The City of Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is renowned as "The Track and Field Capital of the World:" a slogan it most definitely lives up to. In fact, the Nike corporation (absolutely one of the most popular companies in sportswear and equipment in the world) had it’s beginnings in Eugene, and has sponsored much of the University of Oregon’s growth in athletics. The city of Eugene has also played home to the 1972, 1976, 1980, and 2008 US Olympic track and field trials. In 2012 it will gain this position once more.

Eugene is tightly bound with the city of Springfield, with both cities sharing their metropolitan area and being separated only by Interstate-5 (Eugene at the East, Springfield at the West). The city is also only an hour south of Oregon’s capital of Springfield, and about two hours away from the state’s most popular city, Portland.