University of Oregon Awarded 2010 NCAA Track Championships

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Published: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:00:00 PST

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The University of Oregon has been selected to host the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the NCAA announced Thursday. Hayward Field will host the four-day event, Wed.-Sat., June 9-12, 2010 - the 10th time it has welcomed the event since 1962, and most of any venue in modern history. "The University of Oregon is thrilled to be selected to host the 2010 NCAA Track and Field Championships at historic Hayward Field," Oregon director of athletics Bill Moos. "Like securing the 2008 Olympic Trials, this is a tribute to the people within Oregon athletics and throughout the community who are dedicated to preserving the title of ‘Track Town USA' for the city of Eugene." Hayward Field (capacity: 10,500) entertained its last NCAA Championships in 2001 after it staged previous events in 1962, 1964, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1991 and 1996. Named after former legendary men's track and field head coach Bill Hayward, the venue also looks forward to a
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