Washington State 3,804Pepsi Team Invitational 4,344Oregon Invitational NAOregon Twilight NAOregon State NANCAA Championships Wednesday 3,650 Thursday 4,491 Friday 7,320 Saturday 9,935 Total 25,396

1989

Oregon Preview 2,345Washington 2,498Pepsi Team Invitational 4,243California 2,917Oregon Invitational 3,363Oregon Twilight 3,753

1990

Oregon Preview NAWashington St., Boise State 2,869Pepsi Team Invitational 3,283Oregon Invitational 2,886Nebraska 2,913Oregon Twilight 2,934

1991

Oregon Preview 2,298Washington 2,859Pepsi Team Invitational 3,412Oregon Invitational 3,229Stanford 2,805Oregon Twilight 3,833NCAA Championships Wednesday 3,688 Thursday 4,013 Friday 6,302 Saturday 9,084 Total 23,087

1992

Oregon Preview 2,464Washington State, Minnesota 1,926Pepsi Team Invitational 3,251Oregon Invitational 2,891Washington State 2,460Oregon Twilight 3,350Pac-10 Championships Friday 3,472 Saturday 5,290 Total 8,762

1993

Oregon Preview 2,229Washington 2,458Oregon Invitational 2,747Pepsi Team Invitational 2,949Oregon Twilight 3,423

1994

Oregon Preview 1,140Navy 1,676Oregon Invitational 2,683Pepsi Invitational 3,423Boise State, Washington St., 2,306 Nevada-Las VegasOregon Twilight 3,382

1995

Oregon Preview NAWashington 2,367Oregon Invitational 2,305Pepsi Team Invitational 4,052Oregon Twilight 2,993

1996

Oregon Preview 2,745Washington State, Stanford 3,785Oregon Invitational 3,499Pepsi Team Invitational 3,866Oregon Twilight 3,902NCAA Championships Wednesday 5,396 Thursday 5,626 Friday 7,851 Saturday 10,268 Total 29,141

1997

Oregon Preview 2,375Oregon Invitational 3,035Pepsi Team Invitational 3,029All-Comers Meet NAWashington 2,552Oregon Twilight 4,049

1998

Oregon Preview 2,077Washington State 2,518Pepsi Team Invitational 3,860Oregon Invitational 3,119Oregon Twilight 2,970

1999

Oregon Preview 2,444Hayward Relays 4,689Oregon Invitational 2,955Pepsi Team Invitational 2,853Oregon Twilight 3,164

2000

Oregon Preview 2,711Hayward Relays 4,041Oregon Invitational 2,763Oregon Twilight 3,210Pac-10 Championships Saturday 3,588 Sunday 3,905 Total 7,493

2001

Oregon Preview 2,000Washington 2,678Oregon Invitational 3,169Oregon Twilight 3,169NCAA Championships Wednesday 4,325 Thursday 4,575 Friday 5,326 Saturday 5,936 Total 20,162

2002

Montana, Weber State 2,352Washington 2,603Oregon Invitational 3,593Oregon Twilight 3,346

2003

Oregon Preview 2,072Pepsi Team Invitational 4,579Oregon Invitational 3,596Oregon Twilight 3,031

2004

Oregon Preview 2,331Pepsi Team Invitational 3,514Oregon Invitational 3,771Oregon Twilight 4,000

2005

Oregon Preview 2,109Pepsi Team Invitational 2,667Oregon Invitational 3,579Oregon Twilight 3,410NCAA West Regional Friday 3,513 Saturday 4,649 Total 8,162

2006

Oregon Preview 4,291Pepsi Team Invitational 5,004Oregon Invitational Friday 3,392 Saturday 6,389 Total 9,781Oregon Twilight 4,776Pac-10 Championships Saturday 5,791 Sunday 7,060 Total 12,851

2007

Oregon Preview 5,699Pepsi Team Invitational 5,250Oregon Invitational Friday 5,191 Saturday 4,636 Total 9,827Oregon Twilight 5,398NCAA West Regional Friday 4,263 Saturday 5,769 Total 10,032

2008

Oregon Preview 5,290Pepsi Team Invitational 5,212UCLA 4,451Oregon Relays Friday 6,101 Saturday 6,875 Total 12,976Oregon Twilight 5,124

2009

Oregon Preview 4,326Pepsi Team Invitational 4,636Oregon Invitational Friday 6,228 Saturday 6,901 Total 13,129Oregon Twilight 5,726Pac-10 Championships Saturday 5,457 Sunday 7,386 Total 12,553NCAA West Regional Friday 4,417 Saturday 7,096 Total 11,513

Overall Single Day Attendance

Totals Since 1985 (college only)

