With the rebuild of Hayward Field underway, one of the traditional summer track and field events will take place outside of the State of Oregon. The Prefontaine Classic, named after former U of O Distance runner Steve Prefontaine, will be held at Stanford on June 30th.
The Prefontaine Classic will be away from Eugene for the first time since its inception in 1973. The goal back then was to help raise funds to replace the West Grandstand, at the time. It was named the Bowerman Classic in 1975, but changed after Steve Prefontaine’s death to honor him.