12th Annual Oregon Indoor Track and Field Meet - January 29, 1972

attendance: 10,066

Steve Prefontaine is on the cover of this program as 1971's Athlete of the Meet.

My longest 'streak' as a track and field fan was attending the Oregon Indoor for 22 years in a row. It was held, except at the very end, at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR.

The loss of major indoor track and field meets is much lamented among many veteran US track and field fans.

Feast your eyes on these results and you'll see why.

I'll start with the men's pole vault...