MARCH 2013

OnTrack is published by the Oregon Track Club Board of Directors.

Oregon Track Club, P.O. Box 11364, Eugene, OR 97440Issue #26, March 2013

Distributed free monthly.www.oregontrackclub.org • info@oregontrackclub.org

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

The 3rd Annual OTC Run/Walk se-ries begins March 14 (not March 8 as reported in the February newsletter) at Alton Baker Park near the main parking lot.

These informal timed events are a great way to test your fitness, meet new friends, or just get in some miles while having fun. They are at 6pm on the second Thursday of the month from March through October.

The March 14 event is a 5K on the bike path. The next two events (April 11 and May 9) are also at Alton Baker Park and are a 5k/10K on the bike path and a 5K on Pre’s Trail, respec-tively. The events are free for OTC members or $5 for non-members. Registration begins at 5pm with Aquafina and Sobe Lifewater pro-vided courtesy of Bigfoot Beverages.

As in 2012, there is a party fol-lowing the last event in October. Members who participate in and/or volunteer for at least six events re-ceive a small award. If interested in volunteering, contact Celeste Kuta at celestekuta@gmail.com or Todd Bosworth at todd@bosworth.biz.

A special thanks to RBC Wealth Management, which provided a grant to cover the costs of obtaining event permits and rental fees.

Business Members ................. 2, 3Cathie Twomey Bellamy ..............2First Call..............................................3New Board Members ................... 4M A S T E R S N E W S L E T T E R !Vin’s Track Town .............................5Member Appreciation ................. 6Membership Application.................. 7Pre Classic ........................................ 8

A record number of members – 409 – turned out for the Oregon Track Club Annual Meeting and Din-ner on February 12.

Past OTC President Bill Kelly pre-sided, as newly elected president Erin Regali was unable to attend due to illness.

Backed up by an energetic recap video of OTC’s events, Bill outlined many of the club’s achievements during 2012 – 28% increase in mem-bership, currently over 2,500; distribution of 25,000 Runner’s Maps; 10,000 hours of volunteer officiating, second largest Butte to Butte Race ever, over $20,000 toward maintenance of Pre’s Trail – to name a few.

The OTC Board of Directors was elected by the membership and included 40 return-ing members and four new members (fea-tured elsewhere in this newsletter). Caro-lyn Rayborn was elected as an Honorary Life Member. Officers were introduced: Erin Regali, President, Kim McManus, Vice Presi-dent; Barbara Kousky, Secretary; Trae Rich-ardson, Treasurer, Shivaun Black, Mas-ters President; and Bill Kelly, Past Presi-dent.

The Treasurer’s report showed the club with a net surplus of $10,653 for 2012, as well as strong reserves. $5,000 of our sur-

plus in 2012 can be attributed to the in-crease in membership, and to increased merchandise sales.

Vin Lananna, President of TrackTown USA, thanked OTC officials and volunteers, whom he described as the heart and soul of track and field in our community. Vin gave an overview of the TrackTown structure and highlighted the many successes in 2012.

Robert Johnson, Head Coach of the UO Team was introduced by Vin. Coach John-son presented his staff and the UO athletes in attendance and gave an outlook for the women’s and men’s teams in 2013.

OTC Elite Head Coach, Mark Rowland, shared the highlights of the team for 2012 (participated in 85 events on 6 continents) and gave his analysis for 2013. OTC Elite athletes were seated at tables throughout the room, giving members an opportunity to interact on a one-to-one basis.

Michael Reilly, CEO of TrackTown USA, spoke of the need to engage the next gen-eration, showing the way for what can be

Annual Meeting Draws Record Crowd

Record crowd attend the OTC annual meeting at Autzen Stadium.

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Bill Kelly, past OTC president, served as master of ceremonies at the annual meeting.

