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JANUARY 2017 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Oregon Meets are World Class ..............2 Devon Allen Guest Speaker Business Members ...............................2, 3 Marra Wins Award ......................................3 Marra and the Eatons ................................3 at OTC Annual Dinner Vin’s Track Town ..........................................4 Olympian and former Duck Devon Allen MASTERS NEWSLETTER will be the guest speaker at this year’s OTC Membership Form ......................................6 Renew Membership ...................................8 Annual Dinner, which will be held February 8 in the Club Room at Autzen Stadium. Eugene Marathon Allen placed fifth in the Olympic finals in Offers Discounts the 110-meter hurdles and was a standout Get ready to tackle those receiver for the Duck football team. Allen New Year’s resolutions! is also a two-time NCAA champion and a Thanks to the Eugene Mara- Devon Allen thon, OTC members who register national champion in the 110 hurdles. Af- for the marathon events on or ter injuring his knee this football season, Doors open at 5 p.m., followed by the OTC- before Jan. 5 can receive a dis- count on their entry fee. he declared himself a professional on the hosted buffet dinner at 5:30. The price goes up for all four track, forgoing his remaining eligibility The brief business meeting will include races (full, half, 5K, Duck Dash) at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 5. with Oregon. Now he has his sights set the election of the Board of Directors, 2017 But OTC members can save on a gold medal in the hurdles in the 2020 budget approval, Reske and Brathwaite $10 on the Full/Half Marathon Games as well as a world record. award presentations and updates on the by using code OTC17RACE when they register prior to the price All current (2017) OTC adult members are UO Track & Field and OTC Elite programs. increase. invited to attend the dinner and meeting Vin Lananna, TrackTownUSA President, and The marathon races take place May 5-7. and will receive an email invitation by Jan- Michael Reilly, TrackTownUSA CEO, will give For the Run TrackTown 5K, uary 20 with an easy RSVP. The dinner por- progress reports on what’s ahead in 2017 use code OTC175KRACE for $5 off. tion of the evening is limited to the first for TrackTown. Register for these races at: 350 members who respond by February 2. www.eugenemarathon.com Happy New Year from your friends at the Eugene Marathon. Hayward Field, is that You? Oregon Track Club Office You Look Marvelous! Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT The 98-year-old Hayward Field is about piece of the newly named Bowerman Track 2350 Oakmont Way, Suite 201 Eugene, OR 97401 to get a major new look and feel. and Field Complex. Phone: 541-343-7247 Construction at Hayward will get under- The complex honors the contributions of Email: [email protected] way this year after a delayed start due to Coach Bill Bowerman to UO’s rich history OnTrack is published by the Oregon Track Club Board of Directors. the need to relocate a cellular phone tower. of track and field during his 24-year ten- Oregon Track Club, P.O. Box 11364, Eugene, OR 97440 Issue #72, January 2017 Distributed free monthly. Once the renovations are completed, ure as the head coach of UO Track & Field. www.oregontrackclub.org • [email protected] Hayward Field will become the center- continued on page 5 OnTrack JANUARY 2017 Business Members AHM Brands Track Meets in Oregon Brown Contracting, Inc. Byrke Beller MD, - Pacific Women’s Ctr Score World-Class Marks CAMERON MCCARTHY LANDSCAPE Based on an analysis of the 2016 track No. 2 in the world for single-day meets. ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS - CHAMPION MEMBER and field meets, the state of Oregon is Multi-day meets: No. 2 – U.S. Olympic Cascade Dermatology world class. Team Trials – Track & Field at Hayward Chambers Construction Company According to rankings complied by Field. Curtis Restaurant Equipment Custom Orthotics All-Athletics.com, the official data part- No. 4 – NCAA Men’s and Women’s Out- D2000 Safety, Inc. ner of the International Association of door Championships at Hayward Field. Dave Henry Real Estate Services, Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) Diamond There were 353 meets ranked in this cat- Inc. David E. Carmichael, Attorney - League, five of the top-ranked track egory. Supporter Member meets in the world this past year were In multi-day competitions, only the Douglas Gallagher Law Office Downtown Athletic Club - held in our state of Oregon. Wow! Rio Olympics ranked higher than the U.S. Supporter Member The rankings are based on actual re- Olympic Trials at Hayward. Eclectic Edge Racing sults and the level of performers at each Indoor meets: No. 1 – IAAF World In- Eugene Airport Eugene Marathon meet, with a bonus for world records. door Championships at the Oregon Con- Eugene Physical Therapy, LLC - The rankings are broken down into vention Center, Portland. No. 3 – USATF Supporter