oregon ducks track field oregon ducks track field program track field team located state oregon team competes level member conference team indoor outdoor track field cross country known ducks oregon track field team fielded team holds home meets field eugene oregon current head coach program inception seven permanent head coaches ducks claim ncaa national championships disciplines rich heritage home ducks popularly dubbed head coaches oregon history inducted people involved program developed innovative coaching strategies helped amateur athletics alumni program continued olympics professional ranks founded athletic corporations like oregon track field history documented major motion films limits books pre story america greatest running legend coaches alumni written number books running instruction end athletes history early history track team established head coach coach remained year following coaches remained extremely short sporadic coaching changes oregon track field team struggled inconsistencies university win seven meets coach coached track team following oregon defeat hands oregon hired track field head coach following season career oregon long lasting years head coach athletes included produced world records new stadium constructed football named field years following construction track added track schedules transferred nearby field coach involvement university started track field head coach attended played football coach credits teaching run convinced run track graduated oregon degree business service world war hired oregon replace retiring single year interim head coach title head coach considered teacher coach stressed athletics urged pupils apply values learned participating track field everyday life time oregon brought ncaa team championships university coached individual ncaa champions coached world best distance runners including retired coaching oregon coached usa track field team helped bring time arrived campus immediately head coach assistant coach hands rebellious new athlete bold running style running strategy altered pace sport point held american distance record meters thought greatest american runners history lost race longer mile collegiate career won total seven ncaa championships track field cross country raced olympics munich placing fourth race died automobile accident eugene peak career accomplishments confined track deeply treatment given amateur athletes frequently heads calling corrupt organization opinions played major role passing amateur sports act legislation providing legal protection amateur athletes coupled success running marathon credited playing role running boom america 1970s legacy lives movies documenting life limits classic annual track meet held honor pupils partnered sport formation shoe company giant knight graduated went stanford_university graduate school developed idea import japanese running shoes american market earning stanford returned struck deal investment company called import japanese running shoes late 1960s pursuit lighter shoes athletes led develop sole pouring rubber wife iron modern running shoe knight decided company develop shoes invention prototype company shoe debut olympic trials early retired coaching remained board time exploded dollar company like predecessor involvement began coaching career track university graduating won bronze medal summer olympics athletic career joined staff assistant coach helped coach took head coach retirement helm oregon team brought home ncaa national championships track field team brought home ncaa national championship retired bill annual race held honor coach assistants hired promoted head coach women cross country track field team prior time head coach oregon exclusively coached women disciplines strong advocate women sports force making event women cross country track field leadership led women team win ncaa team championships coached ncaa individual champions produced americans athletes appearances olympics retired decided combine men women programs head coach coach hired track field head coach replacing resigned previous season decorated head coach stanford ncaa national championships belt oregon led seven teams win ncaa national championships including indoor national championships school history attracted ncaa track field championships field championships eugene multiple years prior season promoted head coaching position moved administrative position program johnson year women team produced national championship cross country indoor track field impact running people involved oregon track field program led changes benefited professional athletes coaches running enthusiasts experimented coaching techniques time head coach principles days major army example pioneered film method teaching technique athletes meticulous attention details discoveries regards coaching track training schedules developed athletes ran counter coaches principles time believed individual athlete different tailored different routines different athletes scaled giving athletes rest certain days recovery time attention detail led obsessed experimentation reducing weight athletes increasing traction shoes eventually led creation company considered teacher coach stressed athletes regards life head coach oregon women track field program strong advocate female athletics time female athletics largely outspoken student ran track speakers series hearings amateur sports efforts amateur athletes eventually culminated passage athletes philosophy stories documented moore wrote book men oregon practiced journalism notably sports_illustrated screenwriter limits movie told story addition actor personal best movie track field central themes wrote books sport running including high performance training track field details coaching instruction high level competition wrote book called detailed medical benefits credited exploding popularity successor authored number books running including training book running experience winning running program coaching extended program athletes mentor community continued active sport retirement coach olympic team assistant coach olympic team coached distance runners olympic games retired continued coach running consulting basis despite suffering stroke remained running coach retirement volunteer level alumnus noted marathon coach running days employ controversial coaching tactics like runners natural running form coached athletes apex careers launched experimental training program called financed purpose integrating african runners training conditions american training mixed modern technology discovered similarities running posture level distance runners disciplines previously thought different methods american runners able coach place finish event east typically dominate alumnus training partners finished second respectively summer olympics american medal medalist born africa similar collegiate coaches wrote pair books distance running alumnus took track field program prominence rebirth program venues early teams ran field constructed athletic field constructed football events years later track installed field track field team moved field torn opened football team moved point exclusively track field stadium venue undergone significant upgrades including building plaza indoor facilities upgrade new equipment host numerous national track field events ncaa championships field championships venue hosted venue held consecutive attested magical field citing personal run venue credit goes regular attendance track field fans phenomenon rivalries traditional rival oregon ducks called civil war fierce rivalry extended track field programs period met twice year budgetary concerns dropped track field program rivalry ended plans underway program point rivalry continue ucla oregon rival track field powerhouse programs battled series dual meets oregon program ranked nationally dual meets thirteen times ranked times ucla squad achieved ranking publication times time frame programs met head head time displayed dominance dual meet won straight ducks oregon head coach called team best dual meet team country wasn oregon earned victory series ended ucla dual meet winning streak oregon won meets series ended ucla win dual meet event fading favor collegiate track field oregon ucla dual meet discontinued ucla holding advantage ducks included oregon ucla washington scored dual meet ucla won dual meet series schools restarted oregon won meets location meet alternated eugene los_angeles subsequent meets held oregon teams battled tie ucla head coaches prior coaches led oregon track field teams year including interim head coach took similar fashion men team head coaches led women team time basis including arrived provide consistency helm following coaches chronology oregon track field head coaches served terms greater years notes coached olympic team coached women track field cross country team member notable athletes track field program years created dozens ncaa individual champions hundreds americans alumni gone medal olympics win big city win national championships professional level famed players program emerged distance running held numerous american distance running records lost collegiate distance running match won consecutive added victory list alumni coaching careers oregon coaches distance running coaches running days found success related track field directly sport founded ran track oregon studying architecture later famous shoe designer successful distance runner right founded athletic equipment company members track field team sports particularly football primarily known inducted achieved world record yard relay running track field program oregon professional football player rare sport track basketball football walker award winner ran track football offseason multi sport athletes oregon ducks head coach played football ran track sports oregon finished second place broad jump summer olympics athlete participated summer olympics includes summer olympics united_states competed trinidad native country scores claim alma mater following received medals world record holders following athletes oregon achieved world records athletes
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