Track & Field | 5/8/2012 3:06:00 PM
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Wolves host GNAC Track & Field Championships:
Western Oregon will be the host of the 2012 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The two-day meet will get underway Friday, May 11 at 2:00 p.m., with the men's shot put. The running events will start at 2:45 p.m., with the women's steeplechase and conclude at approximately 7:15 p.m., after the men's 10k. The meet will then continue Saturday, beginning at 9:30 a.m., with the women's hammer, with the running events starting at 11:00 a.m. This is the fourth straight season Western Oregon has been the host sight of the GNAC outdoor championships.
Tickets and admission:
Tickets for the 2012 GNAC Track & Field Championships are still available and can be purchased at the meet. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Children under 12 are free. Tickets will go on sale at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Live results available:
Track & field fans from throughout the Northwest will be able to follow along with all the action this weekend via Live Stats. Just click on this
link to track all the action.
The Facilities:
The GNAC Championships will be held at McArthur Field on the campus of Western Oregon University. The track is an international-standard sized and is a 400-meter oval features 48-inch-wide lanes, a wider radius on the curves conducive to record performances. The throwing events will take place on the south side of the stadium, except for the javelin which will take place on the infield of the track.
The Field:
All nine GNAC teams that sponsor track & field programs will be present this week at the championships. This includes every member of the GNAC except Alaska Fairbanks.
Directions:
Interstate 5 Northbound: Take Exit 249 (Commercial Street). Follow Commercial into Salem, and as you near downtown, Commercial will curve to the right and become Liberty Street. Stay on Liberty until you reach Marion Street. Turn left, cross the Marion Street Bridge. Merge into the left lane and take Highway 22 West. Continue on Highway 22 about 10 miles to exit 16 (Monmouth/McMinnville). Exit right on the overpass, and then turn right again and merge on to Highway 99W. Continue about five miles into Monmouth and turn right on Jackson Street. Stay on Jackson past the first entrance to WOU and continue all the way to Stadium Drive. Turn right on Stadium Drive and make another right into the McArthur Field parking lot.
Alternate Northbound Route: Take Interstate 5 Exit 228 and follow highway 34 towards Corvallis. After crossing the Willamette River into Corvallis, turn right onto scenic highway 99W at the second light past the bridge. Continue north about 20 miles and follow the signs to Monmouth and the WOU campus. McArthur Field is on Stadium Drive.
Interstate 5 Southbound: Take exit 260-A (Salem Parkway) and follow into Salem until it merges with Commercial Street. Continue on Commercial to Marion Street, and then turn right and cross the Marion Street bridge. Merge into the left lane and take Highway 22 West. Continue on Highway 22 about 10 miles to exit 16 (Monmouth/McMinnville). Exit right on the overpass, and then bear right again and merge on to Highway 99W/Southbound. Continue about five miles into Monmouth and turn right on Jackson Street. Stay on Jackson past the first entrance to WOU and continue all the way to Stadium Drive. Turn right on Stadium Drive and make another right into the McArthur Field parking lot.
Parking:
Parking Lot G for participant and spectator parking. This is the only parking lot that is free on the WOU Campus.
