By Hannah Bonnie Brenda Martinez collapsed across the line in tears during the women’s 1,500-meter final of the U.S Track and Field Olympic Trials, finishing in third place and making the team for Rio six days after a fall prevented… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie Oregon’s Devon Allen dominated the 110-meter hurdles Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, beating the rest of the field by .2 seconds, the biggest margin in trials history, with a time of 13.03, a… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie With U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, a city that prides itself on its sustainability efforts, Tracktown USA wanted to make the event environmentally friendly. Every couple of feet on Agate Street, which runs next… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie During the sixth day of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials, the meet record for the women’s hammer throw was broken four times, twice by the original holder, Amber Campbell. On her fourth throw, Campbell broke… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie In the men’s javelin final Monday at the U.S Track and Field Olympic Trials, Cyrus Hostetler began clapping to get the crowd pumped up. As the claps grew louder and faster, Hostetler, a former Oregon Duck, let… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie Oregon has a long history of producing elite distance runners, but on the second day of the U. S. Track and Field Olympic Trials, it was the women sprinters who shined. Ariana Washington said that the goal… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie Before the Olympic trials began Friday, Tracktown USA president Vin Lananna addressed many issues from which events to watch during the trials (such as the women’s 800, which has semifinals Saturday and the final Sunday) to negative… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie Faith Kipyegon outraced a very talented field — which included four athletes who had broken 4 minutes for the 1,500 meters — Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic to claim a personal record, Hayward Field record and Kenyan… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie During the first day of the Prefontaine Classic,shot putter Joe Kovacs of the United States raised his hands to the crowd as it erupted into cheers after his throw, the farthest in the world this year with… Continue Reading
On Sunday morning, before most of the city of Eugene was even awake, runners of all ages gathered in front of Hayward Field for the 10th annual Eugene Marathon. The sun was barely up when they arrived, wearing shirts of… Continue Reading