Member three categories: Invitational, one-day Indoor Championships at Oregon Con- Eugene Running Club Eugene Running Company competitions; multi-day competitions; vention Center, Portland. This category Eugene Wellness Center and indoor competitions. ranked 681 meets. Eugene, Cascades & Coast Sports Commission Here are the Oregon meet rankings: The TrackTown Summer Series at Hay- European Touch Painting Co Invitational, one-day meets: No. 1 – ward Field, which received rave reviews FIREHOUSE SUBS - CHAMPION 42nd annual OTC Prefontaine Classic at for its innovative format, was rated 26th MEMBER Franklin R. Lulich, CPA, P.C. Hayward Field. There were 597 meets in the world out of nearly 600 Invitation- GANT Custom Homes - Supporter ranked in this category. al meets. Not bad for a meet that was Member This was the sixth-consecutive season making its debut on the track and field Garden Way Chiropractic Center Gleaves Swearingen LLP, Attorneys in which the Pre Classic was rated No. 1 or stage. at Law Golden Realty Handy Ed Construction Health & Safety Institute Hughes Financial Group at Wells Fargo Advisors - Supporter Member Hutchinson, Cox, Coons, Orr & Sherlock, P.C. Innovative Print Group Kalen Electric & Machinery, Inc. Kathleen Dugan LMT Let’s Move LLC Lile/Eugene Moving & Storage LPL Financial - Kelly G. Higgins, Financial Advisor COMMONS WIKIMEIDA MB298, OF COURTESTY PHOTO 2016 Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. 2 www.oregontrackclub.org OREGON TRACK CLUB Business Members Marra wins IAAF Award Marilyn Milne at Public Relations OTC Elite coach and combined event coach at San Francisco State and Spring- Services LLC - Supporter Member master Harry Marra’s expertise and long field College in Springfield, Mass. Prior to Mark Stapleton DMD, MSD, PC record of success was these positions Harry was on the staff at Dentistry For Children recognized on an inter- UC Santa Barbara. Michael Keller Realty of Spokane, WA - Supporter national stage recent- Besides his two Olympic gold medals, Member ly when he was given Eaton is the reigning two-time World Mike Fanelli the IAAF Coaching Champion in the decathlon; the world Musgrove Mortuaries & Cemeteries National Fire Fighter - Supporter Achievement Award. record-holder in the decathlon; a three- Member Nike Running Eugene In a career that has Harry Marra time World Indoor Champion in the hep- spanned five decades, tathlon; and world record-holder in the On Track and Field, Inc. OREGON DENTAL CARE - Marra is best known as the mastermind indoor heptathlon. CHAMPION MEMBER to the success of Ashton Eaton and Bri- In the heptathlon, Theisen-Eaton is OREGON MEDICAL GROUP ORTHOPEDIC & SPORTS anne Theisen-Eaton. the reigning Olympic bronze medalist, MEDICINE CLINIC - CHAMPION He guided Eaton to back-to-back a two-time World Championship silver MEMBER Olympic golds in the decathlon and the medalist and Canadian national record- Pacific Continental Bank Paint the Town LLC world record in that event, and Theisen- holder. Indoors, she won the gold medal Pink Buffalo Racing Eaton to bronze in the heptathlon at the in the pentathlon at the 2016 IAAF World Postal Pharmacy, Inc. 2016 Games. Indoor in Portland. Prichard Partners, Inc. RANDOM LENGTHS - CHAMPION Marra was given the award in Decem- MEMBER ber at the IAAF Athletics Awards Gala in Ashton, Brianne and RBC Wealth Management, Todd G. Monaco. Bosworth Harry: What’s Next? Rexius Forest By-Products “I accept this award on behalf of all my Ashton Eaton, Brianne Theisen-Eaton Rogue Ales & Spirits - Supporter colleagues in coaching who work hard, Member and Harry Marra. What does the future learn their trade, have great integrity, Run Hub Northwest - Supporter hold for one of the most productive ath- Member play by the rules and demand a high code lete/coach combinations in the history Runnin’ Wild of ethics for themselves and the athletes Sapient Private Wealth of track and field? Management they coach,” Marra said. “Each and every The Eatons have been married since Sightline Property Inspections athlete I have ever coached has played an 2013 and teammates since they were SLOCUM ORTHOPEDICS, PC - integral part in my growth and success as CHAMPION MEMBER winning NCAA titles at the University Sports Conflict Institute a coach. I share this award with them.” of Oregon, and Marra has been their de- The Carpet Company Marra was recruited to Oregon in the cathlon/heptathlon coach for the past TRACK TOWN PIZZA - CHAMPION fall of 2009 to take over as the Ducks’ MEMBER seven years. TRACKTOWN ORTHODONTICS - combined event coach, primarily respon- Ashton, two-time Olympic decathlon CHAMPION MEMBER sible for the training of budding super- Trisha Kluge, LMT gold medalist and world record-holder, stars Eaton and Theisen-Eaton. TYREE OIL, INC. - CHAMPION told the Associated Press (AP) in August MEMBER Prior to coming to Oregon, Marra was that he would not defend his decathlon UPS Store - Springfield the USA National Decathlon Team coach, Valley River Inn title at the 2020 Olympics.
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