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Axis Physical Therapy & Rehab., Inc.Bigfoot Beverages of EugeneBrown Contracting, Inc.Byrke Beller MD, - Pacific Women’s CtrC(IQ) StrategiesCameron McCarthy Landscape Architects and PlannersCascade DermatologyChambers Construction CompanyCompetition Not ConflictCreswell Health and Rehab CenterCurtis Restaurant EquipmentCustom OrthoticsD2000 Safety, Inc.Dave Henry Real Estate Services, Inc.David E. Carmichael, AttorneyDouglas Gallagher Law OfficeDr. W. Gray Grieve OrthodonticsDunes Family Health CareEclectic Edge RacingEMERALD SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER - CHAMPION MEMBEREugene AirportEugene Hilton Hotel and Conference CenterEugene Physical Therapy, LLC - Supporter MemberEugene Running ClubEugene Running CompanyEugene Wellness CenterEugene, Cascades & Coast SportsEuropean Touch Painting CoFiddler’s Green Golf CenterFITNESS LINK, INC.Franklin R. Lulich, CPA, P.C.GANT Custom Homes - Supporter MemberGarden Way Chiropractic CenterGleaves Swearingen Potter & Scott LLPGorilla CapitalHandy Ed ConstructionHome Federal Bank - Supporter MemberHughes Financial Group at Wells Fargo Advisors - Supporter MemberHutchinson, Cox, Coons, DuPriest, Orr & Sherlock, P.C.Imagine Group - Supporter MemberJohn L. Stringer D.D.S.JONES AND ROTH, CPAS & BUSINESS ADVISORS - CHAMPION MEMBERKalen Electric & Machinery Co. Inc.

Business Members

Oregon Track Club takes great pride in Pre's Trail and the value it brings to our community of runners and walkers. For the last few years a matching donation program instituted by a generous donor has worked very well to help maintain and improve this great trail. The club is so very appreciative of this donation and the ability it provides to double our mon-ey when others in the community step up to match with their pledges.

It is our goal to steadfastly continue to make people aware of how vital the trail is to our community. The club recognizes the historic, scenic, economic and per-sonal health benefits this trail provides. As we endeavor to raise more funds and increase awareness of the matching do-nation program, our goal of maintaining this valued landmark for today's popula-tion and future generations continues. Please join us in this worthy effort. Go to www.oregontrackclub.org and click Friends of Pre's Trail to add your contri-bution to this enduring legacy.

Pre’s Trail... A Community Collaboration

This year’s recip-ient of The Reske Award, named af-ter Richard and Melanie Reske, who volunteered thou-sands of hours to the Oregon Track Club, is Cathie Twomey Bellamy.

Cathie volunteers extensively in the track and field community. She is well-known for skillfully coordinating the awards ceremonies for the major events at Hayward Field including the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, the 2009 and 2011 U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Champion-ships, and the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Cham-pionships.

A long-time member of the OTC Board of Directors, Cathie has served on many OTC committees. Currently she is a member of the following committees; Runners’ Out-reach, Grass Roots Grants, Youth, Nomi-nating, and the Prefontaine Trail Commit-tee. Cathie is also a board member of The Prefontaine Classic, The Eugene Mara-thon, and the newly formed Team Run Eugene (a post collegiate sub-elite club).

Cathie has coached athletes at all levels, including 14 years at Marist High School. Her involvement at the open and masters level is shown in her formation and coaching of the Eugene Running Club.

Cathie’s illustrious career took her from being a state champion in high school to an All-American in college and qualifying for four Olympic Trials (’76 – ’88). She was the indoor national champion in the mile and set the world best at 20k in 1982. She was a member of the gold-medal U.S. team

Cathie Twomey Bellamy Receives Reske Award

in the IAAF World Cross Country Champi-onships in 1984 and was a member of the U.S. Marathon team in the IAAF Outdoor World Championships in 1987.

Cathie accepted the award in honor of Chris Brathwaite, whom she used to run with on Pre’s Trail almost daily. Chris, a former UO runner, was killed by a sniper while running on the trail on November 12, 1984.

Cathie Twomey Bellamy

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by Erin Regali, OTC PresidentThe 2013 Annual

Meeting was a huge success with over 400 people attending this fantastic evening. Our club was able to cel-ebrate so many won-derful activities past and present that we are involved with. The work of the board and committees over the last year was rewarded with such a large turnout of our annual meeting, and with this we are energized to make even more progress in 2013!

