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Jogging was introduced to the U.S. through Eugene, brought from [[New Zealand]] by Bill Bowerman, who wrote the best-selling book "Jogging", and coached the champion University of Oregon track and cross country teams. During Bowerman's tenure, his "Men of Oregon" won 24 individual [[NCAA]] titles, including titles in 15 out of the 19 events contested. During Bowerman's 24 years at Oregon, his track teams finished in the top ten at the NCAA championships 16 times, including four team titles (1962, '64, '65, '70), and two second-place trophies. His teams also posted a dual meet record of 114–20.
Bowerman also invented the waffle sole for running shoes in Eugene, and with Oregon alumnus [[Phil Knight]] founded shoe giant Nike. The city has dozens of running clubs. The climate is cool and temperate, good both for jogging and record-setting. Eugene is home to the University of Oregon's Hayward Field track, which hosts numerous collegiate and amateur track and field meets throughout the year, most notably the [[Prefontaine Classic]]. Hayward Field was host to the 2004 [[AAU Junior Olympic Games]], the 1989 [[World Masters Athletics Championships]], the track and field events of the 1998 [[World Masters Games]], the 2006 [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pacific-10]] track and field championships, the 1971, 1975, 1986, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2009, and 2011 [[USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships]] and the 1972, 1976, 1980, 2008, 2012, and 2016 [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic trials]]. Eugene
Eugene's [[Oregon Ducks]] are part of the [[Big Ten Conference]]. [[American football]] is especially popular, with intense rivalries between the Ducks and both the [[Oregon State University]] [[Oregon State Beavers|Beavers]] and the [[University of Washington]] [[Washington Huskies|Huskies]].<ref name="raley">{{cite news |last=Raley |first=Dan |title=Nothing neighborly about Huskies vs. Ducks |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Nothing-neighborly-about-Huskies-vs-Ducks-1157934.php |access-date=June 14, 2011 |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date=October 28, 2004 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018005836/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Nothing-neighborly-about-Huskies-vs-Ducks-1157934.php |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Autzen Stadium]] is home to Duck football, with a [[seating capacity]] of 54,000 but has had over 60,000 with standing room only.<ref name="goducks">{{cite web |url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22175 |title=Autzen Stadium |publisher=GoDucks.com |access-date=October 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045417/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22175 |archive-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> The basketball arena, [[McArthur Court]], was built in 1926.<ref name="the pit">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Baker |title=What counts about The Pit |newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]] |date=February 18, 2007 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6V1WAAAAIBAJ&pg=4529,4188771&dq=what-counts-about-the-pit&hl=en |access-date=February 20, 2007 |page=G1 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427113927/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6V1WAAAAIBAJ&pg=4529,4188771&dq=what-counts-about-the-pit&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The arena was replaced by the [[Matthew Knight Arena]] in late 2010.<ref name="kmtr">{{cite web |url=http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story/Matthew-Knight-Arena-ready-for-debut/GCOmoRhQ0kK6aR-ehNn00A.cspx |title=Matthew Knight Arena ready for debut |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |publisher=KMTR.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727144713/http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story/Matthew-Knight-Arena-ready-for-debut/GCOmoRhQ0kK6aR-ehNn00A.cspx |archive-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref>
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