/tags/track-and-field Track and field en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:28:38 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-07-24/uos-jaida-ross-is-excited-to-compete-in-paris-and-absorb-the-experience University of Oregon field athlete Jaida Ross is headed to the Olympics this week. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:28:38 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-07-24/uos-jaida-ross-is-excited-to-compete-in-paris-and-absorb-the-experience Karen Richards /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2022-07-25/here-are-4-special-moments-from-the-world-athletics-championships-in-oregon The U.S. team finished with 33 medals, including 13 gold, in its best performance ever. The atmosphere in Eugene made it the most vibrant international track event in years. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:33:20 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2022-07-25/here-are-4-special-moments-from-the-world-athletics-championships-in-oregon Bill Chappell, Ayana Archie /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-08-06/across-41-year-age-gap-an-olympic-hopeful-and-a-senior-games-champ-have-a-partnership-that-sprints Not every Olympic story is happening in Tokyo this week. Take for instance these two runners in Tacoma. He's a 26-year-old former Oregon Ducks standout, now a professional quarter-miler. She's a 67-year-old baby boomer who began sprinting barely a decade ago. Together they overcame various personal disappointments and sorrows to make a winning combination. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 14:37:27 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-08-06/across-41-year-age-gap-an-olympic-hopeful-and-a-senior-games-champ-have-a-partnership-that-sprints Tom Banse /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2019-10-09/ashlands-ej-holland-continues-oregon-running-legacy At the State of ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ cross-country meet in Ashland’s Lithia Park, the tangy smell of trampled grass hangs in the air. Lanky teenagers sprint the last… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:09:01 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2019-10-09/ashlands-ej-holland-continues-oregon-running-legacy Erik Neumann