1984 NCAA Sat.: 14,0821996 NCAA Sat.: 10,2681984 NCAA Fri.: 10,1171988 NCAA Sat.: 9,9351991 NCAA Sat.: 9,0841996 NCAA Fri.: 7,8512009 Pac-10 Sun.: 7,3861988 NCAA Fri.: 7,3202009 NCAA Reg. Sat.: 7,0962006 Pac-10 Sun.: 7,0602009 Oregon Inv. Sat.: 6,9012008 Oregon Relays Sat.: 6,8751987 Oregon Twi.: 6,3922006 Or. Inv. Sat.: 6,3891991 NCAA Fri.: 6,3022009 Oregon Inv. Fri.: 6,2281987 Pepsi: 6,1492008 Oregon Relays Fri.: 6,1012001 NCAA Sat.: 5,9362006 Pac-10 Sat.: 5,791

NCAA Championships Four Day

Totals

1984: 35,1241996: 29,1411988: 25,3961991: 23,0872001: 20,162

Single Day NCAA Totals

1984 Saturday: 14,0821996 Saturday: 10,2681984 Friday: 10,1171988 Saturday: 9,9351991 Saturday: 9,0841996 Friday: 7,8511988 Friday: 7,320

Pac-10 Championships Two Day

Totals

2006: 12,8511992: 8,7622000: 7,493

Single Day Totals

2006 Sunday: 7,0602006 Saturday: 5,7911992 Saturday: 5,2902000 Sunday: 3,9052000 Saturday: 3,5881992 Friday: 3,472

NCAA West Regional Two Day

Totals

2009: 11,513 (4,417/7,096)2007: 10,032 (4,263/5,769)2005: 8,162 (3,513/4,649)

Oregon Preview

2007: 5,6992008: 5,2902009: 4,3262006: 4,2911987: 3,3671996: 2,7452000: 2,7111992: 2,4641999: 2,4441997: 2,3751989: 2,3452004: 2,3311991: 2,2981993: 2,2292005: 2,1091998: 2,0772003: 2,0722001: 2,0001988: 1,7381994: 1,140Not Contested: 1985, ’86, ’02Not Available: 1990, ’95

Pepsi Team Invitational

1987: 6,1492007: 5,2502008: 5,2122006: 5,0042009: 4,6362003: 4,5791988: 4,3441989: 4,2431995: 4,0521996: 3,8661998: 3,8602004: 3,5141994: 3,4231991: 3,4121990: 3,2831992: 3,2511997: 3,0291993: 2,9491999: 2,8532005: 2,667Not Held: 2000, ’01, ’02

Oregon Relays

(formerly Oregon Invitational)2009 (Sat): 6,9012008 (Sat): 6,8752006 (Sat): 6,3892009 (Fri): 6,2282008 (Fri): 6,1012007 (Fri): 5,1911987: 5,1772007 (Sat): 4,6362004: 3,7712002: 3,5932003: 3,5962005: 3,5791996: 3,4992006 (Fri): 3,3921989: 3,3631991: 3,2292001: 3,1691998: 3,1191997: 3,0351999: 2,9551992: 2,8911990: 2,8862000: 2,7631993: 2,7471994: 2,6831995: 2,3051986: 1,966Not Available: 1985, ’88

Oregon Twilight

1987: 6,3922009: 5,7262007: 5,3982008: 5,1242006: 4,7761997: 4,0492004: 4,0001996: 3,9021991: 3,8331989: 3,7531993: 3,4232005: 3,4101994: 3,3821992: 3,3502002: 3,3462000: 3,2101986: 3,1942001: 3,1691999: 3,1642003: 3,0311995: 2,9931998: 2,9701990: 2,934# Not Available: 1985, ’88

2008 U.S. Olympic Trials (6/27-7/6)

Day 1 (6/27): 20,964Day 2 (6/28): 20,604Day 3 (6/29): 20,773Day 4 (6/39): 20,949Day 5 (7/3): 20,927Day 6 (7/4): 20,936Day 7 (7/5): 20,834Day 8: (7/6): 21,176 - HFR Total: 167,123

2009 U.S. Championships (6/25-28)

Day 1 (6/25): 8,621Day 2 (6/26): 9,134Day 3 (6/27): 10,053Day 4 (6/28): 10,643 Total: 38,451