Our club has increased its membership in the last year from 1800-2500 members which is truly amazing. We believe that Oregon Track Club deserves a strong base of track and field fans, competitors, road runners, walkers and business support-ers. All together we are able to support and promote our TrackTown community.

Membership satisfaction is always an important goal of our organization. The Hospitality committee, chaired by Ed Kousky, is a very active committee throughout the year. The committee is responsible for our Annual Meeting in February, wonderful meals for our offi-cials at the University of Oregon Meets,

hosting member appreciation events at Hayward Field as well as cooking and providing meals at events such as Butte to Butte & Hayward Classic. The commit-tee always provides a delicious healthy meal with a smile to all of our wonderful volunteers. I wish to express my thanks to this great committee of committed volunteers – a happy volunteer produces great results.

Kathleen Dugan LMTKelly G. Higgins, Financial Advisor, LPL FinancialKernutt Stokes LLPKVAL-TVLet’s Move Fitness, LLCLile/Eugene Moving & StorageLocklear Leatherworks LLCMedic First AidMike FanelliNational Fire Fighter - Supporter MemberNeurospine InstituteNewman’s Fish CompanyNorman InvestmentsOakway Catering - Supporter MemberPacific Continental BankPostal PharmacyPrichard Partners, Inc.ProHealth Family MedicineQuantum, Inc.RANDOM LENGTHS - CHAMPION MEMBERRBC Wealth Management, Todd G. BosworthREXIUS - CHAMPION MEMBERRon K. Ewert, DDS, PCRunnin’ WildSapient Private Wealth Management CompanySightline Property InspectionsSLOCUM ORTHOPEDICS, PC - CHAMPION MEMBERSportHillSpringfield Area Chamber of CommerceStritmatter, Kessler, Whelan, ColuccioThe Carpet CompanyThe Innovative Print Group, Inc.Track Town Brewery/Rogue Ales - Supporter MemberTracktown PhotoTrips, Inc.Trisha Kluge, LMTTyree Oil, Inc.Valley River Inn - Supporter MemberW. Michael Keller Realty of Spokane, WAWildish Land Company - Supporter MemberWorld Wheelchair Sports

Business MembersFirst Call: Top Notch Hospitality

Annual Meeting

done. Members were encouraged to bring new fans to the NCAA Championships. The staff is currently very busy with planning for the 2014 IAAF World Junior Champion-ships, where we will host 1,800 athletes from 180 countries.

A Celebration of 40 Years of the Butte to Butte was the featured presentation by William Wyckoff, assisted by James Houghton. William gave a very entertaining monologue and slide show featuring pho-tos from the inaugural “Storm the Butte” in 1974 to the present day Aquafina Butte to Butte. Photos featured various tee shirt designs, early pace cars, and runners and their families throughout the years.

Many special events are planned for this year’s Butte to Butte, beginning with a promotional kick-off forty days out from July 4th. Tom Jordan and Barbara Kousky were recognized with a commemorative plaque for their 13 years as Directors of the Butte to Butte. The Butte to Butte road race is an OTC event.

The Michael Radliff Trio provided music during the buffet dinner. Special thanks to members of the Hospitality Commit-tee and to the many other volunteers who assisted in making the evening a success.

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TrackTown TuesdaySet for March 5

The TrackTown Tuesday series will continue on March 5 at the Down-town Athletic Club, Eugene. The free event starts at 7pm. Athletic Direc-tor of Olympic Development Vin La-nanna serves as the series’ Master of Ceremonies.

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Four new members were elected to the OTC Board of Directors at the Club’s recent annual dinner.

Robert JohnsonRobert is the head coach of the University of Oregon track

and field and cross country programs. Before his work with Or-egon, Johnson oversaw UCLA’s jumpers. As an athlete, Johnson was a two-time triple jump All-American (1995, ‘96), NCAA high jump qualifier (1996) and school high jump record-holder (7-1 3/4). He competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Trials. He and his wife Jackie reside in Eugene.

