2012 Nike Pre's Hollister Night, release, note by Larry Eder

Geoff Hollister, photo courtesy of Nike Communications

It is the eve of the Hollister night the first night of the Pre Classic. It will honor the late Geoff Hollister, employee number three at

Nike, when it was called Blue Ribbon Sports. Geoff was the champion of grass roots, and his spirit can be felt at Hayward Field, a place that he spent many days training, and many nights watching the sport that he loved.

Saturday’s program is three hours of the best track & field clashes that you will see anywhere. What gives this even more cache, is that the 2012 Olympic Trials are weeks away.

2012 PREFONTAINE CLASSIC

A DIAMOND LEAGUE EVENT

Tickets for the 2012 Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet are on sale now! Tickets may be purchased online at www.goducks.com, from 1-800-WEBFOOT or in person at the Autzen Stadium ticket window..

*2012 Pre Classic seating chart

TELEVISED: 12 p.m. PT – 1:30 p.m. on NBC

SCHEDULE (PST):

EVENTS:

Friday, June 1st Events – HOLLISTER NIGHT AT HAYWARD

18:00 Women Hammer Throw

19:24 Men SDL Triple Jump Outer West Runway

19:28 Women SDL Discus Throw

19:30 Women National 800m

19:37 Men International Mile

19:46 Women National 1500m

19:56 Women 10,000m

20:30 Hollister Night at Hayward Ceremony

20:45 Men Kenyan Olympic Trials 10k (Kenyan athletes only)

Saturday, June 2nd Events

11:00 Interview Program

11:15 National Anthem

11:19 Women SDL Pole Vault East Outer Runway

11:21 Men SDL Javelin

11:24 Women SDL Long Jump West Outer Runway

11:30 Start of International Signal

11:33 Men SDL 400 m

11:37 Women SDL High Jump East Apron

11:40 Men 100 m

11:46 Women SDL Steeplechase

12:00 Start of National Signal

12:03 Men SDL 110 m Hurdles

12:11 Women 3000 m

12:24 Men SDL 800 m

12:29 Men SDL Shot Put West Ring

12:34 Women SDL 200 m

12:41 Women SDL 400 m

12:50 Men SDL 5000 m

13:09 Men SDL 200 m

13:19 Men SDL Bowerman Mile

13:30 End of International & National Signal

2012 TICKET PRICES: $38.50 Reserved (plus $2 ticket office fee). $29.50 Adult General Admission (plus $2 ticket office fee). $24.50 Seniors & Students (11-17) (plus $1.50 ticket office fee). $6.50 Child’s GA (2-10) (plus $.50 ticket office fee). Under age 2, free. Group discounts–$33.00 in reserved for orders of 20 or more (plus $2 ticket office fee.

Note–there is no admission charge for Friday’s Hollister Night at Hayward.

TICKET SALES: In person at the Casanova Center ticket office, by calling 541-346-4461 or 1-800-WEBFOOT / goducks.com or www.preclassic.com

Read more: PreClassic.com – The official Prefontaine Classic website – Meet Info – Meet Info http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=120#ixzz1wW2tCtKY

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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