Prefontaine Classic

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The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

[edit] History

Originally started as the Hayward Field Restoration Race, in 1975 the name was changed to Prefontaine Classic on the namesake of the legendary University of Oregon distance runner and Olympian Steve Prefontaine who was killed in a car accident a week prior to the meet. The meet is also referred to as the Nike Prefontaine Classic as Nike has been the title sponsor since 1978.

[edit] Notable performances and records

[edit] Alan Webb's high school record

At the 2001 Prefontaine Classic Alan Webb ran 3:53.43 in the mile and broke Jim Ryun's national high school record that had stood for 36 years. This also was the fastest mile by an American in three years.

[edit] Maria Mutola in the 800 m

Maria de Lurdes Mutola has won 16 consecutive (1993-2008) women's 800 m races at the Pre Classic.

[edit] Mary Decker Slaney's world record 5k run

In 1982 Mary Decker Slaney set the 5000 m world record with a time of 15:08.26, beating the old world record (held by Ann Audain) by nearly five seconds.

[edit] Don Quarrie's world record 220yd dash

In 1975 Don Quarrie ran 19.92 in the 220yd (201.17m) dash and by doing so set a new world record.

[edit] Meet records

[edit] Men

100 m	9.88	Shawn Crawford	United States	2004
100 m	9.88	Justin Gatlin	United States	2006
200 m	20.14	Wallace Spearmon	United States	2008
400 m	43.92	Michael Johnson	United States	2000
800 m	1:44.01	Alfred Kirwa Yego	Kenya	2008
1000 m	2:14.54	Joaquim Cruz	Brazil	1984
1500 m	3:32.81*	Daniel Kipchirchir Komen	Kenya	2007
Mile	3:48.28	Daniel Kipchirchir Komen	Kenya	2007
3000 m	7:35.44**	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2005
Steeplechase	8:08.08	Paul Kipsiele Koech	Kenya	2007
2-Mile	8:03.50	Craig Mottram	Australia	2007
5000 m	13:07.83	Luke Kipkosgei	Kenya	1998
10000 m	26:25.97	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	2008
110 m Hurdles	13.06	Xiang Liu	China	2005
400 m Hurdles	47.91	Bershawn Jackson	United States	2005
High Jump	2.35m	Charles Clinger	United States	2002
Pole Vault	6.04m	Brad Walker	United States	2008
Long Jump	8.49m	Irving Saladino	Panama	2007
Triple Jump	17.40m	Walter Davis	United States	2006
Shot Put	22.19m	Kevin Toth	United States	2002
Discus	71.32m	Ben Plucknett	United States	1983
Hammer	82.65m	Koji Murofushi	Japan	2004
Javelin	79.52m	Duncan Atwood	United States	1987

* en route in Mile
** en route in 2-Mile

[edit] Women

100 m	10.94	Torri Edwards	United States	2008
200 m	21.81	Marion Jones	United States	1999
400 m	49.34	Ana Guevara	Mexico	2003
800 m	1:57.57	Maria de Lurdes Mutola	Mozambique	1997
1000 m	2:32.33	Maria de Lurdes Mutola	Mozambique	1995
1500 m	4:00.44	Gelete Burka	Ethiopia	2008
Mile	4:21.25	Mary Slaney	United States	1988
2000 m	5:38.80	Annette Peters	United States	1992
3000 m	8:39.33	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	1996
Steeplechase	Not yet contested
5000 m	14:38.73	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	2008
10,000 m	Not yet contested
100 m Hurdles	12.45	Brigitte Foster	Jamaica	2003
400 m Hurdles	54.14	Melaine Walker	Jamaica	2007
High Jump	1.99m	Yelena Slesarenko	Russia	2006
Pole Vault	4.72m	Stacy Dragila	United States	2002
Long Jump	7.31m	Marion Jones	United States	1998
Triple Jump	13.64m	Anastasiya Juravleva	Uzbekistan	2007
Shot Put	19.19m	Connie Price-Smith	United States	1997
Discus	65.35m	Lisa Marie Vizaniari	Australia	2000
Hammer	73.93m	Betty Heidler	Germany	2008
Javelin	65.20m	Barbora Špotáková	Czech Republic	2007