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Eugene wins bid for 2008 Olympic Trials
(10-15-05)
From
USATF Press Release
Returning the country's most prestigious pre-Olympic
event to one of the most hallowed sites in
the sport, USA Track & Field on Friday
awarded the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track &
Field Trials to Eugene, Ore.
The host of the 1972, '76 and '80 Olympic
Trials and the 1999 and 2001 USA Outdoor Track
& Field Championships, the University
of Oregon's Hayward Field will be the site
of the 2008 Olympic Trials, where the roster
for Team USA will be selected for the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing. The Olympic Trials
will be held from June 27-July 6, 2008.
CONTINUED
HERE...
STORY
[Oregonian]
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First-Time Marathoner wins
Portland (10-10-05)
25-year-old
John Lucas from Eugene captured this year's title
at the 34th annual Portland Marathon. His winning
time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, 28 seconds was not close
to a course record, but was impressive considering
that Lucas had never run a marathon before.
Yumiko Minato of Portland won the women's division
in
2:44:30 beating second place finisher Wendy Terris
of San Antonio, TX by over eight minutes.
Also
notable is the fact that three out of the top ten
finishers in the men's race were from Eugene, OR,
a town known for its running roots, and running talent.
Among the top Eugene runners was Matthew Lonergan,
husband of elite runner Marla Runyan who gave birth
to their first child on Sept 1 of this year.
RESULTS
HERE
STORY
[Oregonian]
Oregon Runners Dominant
at National Marathon Championship (10-3-05)
John
Stoltz, who won the Masters division at this year's
Foot Traffic Flat Half Marathon, proved once again
that he is one of the best masters runners in the
country as he placed first in the 50-54 category this
past weekend at the Twin Cities Marathon held in St
Paul, MN, which served as this year's USA Men's, Women's
and Masters Marathon Championship. Stoltz beat out
the other 455 competitors in his division finishing
with a time of 2:40:47.
Portland runner Wynston Alberts ran his way to third
place in the overall men's category with a time of
2:21:42 and took home a check for $11,000 for his
accomplishments.
Some local
masters women also did very well with three in the
top ten:
4) Nicole Hunt, MT, 2:43:25
5) Johanna Olson, OR, 2:44:09
9) Sopagna Eap, OR, 2:45:57
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Eugene in Contention to Host
2008 Olympic Trials (8-19-05)
From
USATF Press Release
USA Track & Field on Friday announced that four
cities - Carson/Los Angeles, CA; Columbus, OH; Eugene,
OR; and Sacramento, CA - are finalists to host the
2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.
Organizations
submitting the bids to host the Olympic Trials in
their respective cities are Anschutz Entertainment
Group (Carson/Los Angeles); the Greater Columbus Sports
Commission; the Oregon Track Club; and the Sacramento
Sports Commission and Sacramento Regional Sports Education
Foundation.
MORE
INFO
MORE
HERE [Eugene
Register Guard]
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