October 7th 2004 • Printer version

Duck Dash! Itís the UO Homecoming Race!

Law Schoolís 6th annual run, walk and wheelchair race benefits scholarship fund

WHAT: 5K Run, Walk or Wheelchair Race and 2K Fun Walk.

WHEN:  UO HOMECOMING WEEKEND at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, October 16

WHERE:  Begin at Hayward Field at 15^th and Agate Street in Eugene. Race through campus and finish behind the Knight Law Center, across the street from Hayward.

COST:

Entry fee plus 2004 Foster Run T-shirt  - $18 before October 11, $22 after. 

Race only  - $12 before October 11, $16 after.

REGISTRATION

Online:  http://www.goodrace.com/good_race.html

In Person: Eugeneís Run Pro or The Step Beyond before race day. At the law school on race day.

INFO: (541) 346-3865 or mailto:colleen@law.uoregon.edu

ABOUT THE 2004 DUCK DASH

Now in its sixth year, the Duck Dash has become the official run of the UOís homecoming festivities. This year, it will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 16 at Hayward Field. Runners, walkers and wheelchair racers will get an early start to game day activities on a course that winds its way through the UO and ends behind the Knight Law Center at 15^th and Agate on the east side of campus.

The event is named in honor of Tom Foster, an avid runner, who was a third-year law student at the University of Oregon when he died suddenly in 1999. Fellow editors at the schoolís Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation (JELL) started a scholarship in his name and organized a memorial race to raise money for the fund.

The race is jointly sponsored by the University of Oregon School of Law and JELL. Participants may register online at http://www.goodrace.com.

Racers of all abilities are invited to enter either the 5K race or the 2K fun walk. Prizes are awarded for first-place male and female finishers and age division winners. Random prize drawings are also held after the race.

ABOUT TOM FOSTER AND THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND:

At the time of his death, Tom Foster served as executive editor for JELL. Tom was an athlete who ran, skied and played soccer. He was also passionate about fly-fishing. Tom was a popular member of the Class of 2000 who was awarded his law degree posthumously because he had earned enough credits to graduate.

Fosterís scholarship assists a third-year law student who embodies his character, emphasis on community service and personal integrity. Send contributions to: Tom Foster Scholarship Fund, 1221 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1221 or call (541) 346-3865.