Attendance Marks at Hayward Field

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Oregon Preview100 Meters 10.33 Andrew Banks, Oregon 1978200 Meters 21.04 Phil Alexander, Oregon 2008400 Meters 46.8 Pat Johnson, Oregon 1995 46.94 Travis Anderson, Oregon 2004800 Meters 1:48.8 Shannon Lemora, Unattached 19951,500 Meters 3:41.96 Mike Miller, Army WCAP 20042,000 Meter Steeplechase 5:54.25 Chris Winter, Oregon 20093,000 Meters 8:13.34 A.J. Acosta, Unattached 20093,000 Meter Steeplechase 8:37.56 Don Clary, Team Adidas 19845,000 Meters 14:00.78 Mike Blackmore, Adidas 198710,000 Meters 28:13.33 Alberto Salazar, Oregon 1980110 Meter Hurdles 13.78 Eric Mitchum, Oregon 2006400 Meter Hurdles 51.24 Bob Gray, Oregon Int. 19934x100 Meter Relay 40.46 Oregon 1992 (Trice, Harris, Gray, Hosey)4x400 Meter Relay 3:11.70 Oregon Track Club Elite 2008 (Emrani, Hicks, Steele, Scherer)Mile Relay 3:14.2 Oregon 1976 (Davis, Bowen, Braithwaite,Hagmeier)2-Mile Relay 7:35.44 Oregon State 1982 (Oldfi eld, Whitted, Hassan, Fricker) Distance Medley Relay 9:38.85 Oregon 1982 (Brox, Wright, Mack, Hill)4-Mile Relay 16:53.75 Oregon 1983 (McGuirk, Morrisette, Myers,Kuphaldt)High Jump 7-4.5 Eugene Hutchinson, Unattached 2007Pole Vault 19-0 Tommy Skipper, Oregon 2006Long Jump 25-4.5 Latin Berry, Oregon 1989Triple Jump 52-10.75 Spencer Williams, Oregon Int. 1995Shot Put 65-9.5 Dean Crouser, Oregon 1983Discus 206-5 Mac Wilkins, Athletics West 1980Hammer 257-9 Lance Deal, New York AC 1996Javelin 243-3 Brian Crouser, New York AC 1987Attendance 5,699 2007

Pepsi Team Invitational100 Meters 10.30 Slip Watkins, Louisiana State 1988 Augustin Olobia, Washington State 1991200 Meters 20.74 Phil Alexander, Oregon 2008400 Meters 45.57 Pat Johnson, Oregon 1995800 Meters 1:48.55 Mark Macinko, Colorado 19891,500 Meters 3:39.15 Kevin Sullivan, Michigan 19953,000 Meters 7:50.39 Dathan Ritzenhein, Colorado 20043,000 Meters Steeplechase 8:40.91 Daniel Das Neves, Oregon 19965,000 Meters 13:42.90 Adam Goucher, Colorado 1998110 Meter Hurdles 13.70 Eric Mitchum, Oregon 2004400 Meter Hurdles 50.43 Mikael Jakobsson, Minnesota 20034x100 Meter Relay 39.24 Washington State 1991 (Ogbeide, Li, Burroughs, Olobia)4x400 Meter Relay 3:07.73 Washington 2006 (Boase, Charles, Brown, Jackson)Mile Relay 3:08.45 Nebraska 1992 (Trainor, Marsee, Jackson, Waller)High Jump 7-3.25 Greg Jones, Washington State 1988Pole Vault 18-0.5 Jay Davis, Oregon 1988 Piotr Buciarski, Oregon 1998, 1999Long Jump 26-0.25 Latin Berry, Oregon 1989Triple Jump 53-5.5 John Tillman, Tennessee 1987Shot Put 66-2.25 Noah Bryant, USC 2007Discus 203-1 John Nichols, Louisiana State 1988Hammer 228-1 Stefan Jonsson, Washington State 1988Javelin 272-10 Cyrus Hostetler, Oregon 2009Attendance 6,149 1987

Oregon Relays(formery Oregon Invitational)100 Meters 10.27 Pat Johnson, Oregon 1995200 Meters 20.46 Pat Johnson, Oregon 1995400 Meters 45.63 Cory Nelson, Boise State 1999800 Meters 1:46.84 Jose Barbosa, Lane CC 19861,500 Meters 3:40.76 Dub Myers, Oregon 1986Mile 3:58.16 Andrew Wheating, Oregon 20083,000 Meters 8:33.45 Elliot Jantzer, Phoenix HS 20093,000 Meter Steeplechase 8:24.72 Farley Gerber, Weber State 19845,000 Meters 13:25.81 Dathan Ritzenhein, Nike 200610,000 Meters 28:11.72 Paul McCloy, Memorial TC 1984110 Meter Hurdles 13.68 Rod Jett, Goldwin TC 1992400 Meter Hurdles 50.44 Brett Guymon, Utah State 20014x100 Meter Relay 39.80 Washington 2008 (Boase, Fredrickson, Turner, Hamilton )4x400 Meter Relay 3:09.24 Oregon 2008 (Dillon, Eaton, Alexander, Barlow)Sprint Medley Relay 3:24.61 Accusplit TC 1984 (Henley, Cowling, Whitlock, Fricker)2-Mile Relay 7:26.13 Athletics West 1984 (Tufariello, Redwine, Aragon, Wilson)Distance Medley Relay 9:47.23 Athletics West 1984 (Mangan, Hanlon, Smith, Jensen)4-Mile Relay 16:08.54 Athletics West 1984 (Aldridge, Padilla,Smith, Aragon)High Jump 7-6.5 Rick Noji, Unattached 1989Pole Vault 18-8.25 Tim Bright, Athletics West 1989Long Jump 25-9.5 Latin Berry, Oregon 1989Triple Jump 53-11.75 Joseph Taiwo, Unattached 1986Shot Put 66-1 Dylan Armstrong, Kamloops 2007Discus 210-5 Doug Reynolds, Unattached 2000Hammer 260-10 Lance Deal, New York AC 1993Javelin 265-3 Mike Hazle, Unattached 2008Decathlon 8,059 Sheldon Blockburger, Unattached 1989Attendance 6,904 Day Two 2009 6,228 Day One 2009

