The men's steeple featured a win by Mike Manley (OTC) by .6 over Steve Savage (OTC), 8:40.0 to 8:40.6. Each was to make the '72 Olympic team. Jim Gorman (OTC) was 3rd in 8:43.4 in a deep field that saw the top 6 break 8:50. Bob Williams (OTC) was 4th in 8:46.2, Knut Kvalheim (OTC) 5th in 8:48.6, and Oregon's Mike Long 6th in 8:49.0.

Steve Prefontaine ran an early-season surprise of 3:56.7 in the mile; Rick Ritchie was 2nd in 4:01.3. 

Steve Bence won by a hair in the 600y run over Paul Wilkinson, as both were timed in 1:09.9

Mark Winzinreid won the 800m in 1:48.0, Steve Straub (Husky SC) was second in 1:48.3, with Oregon's Mike McClendon 3rd in 1:48.8. 

Robert Reader won the triple jump by almost 7' with his 52-3.5 winner, while Bouncy Moore won the long jump in 25-10.25. Tinker Hatfield won the pole vault at 15-1.5.

And in a preview of things to come, future Olympian Craig Brigham of South Eugene High School won the decathlon with 7,523 points, to break his own national high school record of 7373. (ER-G)

Al Hearvey won the '100m turn' by a whisker over Ross Blackman; both were timed in 10.8. (Information about whether or not they ran 100m with a turn is welcomed by this editor.)

Pete Shmock won the shot put by over 8' in 64-11.5, while Oregon Track Club's Les Tipton won the javelin in 243-6. Russ Francis was 2nd in 241-2, with South Eugene High School's Jeff Carter 3rd in 239-8. It was the third time Shmock PRed in a Twilight meet! (ER-G)

The three-mile and six-mile were run as a combined event, and it seemed quite odd to have Steve Prefontaine in neither. 

The three-mile was won by Oregon's Randy James in 13:52.2, and miler Scott Daggatt (OR) was 2nd in 14:09.6.

The six-mile was won by Gerry Lindgren in a sparkling 27:30.8, with Kenny Moore (OTC) 2nd in 28:14.2, and Washington State's Dan Murphy 3rd in 28:30.0. Oregon's Pat Tyson was 4th in 28:34.0, with teammate Mark Savage 5th in 28:53.2.

The Eugene Register-Guard described this meet as "slighty sensational"!!!