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PRE CLASSIC RANKS NO. 1 IN THE WORLD
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Sep 11th 2013, 6:07pm
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September 11, 2013
For Immediate Release
PRE CLASSIC RANKS NO. 1 IN THE WORLD
Eugene—This year's Prefontaine Classic ranks as the No. 1 invitational track & field meet in the world for 2013 according to All-Athletics.com, the official data services provider of the IAAF Diamond League. The Pre Classic on May 31/June 1 led perennial powerhouses Weltklasse in Zurich and Memorial Van Damme in Brussels to claim the top spot among 650 invitationals worldwide for the first time in meet's 39-year history.
Blessed by excellent weather and best-ever fields, the 2013 Pre Classic, a member of the exclusive IAAF Diamond League series of meets, produced performances and statistics to delight any track fan:
- 5 Meet Records, 11 world-leading marks, an American Junior Record (Mary Cain in the 800m), and 2 National Records (Hansle Parchment of Jamaica in the 110m Hurdles; Derek Drouin of Canada in the High Jump)
- 55 athletes who competed in the Eugene IAAF Diamond League/Prefontaine Classic went on to win 65 medals in the Moscow World Championships.
- Pre's All-Athletics.com score of 95,034 is the highest total of any meet in the world since 2001.
- Averaging the meet's rankings over the past 3 years (2nd, 3rd, & 1st), the Prefontaine Classic is the highest rated meet in the world over that time span.
All-Athletics.com Rankings 2013
About the Pre Classic: The Prefontaine Classic is the longest-running invitational track & field meet in the United States. Named after distance legend Steve Prefontaine, it was begun in 1975 by the Oregon Track Club and has been sponsored continuously by Nike since 1984. Nike's 30-years of title sponsorship is thought to be among the longest by any company for an individual U.S. sporting event. Next year's Prefontaine Classic will be held on May 30/May 31 at Hayward Field in Eugene, and will again be part of the IAAF Diamond League circuit.
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