Oregon Twilight100 Meters 10.31 Pat Johnson, Oregon 1995200 Meters 21.00 Phil Alexander, Lane CC 2005400 Meters 46.59 Matt Scherer, OTC Elite 2009800 Meters 1:4515 Boaz Lalang, Rend Lake College 20081,500 Meters 3:38.60 Andrew Wheating, Oregon 2008Mile 3:55.31 Dub Myers, Oregon 19863,000 Meters 7:37.7 Rudy Chapa, Oregon 19792-mile 8:29.46 Ritchie Harris, Athletics West 19813,000 Meter Steeplechase 8:30.7 Danny Lopez, Mizuno 19925,000 Meters 13:22.23 Dathan Ritzenhein, Nike 200510,000 Meters 27:43.6 Steve Prefontaine, Oregon TC 1974110 Meter Hurdles 14.01 Akobundu Ikwuakor, Oregon 2006400 Meter Hurdles 50.89 Brian Wright, Oregon 19894x100 Meter Relay 39.87 Oregon 2006 (Del Rincon, Scherer, Jones, Kent)4x400 Meter Relay 3:12.13 OTC Elite 2009 (Hicks, Shaw, Scherer, Wieczorek)4x1-Mile Relay 16:03.24 Oregon 2009 (Centrowitz, Wheating, Biwott, Rupp)High Jump 7-8 Jesse Williams, Nike 2009Pole Vault 19-0.25 Kory Tarpenning, Pac. Coast 1989Long Jump 26-1.5 Bouncy Moore, Oregon 1971Triple Jump 53-9.75 Spencer Williams, Unattached 1994 Gregg Bleakney, Oregon 1998Shot Put 67-8.75 Neil Steinhauer, U.S. Army 1969Discus 206-8 Mitch Crouser, MUSA 1982Hammer 266-0 Lance Deal, New York AC 1992Javelin 256-0 Brian Crouser, Team Nike 1989Attendance 6,392 1987

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Oregon Preview100 Meters 11.92 Rosie Williams, Oregon 1991200 Meters 24.14 Kelly Blair, Nike 1996400 Meters 54.27 Amber Purvis, Oregon 2009800 Meters 2:04.74 Rebekah Noble, Oregon 20071,500 Meters 4:11.44 Marla Runyan, Asics 20003,000 Meters 9:02.6 Annette Peters, Nike West 19912,000 Meter Steeplechase 6:55.17 Dana Buchanan, Oregon 20093,000 Meter Steeplechase 11:01.46 Tanya VanderMeulen, Idaho 20035,000 Meters 16:42.0 Molly Morton, Oregon 197910,000 Meters 33:56.20 Bente Moe, Seattle Pacifi c 1986100 Meter Hurdles 13.92 Kelly Blair, Oregon 1993400 Meter Hurdles 60.51 Abby Andrus, Oregon 20034x100 Meter Relay 45.7 Oregon 1995 (Commissiong,Godfrey,Woods,Jones)4x400 Meter Relay 3:47.65 Oregon 2003 (Schaaf, Macdonald, Donovan, Davis)Mile Relay 3:48.4 Oregon 1980 (Batiste, Stapleton, Warren, Massey) Oregon 1988 (Harding,Jampolsky,Church,Setterholm)High Jump 6-0 Joni Huntley, OSU 1976 Julie Van Pelt, S. Pac. 1989Pole Vault 13-1.5 Kirsten (Riley) Larwin, Oregon 2004 Jessie Gallaher, Concordia 2007 Melissa Gergel, Oregon 2009Long Jump 19-11 Teresa Smith, Sports West 1980Triple Jump 42-5.5 Simidele Adeagbo, Team XO 2006Shot Put 51-8.5 Nuna Abashidze, Kajaks TC 1996Discus 183-0 Annie Hess, Concordia (Ore.) 2008Hammer 208-6 Britney Henry, Oregon 2006Javelin 184-6 Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon 2007Attendance 5,699 2007

