I just watched it. They both had a lot of fun doing it. There are some great shots of the new facility. Task force teams from UO went all around Western Europe to see the best track stadiums in order to get ideas to incorporate into the new Hayward. Robert pointed out that although our facility will host big non collegiate meets, the stadium had been designed with the needs of the University and the Duck track team paramount. Robert was involved in lots of decisions regarding the facility... of particular note, Robert suggested making one of the concourses adaptable to being a training track for the team. It cost lots of extra money to make this change, but it was done. He did say that there are many surprise additions to the stadium that will be announced upon the grand opening.
Robert bemoaned that his team was not able to compete in the indoor championships. He felt that they were really peaking and he obviously felt that another NCAA team title was likely ..... I agree.
Allow me a little NorCal alumni crow here, but they did talk about their regard for the N Calif
alumni and the great times that they’ve had at Ducks in Tahoe( although I’ve never been)
Robert bemoaned that his team was not able to compete in the indoor championships. He felt that they were really peaking and he obviously felt that another NCAA team title was likely ..... I agree.
Allow me a little NorCal alumni crow here, but they did talk about their regard for the N Calif
alumni and the great times that they’ve had at Ducks in Tahoe( although I’ve never been)
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