SP0RTS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard THE REGION Salazar slated to speak at Eugene running store Former Oregon distance runner distance runner n. A runner who competes in distance races. Alberto Salazar Alberto Salazar (born August 7 1958 in Cuba) is an American marathon runner of the 1980s. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States with his family. They ultimately moved to Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. will appear at the Eugene Running Company at noon on Tuesday to speak about his track and field career and the future of the sport. Salazar led the Ducks to the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association cross country championship in 1977, and went on to capture three straight New York City marathon The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run over a 42,195 m (26.2 mile) course through all five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon race in the world, and with 37,866 finishers in 2006, was also the largest marathon race ever run. titles from 1980-82, setting a world record in 1981. Salazar, who will be available to sign autographs after his speech, now coaches some of the top distance runners in the U.S., including Olympians Dan Browne and Adam Goucher Adam Goucher (born February 18 1975) is an American cross-country and track and field athlete. He primarily competes in middle distance events and is featured in Running With The Buffaloes , and UO sophomore Galen Rupp. For more information, go to www.eugenerunningcompany.com. Gold medalists scheduled to visit Sheldon High Olympic gold medalists Joanna Hayes and Darold Williamson and two-time Olympian Jon Drummond will be the featured speakers at USA Track & Field's `Be A Champion' program from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
All interested persons are invited to attend this free event to meet and listen to the athletes. Each youngster attending the event will receive two free tickets to the Road to Eugene '08 track and field meet at Hayward Field at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday. Thunder 17th after second tournament loss JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Eugene Thunder finished 17th with a 6-2 record at the ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and 14U national softball tournament on Saturday after losing 14-2 to the Maryland Magic of Arnold, Md. Megan Harvey was 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored to lead the Thunder (41-9). In an earlier game, Nyree White hit a solo home run and Morgan Barnes pitched a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and only one walk to pace the Thunder to a 3-0 win over the Mesquite (Texas) Flash. Teammate Tara Glover was 2-for-2 with a run scored. CORRECTION (ran 8/7/2006): An article on Page B3 Sunday had an incorrect score for the Eugene Thunder's season-ending loss. The correct score was 4-2. |
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