Pepsi Team Invitational100 Meters 11.0-h Carol Rodridguez, USC 2007 11.41 Amber Purvis, Oregon 2009200 Meters 23.09 Amber Purvis, Oregon 2009400 Meters 52.73 Camara Jones, Oregon 1992800 Meters 2:03.11 Rebekah Noble, Oregon 2006 1,500 Meters 4:12.38 Lisa Graham, Nebraska 19923,000 Meters 9:12.15 Penny Graves, Oregon 19873,000 Meter Steeplechase 10:11.33 Jamie Cheever, Minnesota 2008 5,000 Meters 15:54.13 Amy Skierez, Arizona 1997100 Meter Hurdles 13.23 Candice Davis, USC 2007400 Meter Hurdles 56.54 Schowonda Williams, Louisiana State 19884x100 Meter Relay 44.16 USC 20074x400 Meter Relay 3:35.06 USC 2007High Jump 6-2 Tammy Thurman, Nebraska 1988Pole Vault 14-3.25 Becky Holliday, Oregon 2003Long Jump 21-4.75 Angee Henry, Nebraska 1996Triple Jump 44-10.25 Shani Marks, Minnesota 2003Shot Put 56-6 Valeyta Althouse, UCLA 1994Discus 204-7 Aretha Hill, Washington 1998Hammer 218-9 Eva Orban, USC 2007Javelin 187-11 Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon 2009Attendance 6,149 1987

Oregon Relays(formery Oregon Invitational)100 Meters 11.62 Joyce Rainwater, E. Wash. 1994200 Meters 23.65 Juan Ball, SC Cheetahs 1999400 Meters 53.55 Camara Jones, Unattached 1994800 Meters 2:03.22 Rebekah Noble, Oregon 20071,500 Meters 4:08.38 Jenny Barringer, Colorado 20093,000 Meters 9:03.32 Christine McMiken, Okla. State 19863,000 Meter Steeplechase 9:59.61 Carrie Messner, Asics 20065,000 Meters 15:16.86 Kara Goucher, Nike 200710,000 Meters 31:44.38 Annette Peters, Nike Int. 1995100 Meter Hurdles 13.56 Claudine Robinson, Washington 1992400 Meter Hurdles 55.35 Sandra Glover, Nike 20004x100 Meter Relay 44.73 Florida State 1984 (Finn, Payne, Cliette, Givens)4x400 Meter Relay 3:39.23 Oregon 2009 (Baker, Purvis, Worthen, Youngblood)Sprint Medley Relay 1:41.46 Florida State 1984 (Finn, Cliette, Givens, Payne)2-Mile Relay 8:23.56 Athletics West 1984 (Arbogast, Addison, Haworth, Decker)Distance Medley Relay 12:23.2 Washington 1985 (Williams,Ichikawa,Lindgren,Bolender)4-Mile Relay 18:39.58 Oregon 1985 (Bushnell,Warren,Hayes,Groenendaal)High Jump 6-2.75 Vicki Borsheim, Westwood TC 1990Pole Vault 14-5.5 Becky Holliday, New Balance 2004Long Jump 21-10.75 Akiba McKinney, Nike, 2008Triple Jump 44-9.75 Simidele Adeagbo, Team XO/Nike 2006, 2008Shot Put 57-3.5 Meg Ritchie, Team Adidas 1984Discus 213-4 Meg Ritchie, Team Adidas 1984Hammer 221-5 Britney Henry, Oregon 2006Javelin 191-1 Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon 2008Heptathlon 5,768 Kelly Blair, Oregon 1994Attendance 6,904 Day Two 2009 6,228 Day One 2009

Oregon Twilight100 Meters 11.75 Jernise Saunders, Portland State 2009200 Meters 23.53 Judi Brown, Team Nike 1984400 Meters 52.62 Maria Mutola, Nike 1998800 Meters 2:01.28 Claudette Groenendaal, Oregon 19851,500 Meters 4:07.50 Maria Mutola, Mozambique 19923,000 Meters 8:54.84 Shayne Culpepper, Nike 20053,000 Meter Steeplechase 9:51.08 Carrie Vickers, Asics 20085,000 Meters 15:07.66 Marla Runyan, Asics 2000100 Meter Hurdles 13.39 Cindy Greiner, Athletics West 1988400 Meter Hurdles 57.27 Judi Brown, Team Nike 19844x100 Meter Relay 47.54 Spokane CC 2009 (Valentine, Cook, Harris, Currie)4x400 Meter Relay 3:49.39 Boise State 2003 (Bolstad, Dewey, Fougler, Legard)Mile Relay 3:44.17 Oregon 1985 (Nelson,Otterstedt,Morris,Hilsenteger)High Jump 6-2.25 Denise Gaztambide, Unat. 1992Pole Vault 14-1.25 Becky Holliday, New Balance 2004 2005 2006 Niki McEwen, Unattached 2007Long Jump 21-5.25 Shana Williams, Adidas 1997Triple Jump 44-7.5 Simidele Adeago, Nike 2007Shot Put 55-7.5 Adriane Blewitt, Second Sole/Run 2008Discus 189-7 Kathy Picknell, Bud Light 1985Hammer 224-7 Britney Henry, Adidas 2008Javelin 194-7 Dana Pounds, USAF/Nike 2008Attendance 6,392 1987

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COACHING LEGENDS

Bill HaywardThe father of Oregon track and fi eld and its famous track and fi eld facility, Bill Hayward was appropriately known as the ‘Grand Old Man’ during his 44-year career as a Duck coach.