Harry MarraHarry was named Nike Coach of the Year in 2012. He was Team

USA’s national decathlon coach from 1990-2000 and helped seven different decathletes score 8,000 points. He currently coaches Aston Eaton, the world record-holder in the indoor heptathlon and outdoor decathlon. Harry was the head track and field coach at San Francisco State and a member of the United States’ coaching staff at the IAAF World Champion-ships in Paris (2003), Helsinki (2005) and Osaka (2007). A na-tive of Cohoes, NY, Harry currently resides in Eugene.

Chris MeekerChris and his wife, Erika, founded the Imagine Group, a Eugene

large format graphics and commercial photography company, in 1993. He also serves on the OTC Marketing Committee. Chris started running in 2011 and is looking forward to learning how to pole vault in 2013. One of his highlights from last year was running at Hayward Field during two of the All-Comer’s Meets.

Trae RichardsonTrae has been an active member of the OTC Membership Commit-

tee for the past 1 1/2 years and a member of OTC for the past three. He currently works at Jones & Roth and has been there for five years. He competed in the triple jump in college but now enjoys competing recreationally in distances from the 5k to the mara-thon. He looks forward to serving OTC in his new role as Treasurer.

New Track Club Board Members

Robert Johnson

Harry Marra

Chris Meeker

Trae Richardson

The Nike Employee Store pass

is one of the many benefits of

being an OTC member. Access

to the store has changed. New

this year, Nike will not be issuing

physical passes but will rather

have member names on a guest

list for a one-time access to

the Beaverton store. Rules for

Check-In at Nike Store:

• Photo ID must be provided

for check in (spouse, permanent

partner, and de pendent children

age 15 and older).

• Names will be located on the

OTC List.

• The OTC member’s spouse/

partner must provide proof of

the same ad dress to accompany

the OTC member into the store.

• The OTC member’s depen-

dent children must be: 22 or

younger at the same ad dress, 24

or younger with a valid col lege ID.

• Nike kindly asks that mem-

bers refrain from wearing any

competitor brands in the store.

• Select merchandise may be

available to employees only.

When Can I Go?: If you join after

Jan. 1, you will be able to access

the store after the 5th day of the

following month. Example: if you

join February 17, you can access

the store after March 5. You may

email OTC at info@oregontrack-

club.org to make sure you are on

the list before traveling to Bea-

verton.

Nike Employee Store Access Directions

Oregon Track Club members don’t miss your chance to save $10 for the Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon. Register online using code: 10OTC13 for the Mara-thon/Half Marathon and 5OTC13—$5 off the 5k. The event was recently named a

“Best of the Best” marathon by Runner’s World. Don’t miss this beautiful, flat course with enthusiastic, knowledge-able Eugene fans cheering you on! Reg-ister today! The Oregon Track Club is one of the sponsors of the Eugene Marathon.

