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On this week's Talkin' Ducks Podcast with Jordan Kent, the show welcomed Olympics broadcaster and Oregon track and field broadcaster Paul Swangard to discuss the new additions to Historic Hayward Field and what it's like to call meets at such an iconic venue.

Link here.

So we thought why not go through the timeline of Hayward Field.

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The last football game played at Hayward Field was a 14-13 loss to Washington State.

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Now it's complete and ready to host events once college athletics restart!

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Timeline of Historic Hayward Field through the years