Oregon State will make significant improvements to the Whyte Track & Field Center in preparation for hosting the multi-events portion of the 2017 Pacific-12 Conference Track & Field Championships. A video scoreboard; the hammer throw area; broadcast infrastructure and warm-up space for all home meets on the back stretch, to…
It’s become a common sight over the years in Philomath — Dennis Phillips practicing his skills at the pole vault pit behind the Philomath High School track. “Pole vaulting makes me eat right, keeps my weight down and if you don’t do things right, you don’t recover,” the 70-year-old Phillips…
Over 20 years ago, men and women’s track and field ceased to exist at Oregon State. In 2004, women’s track and field and cross country were reinstated, and in more recent years even a few Beaver football players have made their place in the program. Without the proper facilities, these…
