Eugene, Oregon is a diverse city located in the southern end of the Willamette Valley between two buttes along the scenic Willamette River. Eugene integrates the surrounding natural environment through extensive parks and path systems, so no matter where you stay in the city, you’re immersed in the dynamic beauty of the great Northwest. Known as Track Town USA, this outdoors-minded community has spawned many great Olympic runners, Nike, landmark sports venues and a host of sporting events from popular marathons to the 2012 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials. For more information on the city of Eugene, click here.

The University of Oregon, founded in 1876, is the state’s flagship institution. The university offers academic excellence and hands-on learning opportunities in a welcoming atmosphere. Towering trees shade the 295-acre campus, where students, faculty members, and employees from a wide variety of backgrounds share a commitment to preserving the environment and pursuing innovation in more than 260 academic programs that range from Eugene to Portland and from the coast to the mountains. For more information on the University of Oregon, click here.  Winner of the first Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in 1939, Oregon athletics boasts a strong intercollegiate athletics history and is a university that is respected world-wide for its Olympic accomplishments, especially in track and field. For more information regarding Oregon athletics, click here. The Ducks are a member of the recently expanded Pac-12 conference, which is known as the ‘Conference of Champions.’ For more information on the Pac-12 conference, click here.

For more information regarding your stay in Eugene, click here.
 

Fans of the 2013 Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships will have the opportunity to participate in various events and interactives at historic Hayward Field on competition days prior to and during competition. Information regarding specific fan events and/or giveaways will be announced as the DI Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships approach.

• Detailed Schedule of Events

Selection Process

Preliminary Championships Competition
Qualification to the preliminary championships competition of the championships is based on the descending-order list for the season, segregated by east and west sites. For each individual event (20 for each gender) contested at each of the preliminary championships competition sites, the top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested at each of the preliminary championships competition sites, the top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the competition. The stated maximums are absolute and will not be extended as a result of ties.

Announcement of Student-Athletes into Preliminary Championships
The list of student-athletes, by event, who have been accepted to compete in each preliminary championships competition, plus those who  have been accepted to compete in the heptathlon or decathlon at the final championships competition, will be announced on on Thursday, May 16, by 1 p.m. ET. Additionally those who have been accepted to compete in the heptathlon or decathlon at the final championships competition will be announced at this time.

Combined Events
The heptathlon and decathlon events are not contested at the preliminary championships competition. Qualification to the championships in these two events is accomplished through a competitor’s position on the national descending order list. The top 24 declared student-athletes in each of these two events will be accepted into the national championships.

Qualifying to the Final Championships Competition
Qualifying to the final championships competition is accomplished through performance in the preliminary championships competition at each site for events contested at those competitions. Twelve competitors from each individual event and 12 teams from each relay event advance from each preliminary championships competition site to the final championships competition. Qualification, through competition in an event at a preliminary championships competition, is required to participate in that event at the final championships competition.

Announcement of Student-Athletes into Final Championships
The list of student-athletes, by event, who have been qualified from the preliminary championships competition will be announced on the on Sunday, May 26, by 5 p.m. ET.

The descending order list for men is located at here and the descending order list for women is located here. The qualifying window for the 2013 championships begins on March 1.

Preliminary Round
• May 23-25, 2013
• East – Greensboro, North Carolina – Hosted by North Carolina A&T  – Detailed Schedule of Events | Event Information
• West – Austin, Texas – Hosted by University of Texas at Austin – Detailed Schedule of Events | Event Information

Broadcast Information

• June 6 at 6:50 p.m. ET: ESPN3
• June 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET: ESPNU
• June 8 at 5 p.m. ET: ESPNU

Future Dates

2014
• Selections:  May 12
• Preliminary Championships Competition: May 29-31
East – Jacksonville, Fla. – hosted by North Florida
West – Fayetteville, Ark. – hosted by Arkansas
• Finals:  June 11-14; Hayward Field – Eugene, Ore. – hosted by Oregon

• Future Dates and Sites
 

Hayward Field
At the heart of Eugene's successful bid for the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, Hayward Field looms as one of the world's most famous track and field venues.

In 2010, Track Town USA welcomed the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the 10th time since 1962 – the most of any venue in modern history. It's also the only facility to ever host three consecutive U.S. Olympic Trials (1972, 1976, 1980), while six U.S. Championships have graced the storied venue, including recent events in 1999, 2001, 2009 and 2011.

The centerpiece of 'Track Town, USA,' Hayward Field attracts athletes, coaches and fans from thousands of miles away because of its renowned crowds well-versed in the sport and ready to roar in approval. Hayward Field's historic, covered grandstands are equally beloved, and comparable to many famous European venues. The 'Carnegie Hall' for American track and field plays host annually to the nation's finest single-day track and field contest, the Prefontaine Classic, which features the top mix of national and international talent on American soil each year.

Oregon's fabled track and field-only facility is named for the first of several legendary coaches, Bill Hayward, who guided the Oregon men's team from 1904-1947.

Hayward Field was initially constructed for football in 1919. Two years later, a six-lane cinder track was installed and a full schedule of track events were transferred from Kincaid Field on the opposite edge of campus. The facility was utilized for both sports until the opening of Autzen Stadium in 1967.

The stadium (current capacity: 10,500) has undergone significant improvements in modern history, including a new track surface, permanent lights, a video board and newly configured infield.

In 2007, distance running fans celebrated a new permanent lighting system that was unveiled for the Oregon Invitational distance carnival. The grand venue can now easily accommodate the most televised hours of Olympic Trials coverage ever, thanks to eight, 110-foot light poles and additional lighting system fixed to the top of west and east grandstands.

Powell Plaza – unveiled in 2005 to welcome fans into the fabled facility – details UO's rich track and field heritage and is named after the family of Lloyd Powell, a track teammate of former coach and athlete Bill Dellinger. That same year, the facility welcomed a new four-lane, fully-lit 400-meter all-weather track that encircles six new tennis courts on the southwest edge of the track.

Situated on the northwest corner of the facility, the $2 million Bowerman Building was completed in 1992 and dedicated to Bill Bowerman and his family who donated funds necessary to construct the all-purpose building. The two-story, 15,000-square foot brick building houses the university's hailed International Institute for Sport and Human Performance along with athletic treatment, locker rooms and meeting rooms. Memorabilia and various exhibits commemorate great athletes, teams and moments of the program's history.

One of the biggest renovations to date came prior to the 1988 NCAA Championships with a two-year project to convert the track from a 440-yard dimension to a 400-meter oval with 85-meter straightaways. To accommodate the size changes, the east grandstands were moved back to the east approximately 11 meters (or 35 feet, 9 1/2 inches) – with the structure reconditioned later in the process. For more information Hayward Field, click here.

Directions

• From I-5 North
Take exit 194B to merge onto I-105 W/OR-126 W toward Eugene. Take exit 2 for Coburg Rd toward Downtown. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for University of Oregon and merge onto Coburg Rd. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for OR-99 S/University of Oregon/8th Ave. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for OR-126 BUS and merge onto OR-126 BUS E/OR-99 S/Coburg Rd. Continue to follow OR-126 BUS E/OR-99 S. Turn right onto Agate St. Destination will be on the right.

• From I-5 South
Take exit 191 for Glenwood Blvd toward Springfield. Turn right onto Glenwood Blvd. Turn left onto OR-126 BUS W/Franklin Blvd. Slight left onto E 13th Ave. Take the 2nd left onto Agate St Destination will be on the right. 

Parking
Parking is available next to the venue on 18th ave. and University St. with metered restrictions in effect Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., and some 24-hour restricted spots in posted areas nearby.