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Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine [1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics , [ 4 ] and he was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his ...
Steve Prefontaine, a UO distance runner, was believed to be the first athlete signed by Nike. He signed a $5000 contract in 1974. [6] Knight may have made his first contribution to UO in the late-1980s. [7] By the year 2000 Knight contributed $50 million to the university. [8]
All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 39 teams and 307 individual runners contested this championship. [1] The team national championship was again won by the Villanova Wildcats, their fourth title. The individual championship was won by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 28:00.2. [2]
Blaine Newnham got an exclusive interview with Steve Prefontaine after he’d finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Blaine Newnham, former Register-Guard sports ...
Prefontaine was a star athlete from Coos Bay who ran for the University of Oregon and later competed in the Olympics in the 1970s. He died in an automobile accident in Eugene on May 30, 1975, at ...
Pre's Trail, located on the north side of the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon, United States, popularly referred to as "Track Town USA", is a four-mile-long running and walking trail named after heralded University of Oregon athlete Steve Prefontaine. [1]
Steve Prefontaine (May 30, 1975): The world class American long distance runner inspired millions of Americans in the 1970s into daily running, but it was an automobile that tragically ended ...
Steve Prefontaine arrived on campus in 1969 and immediately, head coach Bowerman and assistant coach Bill Dellinger had their hands full to rein in the rebellious new athlete. [17] The bold running style of Prefontaine, front-running, was a strategy that altered the pace of the sport. [18]