<br />19 <br />footings beneath the light poles. One of the most unusual crimesa fatal shootingoccurred <br />in 1984 when world-class sprinter Chris Brathwaite was shot by a sniper who later shot <br />20 <br />himself. Braithwaite was apparently on a routine morning training jog when the random <br />shooting occurred. <br />maintenance. The Prefontaine Foundation formed in 1976 by some members of the Oregon <br />Track Club to provide a vehicle for funds to sustain the trail. The Prefontaine Foundation was <br />small board consisting of 5 to 7 members. The Prefontaine Foundation was the primary advocate <br />for the trail in the early days, particularly after 1982 when, due to budget constraints, Lane <br />County laid off all of its Parks and Open Space field personnel. At the turn of the century, <br />leadership on that front shifted to the Oregon Track Club, which pushed to renovate the trail and <br />preserve it during the early 2000s. At that time, an agreement between the Oregon Track Club <br />and Prefontaine Foundation established that the Foundation would provide further financial <br />support while Oregon Track Club facilitated the necessary maintenance work. That agreement <br />remained in effect until approximately 2016 when Jim Jaqua entered into an agreement with City <br />of Eugene <br />resurfacing in addition to ongoing volunteer work by groups such as Oregon Track Club. <br /> <br />Statement of Significance <br />with the development of Eugene, <br /> and as a cultural expression of the legacy of Steve Prefontaine. <br />Much of the financial backing, preliminary logistics and planning, as well as ongoing <br />maintenance is closely tied to individuals <br />identity as TrackTown, USA including Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, and numerous <br />County Board of Commissioners found that Steve Prefontaine, through his efforts, furthered the <br />development of track as both a participatory and spectator sport on a local, national and <br />international scale and resolved that the trail be named in his memory and accomplishments. The <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />Bernard Schwartz, Eugene Emerald (Eugene, Oregon), April 11, <br /> <br />1979. <br />20 <br /> <br />Associated Press, World-class sprinter dies in bizarre shooting, Albany-Democrat-Herald (Albany, <br /> <br />Oregon), November 13, 1984, retrieved December 21, 2018 from Newspapers.com <br />December 2018 Pres Trail-Historic Designation Page 10 <br /> <br />