OCTOBER 2015 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Hayward Field Renovations .............2 Pre Classic Highest Ranked Meet Business Members ...................... 2, 3 First Call...................................................3 of the Diamond League Era MASTERS NEWSLETTER TrackTown Fitness..............................4 The sixth edition of the IAAF Diamond League Average UO XC ........................................................4 Meet is in the books and OTC’s Prefontaine Classic now Competition Score NWCU XC .................................................4 Eugene 94,416 boasts the highest average ranking of any in- Vin’s Track Town ..................................5 Zurich 94,216 vitational meet in the world since the Diamond Monaco 94,194 League’s inception in 2010, according to All-Ath- Bruxelles 94,057 Oregon Track Club Office Hours: Monday-Friday, letics.com. Paris 93,544 9:00 am to 3:30 pm PDT Rankings by A-A.com, the official data services Lausanne 93,514 2350 Oakmont Way, Suite 201 London 93,307 Eugene, OR 97401 provider of the Diamond League, are determined Roma 92,963 Phone: 541-343-7247 Email: [email protected] by the quality of the fields (Participation Score) Doha 92,313 plus the quality of the performances (Results Stockholm 91,745 OnTrack is published by the Oregon Track Club Board of Directors. Birmingham 91,325 Oregon Track Club, P.O. Box 11364, Eugene, OR 97440 Score). The Pre Classic has had the No. 1 or No. Issue #57, October 2015 Oslo 91,277 Distributed free monthly. 2 Results Score in each of the last five meets, www.oregontrackclub.org • [email protected] Shanghai 90,930 continued on page 3 New York 90,529 Tom Ragsdale, a Founder of All Comers Meets, Dies by Ron Bellamy highly successful junior high and high school coach, as a meet Tom Ragsdale, one of the founders of the Oregon Track Club’s director on the local and state meet level annual summer All Comers Meets and a key OTC volunteer at Hay- and as an innovator. ward Field’s major meets, passed away May 21 at age 90. The chute change-over system now used A teacher, coach and innovator, Ragsdale’s OTC membership everywhere to regulate the finish line at big dated back to the mid-1950s. For his work on behalf of track cross country meets was his inspiration. and field in the Eugene community he was the second inductee So was the transition from popsicle sticks into the University of Oregon Track and Field Hall of Fame, and, to sticky tags. The J-heel, used by javelin in 2014, the first recipient of the OTC’s Brathwaite Award for pro- Tom Ragsdale throwers and high jumpers, was his inven- moting fitness in youth and families. tion. And Poison Oak Alley, an iconic stretch of the state cham- Ragsdale, who developed OTC’s first All Comers Meets with Rob- pionship cross country course at Lane Community College, was ert Newland, based them on the inspiration of Bill Bowerman back his routing. in 1954, and wound up directing them for more than 20 years. From 1955 through 1991, he was Clerk of the Course, and a lot Those enduring All Comers Meets, with their images of kids more, for University of Oregon meets. And he played major roles in running and jumping and throwing at Hayward Field, are now an staging five NCAA championships at Hayward Field, three Olym- intrinsic part of the identity of the Oregon Track Club. pic Trials, the Prefontaine Classic through 1989 and numerous na- His contributions to young people in the sport also came as a continued on page 6 OnTrack OCTOBER 2015 Business Members AHM Brands Brown Contracting, Inc. Byrke Beller MD, - Pacific Women’s Ctr CAMERON MCCARTHY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS – CHAMPION SUPPORTER Cascade Dermatology Chambers Construction Company CORVALLIS HALF MARATHON & 5K – CHAMPION SUPPORTER Creswell Health & Rehabilitation Center Curtis Restaurant Equipment Custom Orthotics D2000 Safety, Inc. Dave Henry Real Estate Services, Inc. David E. Carmichael, Attorney Hayward Field will be renovated with the goal to accommodate as many as 30,000 spectators. Douglas Gallagher Law Office Eclectic Edge Racing Eugene Airport Hayward Field Renovations Eugene Marathon Eugene Physical Therapy, LLC – Supporter Member will Increase Capacity Eugene Running Club Eugene Running Company By this time next year, Hayward Field is “Hayward Field is unparalleled in impor- Eugene Wellness Center likely to look vastly different as a major tance to the sport of track and field and Eugene, Cascades & Coast Sports Commission renovation to the venerable facility gets the entire state of Oregon,” said Vin La- European Touch Painting Co underway. nanna, the university’s associate athletic Fitness Link Performance and Training Center The University of Oregon’s Board of director for Olympic development. “With Franklin R. Lulich, CPA, P.C. Trustees is in the early steps of sanction- (Nike designer) Tinker Hatfield’s magnifi- GANT Custom Homes – Supporter ing a