Do You Know this Prominent Pike? As one of the most dominant - TopicsExpress



          

Do You Know this Prominent Pike? As one of the most dominant and aggressive runners on the track; Steve Prefontaine was recruited by several top track programs across the United States, but decided to enroll at the University of Oregon to train under coach Bill Bowerman (who in 1964 founded Blue Ribbon Sports, later known as Nike). Prefontaine won the NCAA Mens Cross Country Championship three of his four years at Oregon, because he sat out in 1972 to train for the Olympics in Munich. During his collegiate career he won three Division I NCAA Cross Country Championships and four straight three-mile/5000-meter titles in track. While in college, Steve became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 06:52:06 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015