Heinonen Selected For Track Coaches Hall of Fame

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Published: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:00:00 PST

EUGENE - Former University of Oregon women's track and field and cross country head coach Tom Heinonen was recently announced as part of a 12-member class that will be inducted later this year into the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Hall of Fame. A pioneer for three decades for the University of Oregon, NorPac and Pacific-10 Conferences, Heinonen helped guide the Duck women's track and field team from its infancy into a full-fledged collegiate power in his 27 years as head coach. He retired after the 2003 season as the then-dean of Pac-10 track and field mentors, and was honored in his career as a three-time NCAA Coach of the Year, and eight-time Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year. As a team, UO scored top-10 NCAA track and field finishes in seven of the meet's first eight years, and won the NCAA title in 1985. At the conference level, Oregon won all four of
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