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Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will host the 2025 USATF Para National Championships in conjunction with the USATF Outdoor Championships. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Hayward Field to Host 2025 USATF Para National Championships

The 2025 USA Track & Field Para National Championships will take place at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon from July 31 through August 2, the first time in U.S. Para track and field history that the meet will be combined with the USATF Outdoor Championships. The Para program joined USATF last fall. The […]

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Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will host the 2025 USATF Para National Championships in conjunction with the USATF Outdoor Championships. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

2025 Diamond League Schedule Released

The 2025 Diamond League will include its now-traditional stop in Eugene, Oregon, as part of the full schedule of events released this week with the season starting in the Far East. The Diamond League’s first 2025 meet will be in Xiamen, China, on April 26 and will remain in China for the second meeting of […]

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Sha'Carri Richardson wins the women's 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic on May 25, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

Prefontaine Classic Announces 2025 Dates

The Prefontaine Classic has announced its dates for the 2025 edition, as the event returns to Hayward Field at the University of Oregon on July 5, 2025, for the 50th edition of the meet. The announcement comes one day after the end of the 2024 Wanda Diamond League at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme in […]

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2024 U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials Awarded to Eugene

The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have announced. The Trials will take place from June 21­–30 at the University of Oregon and will serve as the Team USA selection event for the […]

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Sydney Mclaughlin of the United States wins the women's 4x400-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Prefontaine Classic Announces Enhanced Fan Experience Opportunities

The Prefontaine Classic has announced multiple efforts to amplify the fan experience at this year’s event, which serves as the Wanda Diamond League Final starting September 15. While the meet spans September 16 and September 17, the fan events start on September 15 in downtown Eugene with Rally in the Alley, at the 5th Street […]

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The 2021 Prefontaine Classic took place last August. The 2022 event moves back to its traditional dates. Photo courtesy of TrackTown USA

Prefontaine Classic Returns to Normalcy in 2022

Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, has always been near the top of any list of track-and-field venues not only in the United States, but the world. Now, the historic spot that has seen so many record-breaking performances is ready to take center stage this year with a series of big meets to show off its […]

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World Athletics Championships Oregon22 has announced that Legend the Bigfoot is the mascot for the July 15-24 event.

Legend the Bigfoot Named World Athletics Championships Mascot

After decades of people searching the vast wilderness of the United States, Bigfoot has finally been found. The local organizing committee for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 has announced “Legend the Bigfoot” as the official mascot for this summer’s event. The 18th edition of the World Athletics Championships will be held on U.S. soil for the first time, taking place […]

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2022 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor Championships Heading to Hayward Field

The 2022 U.S. Track and Field Outdoor Championships will be held at historic and newly renovated Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. The 2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships will be held June 23–26 and serve as the qualifying event for the 2022 World Athletics Outdoor Championships, set for July […]

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The University of Oregon is nearing completion on a complete rebuilt of historic Hayward Field that was set to host the 2020 Olympic Trials. Rendering: TrackTown USA

Hayward Field in Eugene to Host 2023 Diamond League Final

Hayward Field, the renovated track and field stadium in Eugene, Oregon, that has been known for decades as the landmark athletics stadium in the United States, will host the 2023 Diamond League final according to Reuters, making it the first venue outside of Europe to host the World Athletics‘ showpiece event. The $270 million stadium […]

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Eugene Begins Countdown to 2021 World Track and Field Championships

Representatives from USA Track and Field, Travel Oregon and the University of Oregon teamed up with the Oregon21 organization to host the official kickoff event counting down to the 2021 World Track and Field Championships that will be held in Eugene, Oregon. The event welcomed back several athletes who competed at the 2019 meet, which […]

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