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Hayward Field is one of the world's most famous track-and-field stadiums, though it is the second home for Oregon track athletes, who competed on Kincaid Field (located where Chapman and Condon Halls are now) from 1904 to 1920. Hayward Field is named for Bill Hayward, who coached the UO men's team from 1904 to 1947, and was built in 1919 originally just for football. A six-lane cinder track was installed two years later and the full schedule of track-and-field events moved to Hayward from Kincaid Field. The facility was used for both football and track until 1967, when the football team moved to Autzen Stadium. With a capacity 10,000, Hayward Field in 2001 hosted the NCAA Championships for the ninth time and the USA Outdoor Track-and-Field Championships. The U.S. Olympic Trials were held at Hayward Field in 1972, 1976, and 1980. And every May the stadium hosts the IAAF Grand Prix Prefontaine Classic, the premiere track-and-field meet in the United States. In 1991 the Bowerman Family Building, an all-purpose facility, was built on the field's north side with funds from UO alumnus and long-time track coach Bill Bowerman '34 M.Ed. '53 and his family. |