Online Discount Codes for the Eugene Marathon/Half/5k

Masters–2

2012 Masters Top 10 Lists

Rank Name Event Distance Time Age Age-Graded

1 Sharon Gerl Turkey Trot 5km 21:42 64 93.40%

2 Craig Godwin Eugene Half Marathon Half.Mar 1:11:29 45 89.83%

3 Joshua Gordon Run With The Duck 5K 5km 15:25 38 87.23%

4 Renee (Knapp) Gordon Run with the Duck 5K 5km 17:10 32 86.42%

5 Thomas Kreuzpeintner Scandia Run 10km 34:25 46 86.41%

6 Gary Hall Road to Recovery 5km 19:25 65 86.38%

7 Brad Chvatal Nike Bowerman 5k 5km 15:50 40 86.21%

8 Donnie Nelson The (San Francisco) Giant Race

Half.Mar 1:12:35 41 85.66%

9 Mike Ignatius Turkey Stuffer 5km 18:26 58 85.51%

10 Trisha Kluge Turkey Trot 4Mile 26:41 53 84.79%

Rank Name Competition Event Time Age Age-Graded

1 Thomas Kreuzpeintner Pepsi Meet Masters Mile 1Mile 4:37.98 46 88.70%

2 Jack Casey Hayward Classic 100 m 13.63 65 88.49%

3 Gary Hall USATF Masters Outdoor Championship

1500 m 5:12.98 65 87.34%

4 Craig Godwin Linfield Icebreaker 10 km 32:55.51 44 87.23%

5 Byrke Beller Oregon Twilight 400 m 54.81 44 86.69%

6 Bob Golly Hayward Classic 100 m 15.70 77 86.51%

7 Richard Clark Oregon Twilight 400 m 1:00.66 58 86.04%

8 Mike Ignatius Hayward All Comers 800 m 2:24.2 58 86.01%

9 Trisha Kluge Oregon Twilight 3 km 11:47.13 52 85.33%

10 Steve Sanders Pepsi Invitational 100 m 12.68 46 84.30%

Rank Name Competition Event Time Age Age-Graded

Road Racing

Rank Name Competition Event Mark Age Age-Graded

1 Harvey Lewellen Hayward Classic Hammer 39.61 83 115.99%

2 John Altendorf OTC All-Comers Pole Vault 3.81 66 102.06%

3 Melanie Reske Hayward Classic Shot put 4.03 91 85.20%

4 Jack Casey Hayward Classic High Jump 1.38 65 82.29%

5 Wayne Sabin Nevada Senior Games Weight 11.97 79 76.70%

Field Events

Race Walking

No results reported – there is clearly an opportunity for recognition here racewalkers…

Harvey Lewellen continues his tradition of trouncing the 100% of estimated world’s best results for his age group, with John Altendorf also breaking the 100% barrier. Melanie Reske would show up in more events, but she is blazing new trails in events where no age–group standards yet exist.

Track Events

Notice that four of the Road Racing Top Ten also show up in the Track Events Top Ten: new Board member Trisha Kluge, Craig Godwin, Thomas Kreuzpeintner and Gary Hall.

8 Kevin Kinser 55-59

8 Renee Grube 50-54

9 Craig Maxey 50-54

9 Rod Wood 75-79

11 Brayce Forsha 30-34

11 Byrke Beller 45-49

11 Jack Casey 65-69

11 Lynn Kanesta 60-64

12 Alan Meyer 65-69

12 John Altendorf 65-69

13 Leslie McHugh 60-64

13 Norma Poasa 60-64

15 Gary Rabideau 60-64

15 Kristin Gureck 45-49

15 Patty Gierga Brown 50-54

17 Edwin Coleman II 80-84

18 Erin Dickinson 35-39

18 Robert McKinney 40-44

19 Gayle Faust 60-64

19 Keith Gelbrich 65-69

19 Rock Rakosi 45-49

19 Sharon Gerl 65-69

20 Cara Boles 50-54

20 Don McLean 65-69

20 Ed Hodges 45-49

20 Larry Hamblen 75-79

20 Tim Godsil 60-64

21 Josh Marean 40-44

22 Kenton Fudge 60-64

22 William Karp 70-74

23 Bob Golly 75-79

23 Gloria Speasl 40-44

24 David Williams 35-39

25 Greg Clift 55-59

25 Sara Pompel 40-44

26 Dove Lininger 45-49

27 Sara Ticer 55-59

28 James Bean 65-69

28 Jim Gravette 65-69

29 Chris Hamilton 50-54

29 Tom Jordan 60-64

30 Celeste Kuta 55-59

30 Don Wheeler 55-59

30 Larry Banks 45-49

31 Kristi Johnson 45-49

31 Virginia Mulvey 55-59

Birthdays, continued from page 1

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by Vin LanannaThe passion and energy that filled the room at the OTC An-

nual Dinner is emblematic of the spirit that the TrackTown USA office intends to showcase to the rest of the country and the world. During the dinner, we celebrated our commu-nity’s storied history of accomplished athletes and teams, outstanding events and unparalleled volunteerism. We looked ahead at opportunities to support the Oregon and OTC Elite teams, to host world-class events and to be a leader in the sport in 2013 and beyond.

In order for TrackTown USA to become the standard of excel-lence in the sport we are focusing our efforts on five major goals.

Inspire the next generation: We will focus on youth as a key audience for everything that we do. We want to engage them with the technology they use, foster connections with ath-letes and turn them into lifelong fans of the sport. The Oregon Track Club and the City of Eugene Recreation Department have set the standard for All-Comers meets, creative youth initiatives and programming at the home meets. We want oth-er communities to follow the lead set by this community and we’ll do our part to extend the visibility of those programs.