Born in Detroit, Mich., July 2, 1868, and raised in Toronto, Ont., he was known throughout both countries as an all-around star athlete comparable to the likes of Jim Thorpe.

A member of the Ottawa Capitals world champion lacrosse team, he also was one of Canada’s fastest sprinters from 75 up to 600 yards. He was equally regarded as a national-class athlete in ice hockey, rowing, wrestling and boxing.

The colorful yet cultured sportsman began his coaching career in 1898 as a Princeton assistant coach, then made another assistant stop at California. He next served as the head track and fi eld coach at Pacifi c University (1901) and Albany College (1903), and his Albany track team even beat the Webfoots. He took the Oregon head track job in 1904, and also served as athletic trainer and basketball coach.

He coached four track world record holders, six American record holders and nine Olympians, and assisted on U.S. Olympic teams from 1908-1932.

Among his pupils, Dan Kelly broke the world record in the 100 yards (9.6) in 1906; went on to set the 220-yard record (21.1); and took the silver medal in the broad jump in the 1908 Olympic Games.

161

COACHING LEGENDS

Bill BowermanBill Bowerman was a man of many titles—Olympic head coach, Nike founder, army major, Oregon track and fi eld head coach, inventor…the list could go on and on. But the one recurring theme was his restless innovation and unchecked passion for sport.

Bowerman (born 2/19/11) began his coaching career as a football coach for one year at Franklin High School in Portland, then moved to Medford and coached track for nine years and football for seven years.

But the Duck football and track letterwinner made his biggest mark as a track coach as his ‘Track Men of Oregon’ won 24 NCAA individual titles (with wins in 15 of the 19 events contested) and four NCAA team crowns (1962-64-65-70), and posted 16 top-10 NCAA fi nishes in his 24 years as head coach. His teams also boasted 33 Olympians, 38 conference champions and 64 All-Americans. At the dual level, the Ducks posted a 114-20 record and went undefeated in 10 seasons. At the Olympic level, he served as head coach of the U.S. team in 1972 and an assistant coach in 1968.

Bowerman the inventor was equally renowned for his waffl e-iron shoe soles still popular today, as well as his method of recycling old athletic shoes into surfacing for tracks.

His love of coaching carried past his own athletes as he helped launch the U.S. running boom. After a 1962 trip to New Zealand he introduced the idea of jogging to the local masses, and even assigned his Duck athletes as mentors and coaches to local citizens. His 1967 book Jogging sold more than a million copies.

Bowerman’s legacy as an outspoken leader was also forged off the track. He was a combat major of the 10th Mountain Ski Troops against the Germans in the Italian Alps in World War II (and earned the Bronze Star), then sparred in the ’70s with the Rajneeshees in Eastern Oregon. He even ran for state representative, following the lead of his father Jay who served as interim governor in 1910.

In retirement, Bowerman stayed true to his roots. The Fossil, Ore., native resided in his Eugene home in the Coburg Hills, and stayed in the news with occasional advice on how to keep the sport vibrant. When nominated for the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1981, he declined stating that until Bill Hayward was elected, he didn’t deserve to be included.

Before passing away on Christmas Eve, 1999, Bowerman returned to Fossil, the eastern Oregon town his great grandfather had founded in 1867, to close the last chapter of a legacy that will never be matched.

162

COACHING LEGENDS

Bill DellingerAnother Oregon original, Bill Dellinger proved the perfect choice to continue the storied Oregon legacy.

The Grants Pass, Ore., native (born 3/23/34) made his name initially as one of Oregon’s greatest distance runners. From 1953-56, he was a two-time NCAA winner, three-time All-American and three-time conference champion. After college, he balanced a stint in the Air Force with post-collegiate training. By the end of his running career, he had added two world indoor records, six American records and three Olympic appearances (including a bronze in the 5,000 in 1964).

Dellinger began his coaching career at Thurston High School, joined Lane Community College in 1967, then accepted the Oregon assistant coach position in 1968 and quickly established a reputation as one of America’s fi nest distance coaches.

No U.S. distance runner made a bigger impact than his fi rst star, Steve Prefontaine, but the legacy didn’t stop there.

