Last year’s Eugene Marathon saw almost every course record broken except for one, the men’s half marathon. This year, teammates Andrew Lemoncello and Danny Mercado of Flagstaff, Arizona, kicked hard the last half-mile to go 1-2, and both broke the… Continue Reading
Catherine Watkins knows she is, as far as conventional wisdom is concerned, a little late to the game. “I’m old,” said Watkins. She’s 43. Before 2015, she had run four marathons, merely as a participant. But in the past five… Continue Reading
The last few runners crossed the finish line, catching their breath and waiting to congratulate Eric Jenkins, the winner of the men’s mile at the Oregon Twilight meet. But Jenkins was preoccupied. He and second-place finisher Will Geoghegan huddled around Oregon signee… Continue Reading
One year ago, Brett Ely watched the Oregon Twilight meet from the stands as friends and Team Run Eugene teammates competed at Hayward Field. At the time, Ely was running just 10 minutes a day as she was recovering from… Continue Reading
They should run the men’s 1,000 meters more often. “That was the first time I’ve been pushed to the line in a year,” said Mac Fleet, a seven-time All-American at Oregon and current member of the prestigious Nike Oregon Track… Continue Reading
With next week’s Pac-12 championships on the minds of many Oregon coaches and athletes, participation by Ducks in the Oregon Twilight Meet was cut back. Jenna Prandini, who recently set UO records in the 100 meters and 200 meters at… Continue Reading
It wasn’t the memorable 1-2-3 finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships, but former Oregon athletes Matthew Centrowitz and Andrew Wheating crossed the line 1-2 for a thrilling finish in the men’s 800 meters at the Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward… Continue Reading
The Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward Field featured the return of Olympic gold medalist Ashton Eaton and the debut of Portland transplant Joe Morris. Morris and Eaton ran next to each other in the 100-meter dash, which Morris won with a… Continue Reading
After taking the lead on the second jump, University of Portland junior Nathan DeVaughn knew that the reduced practice schedule made the difference at the Oregon Twilight Meet on Friday afternoon at Hayward Field. Despite a back injury which has… Continue Reading
David Pless, a senior from Bates College and representing Iron Wood Track Club, felt like he took another step toward the 2016 Olympcics on Friday at the Oregon Twilight Meet. Winning the men’s shot put with a throw of 64 feet,… Continue Reading