Host premier events: We will seek innovative ways to en-gage athletes, fans and broadcast audiences as we host some of the most exciting events in the world. New technologies will enable us to extend the Hayward Field experience be-yond the footprint of the grandstands, and we look forward to demonstrating some of these new ideas at this spring’s NCAA Championships. We have built strong partnerships with the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Track & Field, the NCAA and the IAAF, and we look forward to working together with them to extend the reach of the sport.

Build world-class facilities: The spirit and magic of Hayward Field is alive and well. However, we can do more to reward fans who support the sport by improving the amenities at the world’s most iconic stadium. We have ambitious ideas on how to renovate the venue and provide a world-class experience for athletes, fans and broadcasters.

Elevate the University of Oregon men’s and women’s track and field teams: Our organization will help the Oregon coach-ing staff and teams in their quest to be the most dominant

program in NCAA history, allowing the men’s and women’s teams to be in a position to win Pac-12 and NCAA titles in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field.

Establish Oregon Track Club Elite as the home for post-collegiate ath-letes: We will help to create the most exciting and promising environment for post-collegiate athletes and support Mark Rowland and his staff as he develops local heroes who rep-resent our community both nationally and internationally.

We have assembled a motivated staff to bring together our partners and put together plans to amplify the work of our community and the Oregon Track Club. We will celebrate and honor our history as we look for ways to innovate and perform at an even higher level. We want to share the spirit of Track-Town USA with the world, and make it accessible to all and sustainable over time.

We are excited for our mission and working with you as we strive to achieve our ambitious goals.

Vin Lananna is the Associate Athletic Director at the University of Oregon.

Vin’s Track Town: On a Mission to be the Standard of Excellence for Running, Track & Field

Hayward Field 2013 ScheduleThe 2013 University of Oregon home meets:Saturday, March 16 – Oregon PreviewSaturday, April 6 – Pepsi Team InvitationalFriday-Saturday, April 19-20 – Oregon RelaysFriday, May 3 – Oregon TwilightFriday, May 31 to Saturday, June 1 – Prefontaine ClassicWednesday-Saturday, June 5-8 – NCAA Outdoor Cham-

pionshipsPurchase tickets online at GoDucks.com or call

1-800-Webfoot or 541-346-4461.

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The Oregon Track Club will again host a members-only ap-preciation event at the Pepsi Team Invitational meet on Sat-urday, April 6, at Hayward Field.

Teams from Texas A&M, Washington, Washington State, and Oregon will compete at the meet.

There is no charge to attend, but you will need to purchase a ticket to the meet unless you are a season ticket holder.

Tickets are available on GoDucks.com.The event will begin at the same time as the running events

(check GoDucks.com as the date nears for a time schedule). Light refreshments will be served.

In its third year, this is a popular event and gives the lead-ership an opportunity to say Thank You to our members. We hope to see you on April 6th!

Member Appreciation Event Set for Pepsi Meet

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OREGON TRACK CLUB 2013 Membership Application Renewal New

Note: If you join any time after October 1st, your membership is valid through 12/31/13.

First Name*____________________________ Last Name*_________________________________ Mailing Address*___________________________________________________________________ City*____________________________________________ State*_______ Zip*_________________ Day Phone* (_______)-_________-__________ Evening Phone (_______)-________-___________ Email*____________________________________________________ Birthdate_______________ *REQUIRED

Regular Individual ($30) Couple/Family with children 18 & under ($40)

Masters Individual ($30) Couple/Family with children 18 & under ($40) (30 yrs plus)

See member benefits listed on this form.

Juniors & Individual ($20)

Students Open to persons ages 18 and under or full time students enrolled in college or a

university. See member benefits listed on this form. Includes free entry to the All-Comers Meets. Individuals 18 and younger also receive a free t-shirt (while supplies last).

Multi Year 2 years ($60/$80) 3 years ($90/$120) 5 years ($150/$200)

Option

FOR COUPLE/FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS, LIST OTHERS INCLUDED IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP: Spouse’s/Partner’s Name______________________________________ Birthdate______________ Child’s Name_______________________________________________ Birthdate______________ Child’s Name_______________________________________________ Birthdate______________ +Additional Children can be listed on the back of this form. Please include birthdates.

