Tinker Hatfield is a former University of Oregon pole vaulter and has an architecture degree from the school.
He has a brilliant reputation as a shoe designer, and is the man behind the Air Jordan basketball shoe. He is currently Nike's vice president for design and special projects.
Hatfield's design for the Hayward Field reconstruction in Eugene was the one first selected. That design sought to keep the iconic look of the stadium as much as possible, and retained the 99-year-old stadium's east grandstand, while updating Hayward Field to the level required to stage the 2021 World Outdoor Championships as scheduled.