– Historic Hayward Field will be the site of the 2021 Track and Field World Championships and a few renovations will be made for the event. Seating will have to be around 30-35,000 capacity for the meet. Hayward currently seats 10,500 people, with the ability to expand to 21,000.
Infrastructure, amenities for the crowd and accommodations for the international media will have to be addressed as well.
“I think we have a very capable group of people who should be able to figure this out,” TrackTown USA President Vin Lananna said.
– Former Oregon basketball player Damyean Dotson joined the Houston men’s basketball team, first reported by the Houston Chronicle Tuesday. Dotson was dismissed from Oregon last spring after a sexual assault investigation.
“After speaking with Damyean, his family and former coaches, I feel confident in Damyean’s abilities to be an outstanding person on the University of Houston campus and a great representative of our program,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson told ESPN. “He has learned from previous experiences in his life and has shown himself to be worthy of a second chance. I am certain that he will make the most of this opportunity.”
– Oregon track and field participated in the Oregon Relays over the weekend and a number of athletes qualified for the NCAA Championships.
– While the Oregon Relays were taking place, Jenna Prandini recorded two world leading marks at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut Creek, California. Her 10.92 in the 100 meters gives here the Oregon school record, the world leading time and ranks her second all-time at the collegiate level.
“You are talking about number two all-time; leaves you speechless and breathless the fact she can go out and do those things,” Oregon head coach Robert Johnson said.
– Oregon baseball took just one of three from USC in its series in Los Angeles over the weekend. On Sunday, six walks, three hit batters and a critical error that pushed home two unearned runs helped USC defeat the Ducks, 7-3. Oregon returns home for a series with Washington starting Friday.
– Oregon seniors Nicole Long and Sofia Hager helped the Ducks’ women’s tennis team to a 5-2 win over Idaho on senior day.
“It was great to see Nicole and Sofia end their career with wins,” head Coach Alison Silverio said. “They really attacked today’s matches.”
– Oregon men’s tennis defeated Washington 4-1 on its own senior day. Seniors Daniel Sardu and Joey Swaysland played together as doubles partners despite only doing so on two prior occasions this season. Their 6-2 defeat over Washington’s Joao Barra and Viktor Farkas set the tone for the Ducks early.
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