{
  "id": "2026-06-09-university-of-oregon-hayward-field-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "university-of-oregon-hayward-field-bomb-threat-2026-06-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Oregon",
    "shortName": "UO",
    "state": "OR",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UO Alerts",
    "enrollment": 23000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-06-09",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Telephoned bomb threat clears the track stadium a day before the NCAA championships",
    "headlinePublic": "Telephoned bomb threat clears the track stadium a day before the NCAA championships",
    "summary": "On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, [a telephoned bomb threat against Hayward Field](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/06/09/oregon-ncaa-track-field-championships-hayward-field/5b108c98-645e-11f1-bdd4-805ebb99a693_story.html) forced the University of Oregon to evacuate the stadium one day before it was to host the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. UO's emergency notification system [sent an evacuation alert at approximately 1:39 PM PDT](https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-evacuate-hayward-field-due-to-a-bomb-threat), followed by avoid-the-area updates, and [issued an all-clear at 4:04 PM PDT](https://dailyemerald.com/189613/campus/bomb-threat-at-hayward-field-forces-evacuation-ahead-of-ncaa-championship/) after a search 'turned up nothing of concern.' The championships began on schedule the next day.",
    "outcome": "Athletes practicing at Hayward Field were evacuated and a pre-meet NCAA news conference was canceled. The University of Oregon Police Department, with partner agencies, swept the stadium and found nothing of concern; officials said there was no credible threat of violence. The NCAA championships proceeded on schedule June 10-13, 2026, with additional security measures.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-06-09T13:39:00-07:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UO Alert Eugene EVACUATE: Hayward Field. Due to a bomb threat.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-evacuate-hayward-field-due-to-a-bomb-threat",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Oregon Division of Safety and Risk Services — official UO Alerts archive page for the June 9, 2026 alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim wording is preserved as the title of UO's own published alert-archive entry and is corroborated by the Daily Emerald, which reported the 1:39 PM PDT evacuation alert urging community members to leave 'the track and field stadium at 1530 Agate St.'",
        "The terse 'EVACUATE: [location]. Due to [reason].' construction is the UO Alerts SMS template for emergency notifications — it leads with the action verb in capitals, names the single location, then states the cause in one short clause",
        "Hayward Field, rebuilt in 2020, sits at 1530 Agate Street on the UO campus and is the premier US collegiate track-and-field venue; the threat arrived a day before it was to host the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships"
      ],
      "characterCount": 62
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 2:09 PM PDT on June 9, 2026",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UO Alert Eugene AVOID: Hayward Field and the surrounding area due to a Bomb Threat. UOPD is on site investigating, which is expected to take several hours. Updates when available will be at alerts.uoregon.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-avoid-hayward-field-bomb-threat",
      "sourceDescription": "UO Division of Safety and Risk Services alert archive (AVOID Hayward Field, June 9 2026 2:06 PM)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UO Alerts archive page for the 2:06 PM PDT AVOID update.",
        "Preserves \"AVOID\" action-first UO SMS template and full investigation-duration language."
      ],
      "characterCount": 208,
      "timestamp": "2026-06-09T14:06:00-07:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-06-09T16:00:00-07:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UO Alert Eugene ALL CLEAR: UOPD has completed the bomb threat investigation at Hayward Field. The search found nothing of concern and normal activities can resume.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-all-clear-hayward-field-bomb-threat-investigation",
      "sourceDescription": "UO Division of Safety and Risk Services alert archive (ALL CLEAR Hayward Field, June 9 2026 4:00 PM)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact first-paragraph alert body from official UO Alerts archive ALL CLEAR page.",
        "Preserves \"ALL CLEAR\" template and UOPD \"nothing of concern\" language."
      ],
      "characterCount": 163
    }
  ],
  "context": "[Hayward Field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayward_Field) at the [University of Oregon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oregon) in Eugene is the most storied collegiate track-and-field venue in the United States and the host of the [2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships). Shortly after 1:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 — one day before the championships were to begin — [a bomb threat was telephoned to the university](https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/09/eugene-oregon-hayward-field/), prompting the evacuation of athletes who were practicing in the stadium. The University of Oregon's emergency notification system, UO Alerts, [issued an evacuation order at approximately 1:39 PM PDT](https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-evacuate-hayward-field-due-to-a-bomb-threat) whose exact text is preserved on UO's own published alert archive, followed by avoid-the-area updates at roughly 2:09 and 2:45 PM PDT. The University of Oregon Police Department, working with partner agencies, swept the venue and [issued an all-clear at 4:04 PM PDT](https://dailyemerald.com/189613/campus/bomb-threat-at-hayward-field-forces-evacuation-ahead-of-ncaa-championship/), saying the search 'turned up nothing of concern.' The [NCAA championships proceeded on schedule beginning June 10](https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/49014384/oregon-track-field-stadium-hayward-field-evacuated-following-bomb-threat), with the university and athletic department adding security measures as a precaution. The case is notable for the verbatim survival of the terse UO Alerts evacuation text on the institution's own archive, and for the high-profile timing against a national championship.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "UO's own alert archive preserves the exact evacuation-alert wording — 'UO Alert Eugene EVACUATE: Hayward Field. Due to a bomb threat.' — a clean example of the action-first, single-location UO Alerts SMS template",
    "The full sequence ran about 2.5 hours: evacuate (1:39 PM PDT on June 9, 2026), avoid-area updates (~2:09 and ~2:45 PM PDT), all-clear (4:04 PM PDT), with UOPD reporting the search found 'nothing of concern'",
    "The threat landed one day before the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, yet the meet began on schedule on June 10 with heightened security"
  ],
  "responseTimeMinutes": 39,
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UO Alert Eugene EVACUATE: Hayward Field. Due to a bomb threat. (UO Division of Safety and Risk Services)",
      "url": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-evacuate-hayward-field-due-to-a-bomb-threat",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Investigation determines Hayward 'all clear' of threat (Daily Emerald)",
      "url": "https://dailyemerald.com/189613/campus/bomb-threat-at-hayward-field-forces-evacuation-ahead-of-ncaa-championship/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "'All clear' given at Hayward Field after bomb threat evacuation (KLCC)",
      "url": "https://www.klcc.org/news-briefs/2026-06-09/hayward-field-evacuated-bomb-threat",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Police clear Hayward Field following potential bomb threat (OPB)",
      "url": "https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/09/eugene-oregon-hayward-field/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "University of Oregon's Hayward Field evacuated following bomb threat (Washington Post)",
      "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/06/09/oregon-ncaa-track-field-championships-hayward-field/5b108c98-645e-11f1-bdd4-805ebb99a693_story.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Oregon's Hayward Field evacuated after bomb threat, all-clear given (ESPN)",
      "url": "https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/49014384/oregon-track-field-stadium-hayward-field-evacuated-following-bomb-threat",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "UO Division of Safety and Risk Services alert archive (AVOID Hayward Field, June 9 2026 2:06 PM)",
      "url": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-avoid-hayward-field-bomb-threat",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UO Division of Safety and Risk Services alert archive (ALL CLEAR Hayward Field, June 9 2026 4:00 PM)",
      "url": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2026/06/09/uo-alert-eugene-all-clear-hayward-field-bomb-threat-investigation",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "emergency-notification",
    "public-r1",
    "oregon",
    "hayward-field",
    "stadium",
    "ncaa",
    "track-and-field",
    "evacuation",
    "uo-alerts",
    "large-event",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-06-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}