Basic Business ($100) 2 yrs ($200) 3 yrs ($300) 5 yrs ($500)

Benefits include: free family membership, Business listing in the Prefontaine Classic Program, the OTC Newsletters, Membership Directory and on the OTC website with a link to your business.

Supporter Business ($200) 2 yrs ($400) 3 yrs ($600) 5 yrs ($1000)

Basic benefits plus free 1/8 page ad in an issue of the newsletter, enhanced listing in the Pre Classic Program and Membership Directory. Two listings on the OTC website.

Champion Business ($500) 2 yrs ($1000) 3 yrs ($1500) 5 yrs ($2500)

Basic benefits plus 2 free 1/4 page ads in the newsletter, enhanced listing in the Pre Classic Program and Membership Directory. Two listings on the OTC website.

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MEMBER BENEFITS

Nike Employee Store Pass, discounts on local road races

such as Butte to Butte, Eugene Marathon/Half, discounts at local

businesses such as Nike, The Duck Store and Eugene Running Company, free Run/Walk event

entries, monthly newsletter, annual dinner. Additional

Masters Member benefits include: coached practices, presentations and socials

Full list of benefits:

www.oregontrackclub.org

OTC MERCHANDISE

Club merchandise available. See our website for details. www.oregontrackclub.org

DONATIONS

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Many thanks to: Erin Regali, Phil Sutton, Liz James, Bill Kelly, Kari Westlund, Celeste Kuta, Tom Jordan, Jill Steele, Jody Smith, Barbara Kousky, David Wilkins for contributing to this issue. Please contact Jennifer Touchette at jennifertouchette@comcast.net for any comments about this newsletter.

Get ready to fly. Olympic pole vault gold medalist Renaud Lavil-lenie is ready to take the Prefontaine Classic to new heights.

Lavillenie, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, will make his first-ever trip to Hayward Field to compete in the 39th annual Oregon Track Club Prefontaine Classic on June 1st. Joining him will be silver medalist Bjorn Otto and bronze medalist Raphael Holz-deppe, giving the Eugene Samsung Diamond League meet a clean sweep of the London medal winners.

Lavillenie is the dominant vaulter on the planet. He owns a best of 19-9.5 (6.03) and has been ranked No. 1 in the world the last three years by Track & Field News, a streak last recorded by the legendary world record holder Sergey Bubka, who did it seven times (1991-97). At only 26 years of age, Lavillenie expects his best years are still to come, and vault experts consider him the best bet to join Bubka as the only men to clear 20-feet in the event.

Otto is another member of the 6-meter club (19-8.25 / 6.01). At 35 years old, the German is the oldest vaulter in the Pre field. Countryman Holzdeppe, just 23, was a 2008 Olympian at age 19 and has a best of 19-4.75 (5.91). For Lavillienie, Otto, and Holz-

deppe, this will be their first visit to historic Hayward Field.The only Pre Classic entrant familiar with the Eugene facility

is American record holder Brad Walker, a 2-time Olympian. Three of Walker’s most memorable jumps came at Hayward Field, in-cluding his victories at the 2012 U.S Olympic Trials and 2009 U.S. national championships. But Walker still relishes his clearance of 19-9.75 (6.04) at the 2008 Pre Classic, the American record that still stands. It also still stands as the Pre Classic and Hay-ward Field records, as well as the highest that anyone has ever vaulted in the U.S.

Three additional world-ranked Olympians are confirmed for the Pre Classic field – Malte Mohr of Germany, Steve Lewis of Great Britain, and Konstantinos Filippidis of Greece. Mohr was ranked No. 3 in the world by Track & Field News for 2012, while Lewis was ranked No. 4, and Filippidis No. 6. In the All-Athletics.com rank-ings, which include 2013 marks, the Pre Classic field boasts the Nos. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 ranked athletes in the world.

Tickets for the 39th annual edition of the Prefontaine Classic, to be held May 31-June 1 at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR, are on sale at www.preclassic.com or call 1-800-WEBFOOT.

Pre Classic Set To Soar Again; Tickets Available Now