Johnny Dutch was 16 years old when Bershawn Jackson set the Prefontaine Classic record in the 400-meter hurdles in 2005. Ten years later, the two are now training and competing together. Saturday’s finish to the 400-meter hurdle race was an… Continue Reading
In the weeks leading up to this year’s Prefontaine Classic, rumors swirled around the possibility of Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba setting a world record in the 5,000 meters at Hayward Field. While Dibaba fell eight seconds short of her sister Tirunesh Dibaba’s… Continue Reading
The 2015 Prefontaine Classic hosted girls and boys high school elite mile competitions first time on Friday. And neither of the inaugural amateur races disappointed. Ryen Frazier took the girls’ elite mile in a sub-4:40 photo finish against Danielle Jones. Frazier, the… Continue Reading
On Saturday, May 9, Benjamin Mears registered for the Eugene Marathon from his apartment in Mountain View, California. And the following morning at 7 a.m., Mears was one of over 5,000 runners who crossed the start line of the ninth… Continue Reading
Last weekend, Alexi Pappas ran her first 10,000-meter race at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, California. She also set her first Olympic “A” Standard time, crossing the line in 16th in 32 minutes, 2.22 seconds. She beat the… Continue Reading
Each of their experiences at the University of Oregon was different. But the seniors of Oregon’s track and field program can all agree: nothing will compare to their time representing the Ducks. In a Q&A session at this week’s TrackTown… Continue Reading
The 200 meters is not a distance at which University of Oregon sprinter Christian Brennan regularly competes. But in the second day of competition at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field, Brennan crossed the line first in her first 200-meter… Continue Reading