Our next overnight stop headed north will be Portland, but I could not pass through Eugene without stopping to see
the University of Oregon and Hayward Field. Hayward Field has been the home of legends since its inception.
Named for one of track and field’s most innovative early coaches, by the time the first grandstand was built in 1925,
the University of Oregon had already produced two All-Americans and won a Pacific Coast Conference title.
The current facility was completed in 2020, providing so much more for track & field athletes.
My brother Tom and I grew up loving the sport of Track & Field. Before retiring, Tom taught high
school English and coached the girl’s track team in Seattle.
It just so happened that on this day it was the first day of the Oregon State Track & Field Finals.
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