Hayward Field to host USATF Grand Prix meet in conjunction with Oregon Relays...
INDIANAPOLIS--USA Track & Field announced Friday that in conjunction with the Oregon Relays, they will contest the USATF Grand Prix at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field (photo courtesy University of Oregon Athletics) on the campus of the University of Oregon on April 24th.
The meet, part of USATF Journey to Gold - Tokyo Outdoor Track & Field Series, is a World Athletics gold label designation.
The USATF Grand Prix at Oregon Relays is the first time professional athletes will compete at the newly renovated Hayward Field, which is the site for the 2022 World Athletics Championship.
Events to be contested are as follows (subject to change):
Men’s events: 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, Long jump, Triple jump, Hammer throw, Javelin throw
Women’s events: 100m, 400m, 100m Hurdles, 800m, 1500m, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, Triple jump, High jump, Shot put.
USATF also announced that the USATF Throws Festival will be held in Tucson, Arizona at Drachman Stadium. Details will be announced at a later date, but all signs indicate that the meet will be held in conjunction with the annual Tucson Elite throws meet in mid-May.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all meets are pending USATF, local and state health protocols and are subject to change.
ALL FOUR WASHINGTON NCAA D2 SCHOOLS IN ACTION AT ED BOITANO INVITATIONAL...
All four of Washington's NCAA Division II schools are in action Saturday at the Ed Boitano Invitational hosted by the University of Puget Sound at Baker Stadium in Tacoma beginning at 11 am.
As has been the case with all outdoor collegiate meets so far in the state of Washington, no spectators are allowed.
Central Washington, Saint Martin's, Seattle Pacific and Western Washington all competed at last week's Doris Heritage Track Festival in Seattle, and will try to build momentum from last week's meet.
For a number of athletes competing Saturday, this will be the first meet that they will have competed in since last year's Ed Boitano meet, which is normally held on the first Saturday in March. Last year's meet turned out to be the only meet contested outdoors for the four schools before the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down.
NOTE: USA Track & Field and the sports information office of the University of Oregon and the University of Puget Sound contributed to this report.
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