Mentoring such greats as Alberto Salazar, Rudy Chapa, Matt Centrowitz and Bill McChesney, Jr., his distance pupils broke 18 American records, made 17 Olympic appearances and won 12 NCAA individual track titles. In his 32 years as cross country head coach, the Ducks claimed four NCAA team titles, fi ve runner-up honors and four third-place fi nishes, to go along with four individual titles and another runner-up fi nish.

As a team, the Ducks continued their reputation as one of the nation’s deepest and most balanced units. At home at Hayward Field in 1984, the Ducks added their fi fth NCAA track title and tallied 113 points — the highest NCAA total ever. At the conference level, his squads claimed four team titles and nine runner-up fi nishes. Individually, 23 Oregon runners combined for 41 cross country All-America honors, and 58 track athletes accounted for 105 track and fi eld honors.

Dellinger still lives in Eugene and has coached Olympic post-collegians Danny Lopez, Nick Rogers and Mary Slaney.

163

COACHING LEGENDS

Tom HeinonenA pioneer for three decades for the University of Oregon and NorPac and Pac-10 Conferences, former head coach Tom Heinonen helped guide the Duck women’s track and fi eld team from its infancy into a full-fl edged collegiate power in his 27 years as head coach.

He retired after the 2003 season and was honored in his career as a three-time NCAA Coach of the Year, and eight-time Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year. As a team, UO scored top-10 NCAA track and fi eld fi nishes in seven of the meet’s fi rst eight years, and won the NCAA title in 1985. At the conference level, Oregon won all four of the NorPac track and fi eld team crowns from 1982-85, then fi nished top-two eight times in the fi rst 10 years of the Pac-10’s existence, including league victories in 1991 and ’92. During his tenure, Duck individuals stockpiled 15 NCAA/AIAW titles, 108 All-America honors and 55 Pac-10/NorPac Conference titles in track and fi eld.

His mark on the collegiate cross country scene is even more impressive. Only one other team bettered Oregon’s 24 national trips in his 28 years at the helm, and Duck individuals qualifi ed three of the other four years. Over that span, Heinonen guided teams to NCAA wins in 1983 and 1987, to go along with three more second-place efforts among their amazing total of 18, top-10 national fi nishes.

Duck individuals were equally decorated at the post-collegiate level, claiming three American records, 17 Olympic appearances, 10 World Championships invites, 12 U.S. national track and fi eld titles, 22 World Championships cross country invites, and fi ve U.S. cross country crowns.

As an athlete, Heinonen enjoyed an equally successful career as a six-time All-America distance runner at the University of Minnesota. During his post-collegiate career, he was a three-time World Cross Country Championships competitor, a two-time Olympic Trials Marathon veteran, and the 1969 AAU marathon champion.

164

IN MEMORIAM

Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine was born in Coos Bay, Oregon on January 25, 1951. Although he was tragically involved in a fatal car accident in Eugene on May 30, 1975, his legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of countless track and fi eld fans around the world.

Pre began his running career at Marshfi eld High School in Coos Bay, where he was coached by Walter McClure, a former Oregon track star. He went undefeated in cross country and track as a junior and senior. As a senior, he broke the American record for two miles in the Corvallis Invitational with a time of 8:41.5. Bill Dellinger, then an Oregon assistant track and cross coach, fi rst saw Pre run as a junior at the state cross country meet in November 1967 at the urging of McClure. Prefontaine signed with the University of Oregon on Tuesday, April 29, 1969.

Between the time he entered the University of Oregon in the fall of 1969 and when he graduated in the summer of 1973, Pre won seven NCAA titles—three in cross country (1970, 1971, 1973) and four in the three-mile in track (1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973)—becoming the fi rst collegian to accomplish the feat in track and the second in cross country. He won Pac-8 Conference championships in the 3-mile in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973, in addition to the mile title in 1971.

In his fi rst outdoor track race, he won the 2-mile in a triangular against Fresno State and Stanford in Fresno, Calif., on March 21, 1970. Later that fi rst season, he clocked a 3:57.4 mile at the Oregon Twilight, fi nishing second and setting an Oregon freshman record.

Pre’s victories became legendary. His fi rst NCAA 3-mile track title in 1970 came with a dozen stitches in his foot after being involved in a diving board accident just days before. His fi nal cross country victory came after making up a 100-yard defi cit on Western Kentucky’s English distance star Nick Rose. At the close of his collegiate career he had set eight collegiate track records. Altogether, Pre raced at Hayward Field in Eugene in 38 races between 1970-75, losing only three times and all at one mile.

He owned every (8) American record between 2,000 and 10,000 meters and between two miles and six miles. He also held eight collegiate records while at Oregon, with his three-mile (12:53.4) and six-mile (27:09.4) performances still standing. During his career, he broke his own or other American records 14 different times, broke the four-minute barrier nine times, ran 25 two-mile races under 8:40, and 10 5,000 meter races faster than 13:30.

