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<br />? <br /> An NCAA champion while competing at the University of Texas, Sanya Richards won the silver <br />medal at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships. She anchored Team USA to 4x400m relay <br />gold at the 2004 Olympic Games and 2003 World Outdoor Championships, and is the 2003 USA <br />400-meter champion. <br /> <br />? <br /> An elder statesman of American sprinting, Jon Drummond, 37, ran lead-off leg on Team USA's <br />gold medal-winning 4x100-meter relay team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. <br />He also was a 1996 Olympic silver medalist in the relay, and is a three-time World Outdoor <br />champion in the event. Making youth outreach a priority, Drummond runs the "With Purpose" <br />Foundation. <br /> <br />? <br /> A standout sprinter at the University of Arkansas, Wallace Spearmon was the 2005 World <br />Outdoor Championships 200m silver medalist, the 2005 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 200m <br />champion, and is the American Indoor record holder. He was also the 2004 NCAA Outdoor <br />champion and the 2004 SEC Outdoor champion. <br /> <br />? <br /> Rose Richmond, currently pursuing a Masters degree in Sport Marketing and Management at <br />Indiana University, set a Big Ten conference school and track record in 2003, during her senior <br />year, en route to a Big Ten Indoor title. She was a 2004 Olympian in the Long Jump, and the <br />2005 USA Indoor Long Jump champion. <br /> <br />The “Be A Champion” school visit is being held as part of USA Track & Field’s 2006 Visa Championship <br /> <br />Series and the Nike Prefontaine Classic, which will be held Sunday, May 28, at HaywardField. <br /> <br />For more information on Be A Champion, visit <br />http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUid=USATF_2004_09_21_06_42_49 <br />For general information, contact Recreation Services Division Manager Renee Grube at 682-5067. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 <br />June 8, 2006 <br />