Monday: Sports and the Environment Day

Monday: Sports and the Environment Day
Sports and the Environment Day
Monday, June 30, 2008
10 a.m. - 11 p.m. 
 
Eugene is a very environmentally conscious city. This day showcases efforts to make the Track and Field Trials as climate friendly as possible. The day’s activities will highlight the solar stage, the Safeway Power Station (people pedaling to generate battery power), and waste management strategies.
Free Spectator Shuttles – 9 a.m. to noon, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 to midnight
Autzen Stadium, 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene
South Eugene High School , 400 E 19th, Eugene  
Competition – 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Hayward Field opens at 10:30 a.m.
Monday, June 30, 2008
11:30 a.m. 110m Hurdles men decathlon      
12:20 p.m. Discus Throw men decathlon      
2:35 Pole Vault men decathlon      
4:45 Javelin Throw men decathlon      
7:00 Hammer Throw men qualifying      
7:05 Long Jump women qualifying      
7:10 400m women semifinal      
7:15 High Jump women qualifying      
7:25 400m men semifinal      
7:40 3000m Steeplechase women semifinal      
8:15 800m women final      
8:20 Javelin Throw women final      
8:25 800m men final      
8:35 1500m men decathlon      
8:50 5000m women semifinal      
9:40 5000m men final
Festival Stage
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Annette Peters PSA and information on sustainability.
11:30 to 10 p.m. – Live coverage of meet and footage from Safeway Power Station.
10 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. – Music by Hip Hop Dance Performance, Samba ja.
Festival – 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Highlights include: Oregon Track and Field chronology, experiential display and post-event athlete interviews.
5:30 p.m.  to 7:30 p.m. – Autograph sessions with 2004 Olympic medalists Lauryn Williams at the Johnson & Johnson booth.
Starting Block – 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Activities include: Bringing in old shoes to be recycled in the Nike Reuse-a-shoe bin.
9:30 a.m. Walking tour to Alton Baker pond