Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, May 29, 1998, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text1998 Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field Timeline ■ 1895: University students build a dirt trade on the comer of 13th and Kincaid that is used for field days, track training and competition. ■ 1906: The ASUO pays to have die Kincaid Reid stands partially cov ered. Both track and football are played at Kincaid Field. ■ 1919: Hayward Field is constructed and dedicated to trainer and coach Bill Hayward. The dedication ceremony takes place at the 1919 homecoming game. ■ 1921: Because of a growing track and field team and Kincaid Field's inability to meet the team's needs, Hayward Field becomes its new home. The students pay for the installation of a cinder track at Hayward at an approximate cost of $10,000 ■ 1925: The East grandstand is added to Hayward Field. ■ 1957: Thanks to a recently completed Autzen Stadium, the football team leaves Hayward Field to its new home. Although common in Europe, the track-only status that Hayward Field attains is a rarity in the United States. ■ 1969: A urethane track is poured to replace the cinder track laid in 1921. Because the Eugene would host the Olympic trials, the surface is made to resemble the track that the athletes would run on at Munich in 1972. ■ 1975: Continuing improvements are made, including the replace ments of the deteriorating West grandstand with the grandstand that still stands today. ■ 1978: The track surface is redone. ■ 1983: Before the start of the season the field's crown is leveled and the Infield runaways are repositioned and repaved with Rekortan. Rekortan is also added to the jogging lane of the track. ■ 1987: With the addition of a 400-meter track, the East grandstand has to be moved back approximately 20 feet closer to Agate Street The grandstand is moved tv three trucks positioned on Agate Street This project converts the track from 440-meters to 400-meters, which provides for wider turns at the comers. ■ 1995: Historic Hayward Field's track is resurfaced in order to attract national and international meets. Local Athletes of Note Mary Slaney: Lives in Eugene ... com peting in women's 5,000 meters ... three-time Olympian (1984, ‘88, ‘96) Kelly Blair: Former Oregon star... com peting in women’s long jump ... one time Olympian (1996)... fourth on all time Ducks’ list for long jump with 20-3 1/2 in 1993 ... former Pacific-10 Conference and NCAA heptathlon cham pion for Ducks... holds all-time Ducks’ record in heptathlon with 6,038 points in 1993 ... eighth place at 1996 Olympics in heptathlon ... 1997 U.S. national hep tathlon champion Maria Mutola: Lives in Eugene ... com peting in women’s 800 meters ... two time Olympian ... bronze at 1996 Olympics ... third at at 1993 World Championships ... personal record is 1:55.19 Suzy Hamilton: Lived in Eugene ... com peting women’s 1500 meters ... two time Olympian (1992, ‘96)... four-time NCAA champion in 1500 at Wisconsin ... eight-time Big-10 Conference champion Shana Williams: Lived in Eugene ... competing in women’s long jump ... three-time Big East Confernce champion at Seton Hall... fourth in 1997 U.S. championships 3 100 METERS —1:05 Juliet Cuthbert - Jamaica Chryste Gaines Cariette Guidry Marion Jones Beverly McDonald - Jamaica Inger Miller Celena Mondie-Milner Chandra Sturrup - Bahamas 800 METERS —1:15 Tanya Blake Melanie Collins - Australia Nicole Commissiong - Canada Michelle DiMuro-Ave Kathy Harris-Rounds Vicky Lynch-Pounds - Canada Maria Mutola - Mozambique Nicole Teter 100-METER HURDLES —1:33 Katie Anderson - Canada Dawn Bowles Kim Carson Cheryl Dickey Linda Goode Michelle Johnson Dionne Rose - Jamaica Gillian Russell - Jamaica LONG JUMP —1:35 Kelly Blair-LaBounty Nicole Boegman - Australia Chantal Brunner - New Zealand Sharon Couch Jewell Jackie Edwards - Bahamas Marion Jones Shana Williams 400 METERS —1:41 Cathy Freeman - Australia Kim Graham Lorraine Graham - Jamaica Natasha Kaiser-Brown - Jearl Miles-Clark Falilat Ogunkoya - Nigeria LaTarsha Stroman 5,000 METERS —1:57 Michelle Bogert Tina Connelly - Canada Tonya Fisher Elaine Fitzgerald - Ireland Sarah Howell - Canada Kristin Ihle Nnenna Lynch Amy Manson Sylvia Mosqueda Rachel Sauder Inge Schuurmans Mary Slaney Liz Wilson 1,500 METERS —2:35 Kathy Butler Joetta Clark Suzy Hamilton Regina Jacobs Jackline Maranga - Kenya Robin Meagher - Canada Leah Pells - Canada Sarah Thorsett Amy Wickus Shayne Culpepper EMERALD Gail Devers won last year’s 100-meter dash in 11.24 sec