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Track And Field Trials Return To Eugene In 2016

By Beth Hyams

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USA Track and Field announced today that Eugene will host the 2016 U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

5:27 pm

Wed July 25, 2012

High Jump's 'Fosbury Flop' Has Roots In Northwest

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A high-jumper demonstrates Dick Fosbury's eponymous technique, the 'Fosbury Flop.'

By Tom Banse

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A second-time Olympian from Beaverton, Ore., will be the flag bearer for Team USA during Friday's Opening Ceremony at the London Games. U.S. team captains chose fencer Mariel Zagunis for the honor.

Meanwhile, one of the fans cheering the athletes on will be another Northwesterner who revolutionized the high jump.

5:34 pm

Mon July 2, 2012

UO Alumni Centrowitz, Wheating Make U.S. Olympic Team

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Matthew Centrowitz (first from right) and Andrew Wheating (second from left) finish second and third at the men's 1,500-meters.

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Andrew Wheating collapses on the track after the men's 1,500-meters.

By Jes Burns

Two more University of Oregon alum are headed to the London Olympics this summer, after the final day of the Track and Field Trials Sunday. Matthew Centrowitz and Andrew Wheating will face the world's best after placing in the top three of Sunday's 1,500-meters.

4:34 pm

Mon July 2, 2012

Eugene Racewalker Places Third At Olympic Track And Field Trials

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Erin Gray competes at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Erin Gray is consoled by her mother, Kathleen, after the Olympic Trials.

By Jes Burns

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The only Eugene native competing at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials placed third Sunday in the women's racewalk. But it wasn't enough to earn her a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

5:32 pm

Wed June 20, 2012

Olympic Hopeful Is Also An Entrepreneur

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Lauren Fleshman speaks with reporters in Eugene.

By Rachael McDonald

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Two Eugene-based athletes competing in the Olympic Track and Field Trials, which start this week, are also entrepreneurs. Lauren Fleshman and fellow runner Stephanie Rothstein have a two-year-old business making dairy and gluten free energy bars.

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