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Makeover of Hayward Field gets favorable view - USATODAY.com

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Mammone   Jun 19th 2008, 7:44pm
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6/19/08

EUGENE, Ore. — It is the track where Steve Prefontaine became a star, where Bill Bowerman led his "Track Men of Oregon" and where Flounder was caught wearing a pledge pin on his uniform in "Animal House."

Venerable Hayward Field will be on display next week when the U.S. Olympic trials come to Eugene. But it will have a fresh look from the days of Prefontaine, Bowerman and Flounder.

There have been $8 million in improvements to the track in preparation for the trials. Many elite athletes got their first look at the changes at the recent Prefontaine Classic.



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