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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015
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The heat is on at historic Hayward Field
By NEIL BRANSON
For the Daily Astorian
EUGENE — Plenty of heat
in Eugene for the USA Track
and Field Championships,
which began Thursday at histor-
ic Hayward Field.
At 5 p.m., it was a toasty 94
degrees with the next two-day
forecast calling for 99 degrees,
then cooling off on Sunday to a
mild 87.
The competition is hot, as
athletes are vying for spots to
represent the United States at
the 2015 World Championships,
scheduled for Aug. 22-30 at the
Bird’s Nest (National Stadium)
in Beijing.
There is also big heat on Al-
berto Salazar and his star athlete
Galen Rupp, as coach Salazar
has been accused of, if not bla-
tantly breaking rules of dop-
ing, then at least stretching the
boundaries to the point of not
living by the spirit of the rules.
Salazar coaches the Ni-
ke-sponsored Oregon Project
with a small stable of very ac-
complished athletes including
Mo Farah, the Gold medalist in
the 5,000- and 10,000-meters at
the London Olympics and 2013
World Championships in Mos-
cow.
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by the website ProPublica and
BBC, allege that in some form
or fashion Rupp, under the tute-
lage of Salazar, used testosterone,
asthma and or thyroid medica-
tions beyond the normal practice
or without getting the appropriate
therapeutic utilization exemption.
AP Photo/Don Ryan
First-place Galen Rupp, center, stands on the platform flanked by second-place Benja-
min True, left, and third-place Hassan Mead, right, after the 10,000 meters event at the
U.S. Track and Field Championships in Eugene Thursday.
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include two former Oregon
Project athletes, Adam and Kara
Goucher, a former assistant
coach with the Project Steve
Magness and two massage ther-
apists who treated the runners.
Coming to the defense of
coach and athlete are former and
current Oregon Project athletes
and coaches who have worked
with both Salazar and Rupp.
They emphatically deny any-
thing that could be construed as
breaking the rules and not even
the smallest venture in the gray
area of skulduggery.
Ken Goe, longtime sports
writer for the Oregonian, de-
tailed the allegations in a front
page story of Thursday’s edition
of the Oregonian.
He also had a lengthy and
emotional interview with Greg
and Jamie Rupp, who called the
accusations baseless, outrageous
and simply untrue.
The fallout will be felt for a
long time. Goe, in an interview
on Oregon Public Broadcasting,
said the doubters will point to
Lance Armstrong, who for years
denied doping, citing that he
was the most tested athlete in the
world and there was never the
hint of impropriety on his part.
Salazar has said as much
that Galen Rupp has been test-
ed countless times with never a
negative result.
The USA Doping Agency, ac-
cording to the Associated Press,
is investigating the situation.
Rupp is an accomplished
10,000-meter runner, having
earned the Silver medal at the
London Games and is now a
seven-time 10K National Cham-
pion, having won Thursday in
28 minutes, 11.61 seconds. He
is the American Record holder
at 26:44.36.
Next, Rupp will head to Bei-
jing under a cloud of doubt as is it
unlikely the issue will be resolved
in an expedient manner. Rupp,
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was angry because his reputation
had been sullied and to clear it
would take a very long time.
Hot in the 100
The University of Oregon,
the school of distance runners,
can take great pride in the fact
that three Ducks — current
athletes Jenna Prandini and Jas-
mine Todd; and former Duck
English Gardner (2011-13), all
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Prandini and Gardner won their
heats in 10.90 and 10.92, respec-
tively. Todd was second in her
heat at 10.87.
Back to basics in the 1,500
Eight of the 28 entrants were
present or former University
AP Photo/Don Ryan
Coach Alberto Salazar waits for the start of the men’s 10,000
meters at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene.
Spencer named Knappa
High athletic director
The Daily Astorian
Chris Spencer is the new athletic director at Knappa High
School, following the resignation of Bob Brockey earlier this week.
Spencer also serves as the boys varsity basketball coach at
Knappa, as well as a teacher in physical education and health.
Brockey will remain the athletic director at the junior high.
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of Oregon athletes. Six qual- ing the fastest time of 3:44.39.
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Centrowitz, a two-time NCAA the World Championship Team
Champion for the Ducks, post- Saturday afternoon.
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