project to completely rebuild and cent design vision, Hayward Field is sure Member Garden Way Chiropractic Center overhaul much of the venue, while pre- to set a new standard as the home for Gleaves Swearingen LLP, Attorneys serving the iconic East Grandstands. athletes from across the world.” at Law The work would begin shortly after the The project would be funded by private Golden Realty Handy Ed Construction conclusion of the 2016 Olympic Track and donations, and have no impact on the Health & Safety Institute Field Trials at Hayward next July. University’s operating budget. The Uni- Home Federal Bank False – Supporter Member The stadium plans call for additional versity of Oregon Foundation would man- Hughes Financial Group of Wells seating, with flexibility to handle as many age the project and associated costs. The Fargo Advisors – Supporter Member as 30,000 spectators, improved training foundation has created Hayward Field Hutchinson, Cox, Coons, Orr & and academic facilities and tripling the Enhancement LLC, a single-member, lim- Sherlock, P.C. space of the Bowerman Sports Science ited liability corporation, to facilitate the Innovative Print Group Kalen Electric & Machinery, Inc. Clinic. renovation. Kathleen Dugan LMT Hayward Field, which is hosting its Preliminary plans and designs would be Kernutt Stokes LLP sixth Olympic Trials in track and field and completed before the end of this year. Let’s Move LLC Lile/Eugene Moving & Storage its 14th NCAA Outdoor Championships in The cost of the project is yet to be deter- Locklear Leatherworks LLC 2016, will celebrate its centennial in 2019. mined. The renovation would be substan- LPL Financial - Kelly G. Higgins, It is also under consideration to host the tially complete prior to the 2017 NCAA Financial Advisor Trials in 2020. Track and Field Championships. 2 www.oregontrackclub.org OREGON TRACK CLUB Business Members First Call: Keep Calm Marilyn Milne at Public Relations Services LLC – Supporter Member Mark Stapleton DMD, MSD, PC and Welcome Fall Dentistry For Children Michael Keller Realty of Spokane, by Erin Regali, OTC President But OTC also has a strong past – a rich WA – Supporter Member The fall is my favorite time of year. tradition that it builds on year after year. Mike Fanelli, San Francisco Real Estate Crisp mornings, apple It is that history that makes me so proud Musgrove Mortuaries & Cemeteries National Fire Fighter – Supporter cider, football, cross to serve as the OTC president. I wish to Member country, soccer, boots, extend my thanks and appreciation to NEUROSPINE INSTITUTE – CHAMPION pumpkins, fall leaves all the OTC members and volunteers SUPPORTER Nike Running Eugene and all those beauti- who have helped make our organization On Track and Field, Inc. ful days we enjoy in so strong. Keep an eye out for the 2016 OREGON DENTAL CARE – CHAMPION Oregon. September is a membership renewal information that will SUPPORTER Pacific Continental Bank time of new beginnings be out very soon. Pink Buffalo Racing and fresh starts. And what a beautiful fall Oregon Track Club — It’s for everyone! Postal Pharmacy, Inc. we have been enjoying here in Lane Coun- Prichard Partners, Inc. RANDOM LENGTHS – CHAMPION ty. After a record-hot summer, I am ready Pre Classic SUPPORTER RBC Wealth Management, Todd G. for autumn’s cooler weather. continued from page 1 As families, we prepared to go back to Bosworth and combined with the exceptional fields Rexius Forest By-Products school, kicked off the fall sport seasons made possible by title sponsor Nike, the Rogue Ales & Spirits – Supporter Member and adjusted back into our daily routines resulting Competition Score is the high- and schedules. Run Hub Northwest – Supporter est on average of any of the 14 IAAF Dia- Member It is a great feeling to re-energize your- mond League meets since the Diamond Runnin’ Wild Sapient Private Wealth Management self for all the new beginnings, whether League began. it’s preparing to go back to school, tak- Sightline Property Inspections The 2015 Prefontaine Classic was an- SLOCUM ORTHOPEDICS, PC – ing part in fall sports’ seasons, or simply other outstanding success, with the meet CHAMPION SUPPORTER adjusting back to the daily routines we Sports Conflict Institute ranking No. 1 in the world in Participation Springfield Area Chamber of follow much of the year. Score and No. 2 in Results Score behind Commerce For the Oregon Track Club, it’s a time to the Monaco Hercules meet. Taylor Made Homes reflect back upon the great events and The Carpet Company The challenge, of course, is to continue TRACK TOWN PIZZA – CHAMPION achievements we accomplished through- the Pre Classic’s strong showing and plans SUPPORTER out the year and take a look ahead at are already underway for next year’s meet TRACKTOWN ORTHODONTICS – what’s to come. CHAMPION SUPPORTER on May 27-28. Tickets will go on sale to Trisha Kluge, LMT Along the lines of new beginnings, we the general public at 9 a.m.