He competed in the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, when he was 21 years old and two years younger than anyone else in the 5,000 meters fi eld. Taking the lead with a mile to go, and holding it until less than 600 meters remaining, he ultimately fi nished fourth (13:28.25) behind Lasse Viren of Finland (fi rst, 13:26.42), Mohamed Gammoudi of Tunisia (second, 13:27.33), and Ian Stewart of Great Britain (third, 13:27.61). Stewart passed Prefontaine less than 10 meters from the fi nish line for the last medal.

Today, Pre’s impact can be found in the Steve Prefontaine Memorial Jogging Trail, 6.3 kilometers of wood chip path that winds through Alton Baker Park in Eugene. His life has been the subject of several recent books, movies and videos. A memorial was dedicated in 1997 at the corner of Birch Lane and Skyline Drive in Eugene—the site of his fatal car accident.

Personal Bests1,500 meters 3:38.1 6/28/73 HelsinkiMile 3:54.6 6/20/73 Eugene2,000 meters 5:01.4 5/9/75 Coos Bay3,000 meters 7:42.6 7/2/74 Milan5,000 meters 13:21.87 6/26/74 Helsinki10,000 meters 27:43.6 4/27/74 Eugene

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IN MEMORIAM

Bill McChesney, Jr.Bill McChesney, Jr. was born on January 8, 1959. One of Oregon’s most accomplished distance runners of all-time, he was killed tragically in a car accident in Newport, Oregon on October 29, 1992. His competitiveness and warm personality endeared him to legions of supporters.

The comparisons to Pre were there from the start, but when somebody runs as fast as Bill McChesney, Jr. did so early, they were certainly reasonable. Here was another native Oregonian, calloused and strengthened by his native hills and trails, with an equally indomitable spirit. Memories of McChesney often conjure up the same adjectives—generous, religious, intense, funny, passionate, talented, highly competitive, tough.

McChesney competed for South Eugene High School. At Hayward Field, he ran his six-mile (28:09.4) and 10,000 meters (29:06.8) national junior records during his junior year (3/20/76). He was a six-time state champion in track and cross country, becoming the fi rst individual to win three straight harrier titles. The vocal leader helped the Axemen to four state harrier team titles and three state team track crowns. In addition, he was a three-time high school All-American in cross country, four-event All-American his junior year, and three-time state two-mile champion. McChesney was a member of national record quartets in the four-mile relay (17:06.6) and distance medley relay (10:01.6). He broke Steve Prefontaine’s state meet record in the 3,200 meters by 12 seconds with his 8:50 clocking. Even today, he ranks third behind Pre (8:07.4) on the all-time state 3,000 meter list (8:16.2).

McChesney remains Oregon’s current record holder in the 5,000 meters (13:14.80) and held the record at 10,000 meters (27:50.82) until Galen Rupp established a new American collegiate record of 27:33.48 in 2007. McChesney made the Olympic team in the 5,000 meters after his junior season, claimed two All-America track honors in the 5,000 meters and two honors in cross country. His Oregon 5,000 meter best also stands as the American collegiate record with only Washington State’s Henry Rono running faster at the collegiate level (13:08.4).

In cross country, he raced in four NCAA Championships and helped the team to its fourth NCAA title in 1977 and runner-up fi nishes in 1978 and 1979.

It was McChesney’s storied junior season, however, that stands out. After missing March and April of 1980 with a heel injury, he competed in his fi rst race of the year in the Pac-10 5,000 meters, where he fi nished third. He then repeated the same place in the NCAA 5,000 meters, fi nishing as the top American. The Olympic Trials followed and McChesney tapped the hearts of the Eugene crowd with a gutsy surge with a mile remaining in the 5,000 meters. As the crowd roared, he pushed out to a 70-yard lead—a gamble that eventually paid off with a third-place fi nish (13:34.4) and an Olympic Team spot.

Later that summer in Europe, he became America’s second-fastest ever in the 5,000 meters (13:18.6) and sixth all-time in the 10,000 meters (27:58.50). He returned home in July to join the Duck sub-4:00 club at an Oregon Track Club all-comers meet, fi nishing second in 3:59.1. A year later he lowered his mile best to 3:56.35 in the Oregon Twilight.

McChesney ranked top-fi ve nationally in the 5,000 meters three years and fourth in the world in 1981 (13:15.77). In the 10,000 meters, he ranked top-10 in the U.S. four years and ninth in the world in 1981 (27:47.50). He ran his 5K career best of 13:14.80 in 1982, while his 10,000 meters best of 27:47.25 came in 1981. He fi nished 15th in the 10,000 meters in the 1983 World Championships.

Personal BestsMile 3:56.36 5/28/81 Eugene3,000 meters 7:40.19 8/22/82 Koln5,000 meters 13:14.80 8/18/82 Zurich10,000 meters 27:47.25 7/11/81 Oslo

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Legends of Hayward Field