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TrackTown Thursday | 12 Days of TrackTown

On the 12th Day of TrackTown, My True Love Gave to Me:

12 Olympic Medals – (Well actually 13) By 10 former Oregon Track and Field Athletes. Watch the video of Joaquim Cruz’s gold medal 800-meter race in the 1984 Olympics.

11 NCAA Championships – Hosted at Hayward Field (’62, ’64, ’72, ’78, ’84, ’88, ’91, ’96, 2001, 2010 & scheduled to host in 2013).

10 Dec Events – 2012 will be the 100th year of the modern decathlon. The two-day contest will also kick-off the Olympic Trials.

9 Days of Running…………and Jumping……….and Throwing at TrackTown12. Starting with Hammer time on June 21st and ending July 1 with the Men’s 200m Final.

8 Lanes on the Track.

7 -9 and 1/4 – Oregon Track Club Elite Athlete Jesse Williams’ Personal Best and Hayward Field Record. Set at the 2011 USA Championships in TrackTown.

6 Outdoor Titles -  The UO Men have five and the UO Women have one.  Also, the men have one indoor and six cross country titles,  while the women have two of each.

5 OLYMPIC RINGS – And the number of Olympic Trials hosted in TrackTown (1972, 1976, 1980, 2008, 2012).

 

 

 

 

Sub 4 Minute Miles – The Pre Classic has seen more Sub 4 minute Miles than any other American invitational track meet. Click Here to see the full list.

3 Coach Bills (Hayward, Bowerman, Dellinger).

 

2 Bowerman Winners (Galen Rupp ’09 & Ashton Eaton ’10).

And a Historic Hayward Field.

 

Happy Holidays from TrackTown USA. See you in 2012!


By Nathan on December 22, 2011
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Oregon athletes show up in numbers for ING NYC Marathon Events

This weekend the annual running of the ING New York City Marathon will take place on Sunday, November 5, but several elite local runners will get their start on Saturday in the NYC Road Runner Dash to the Finish Line 5k. 

OTC Elite runner Sally Kipyego will toe the line for her first race on American soil since taking silver the 10,000m this summer at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

Joining Kipyego in the 5k from Oregon will be Matt Tegenkamp, Lopez Lomong, and TrackTown USA resident Chris Thompson. Other Americans dashing to the finish line are top runners Deena Kastor, Molly Huddle, Lisa Uhl and Dathan Ritzenhein.

OTC Elite stand-out Lauren Fleshman will continue her resurgent season with her marathon debut on Sunday.  Lauren displayed her usual positive outlook in an interview with ESPNW Magazine. 

“I could have done a half-marathon or, yeah, I guess I could have trained for a 10K,” Fleshman said. “But who doesn’t want to run the New York City Marathon, you know what I mean? It’s incredible. It’s so far removed from the track that it’s a totally refreshing and new experience for me. I’ve been in the sport for 16 years, I’ve had the same focus for 16 years. This is completely pulling me out of my element. And I love that about it. I love adventure. To me, that’s what this is.

Lauren’s biggest concern?  “What happens if I have to, like, go poop? I mean, what do you do? Really. Do you stop or do you just do it?”

Read the full feature on Lauren here

Other American women vying for a piece of the $800,000 prize money pie are Jen Rhines, returning to the race for the first time since 2006 and bringing with her victories in the 2011 USA Half-Marathon and 15k distances.  Molly Pritz will join Fleshman in her first appearance at the 26.2 mile race.  On the men’s side are 1999 champion Meb Keflezighi, Ed Morgan and Bobby Curtis.

Check out Letsrun.com’s previews and predictions here 

You can also Log-on to letsrun.com to see a live feed of the pre-race festivities and catch the race live on Sunday on NBC from 2pm-4pm nationwide.  See the official INGNYC Marathon website for a detailed schedule of television and on-line coverage.  

 

By Becky on November 4, 2011
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Monday Matters – April 18, 2011

Another OTC Elite Athlete Qualifies for Nationals

OTC Elite’s Jesse Williams was flying high this weekend at the Mt. Sac Relays. He cleared 2.34 meters (7 feet, 8 inches) on his first attempt – which equaled his outdoor lifetime best.  It also ensured his qualification for the U.S. National Championship meet which will be held at Hayward Field June 23-26, 2011 and also put him over the IAAF World Championships ‘A’ Standard of 2.31.  And — it is the world leading mark for the year in the high jump.  You can check out a video of his performance on the OTC Elite website.

In June, Jesse will defend his 2010 title and  work to secure a spot on the US National team that will compete at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea at the end of August.

Jesse has lived in California and North Caroina, and moved to Eugene to train with the OTC Elite and Coach Cliff Rovelto.  For more on Jesse, check out Curtis Anderson’s article in the Register Guard.

 

By Rita on April 18, 2011
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