The 50th Prefontaine Classic took place at Hayward Field on July 5, and Nike stepped up its game to commemorate the occasion. The company partnered with The Prefontaine Classic to unveil a special ...

Steve Prefontaine ran his last race on May 29, 1975, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. He died in a single-car accident the following day. A detailed view of Pre’s Rock, a memorial is at the base of ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women's 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic ...

Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women's 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic celebrated its 50th ...

Five decades after the shocking death of Oregon running icon Steve Prefontaine, the track and field meet named in his honor continues to carry on his legacy. The Prefontaine Classic, which first took ...

On the 50 th Anniversary of the American Track and Field icon Steve Prefontaine’s tragic death comes the new book “The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine.” A reappraisal of his life and ...

For one day every year, Hayward Field is home to the Prefontaine Classic. For all the others it belongs to the Oregon track and field program. On Saturday, during the 50th edition of Pre Classic ...

Beatrice Chebet, shown after winning a 5,000-meter race in Italy, set a world record in the event on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. (Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press) Kenyans Faith Kipyegon ...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women’s 100-meter dash Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic ...

EUGENE, Oregon (AP) — Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women’s 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic ...