{
  "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": "'EVACUATE: Hayward Field. Due to a bomb threat.' — The UO Alert That Cleared the NCAA Track Stadium One Day Before the 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. UOPD is investigating a bomb threat. Stay away from the area until an all clear is given.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dailyemerald.com/189613/campus/bomb-threat-at-hayward-field-forces-evacuation-ahead-of-ncaa-championship/",
      "sourceDescription": "Daily Emerald (UO student newspaper) — reported the 2:09 PM and 2:45 PM avoid-the-area updates",
      "annotations": [
        "Reconstructed from Daily Emerald reporting that around 2:09 PM PDT UO 'sent out another alert to those in the area, saying to avoid Hayward Field due to the bomb threat'; the exact verbatim wording of this follow-up was not published, so it is marked unconfirmed",
        "A 2:45 PM PDT update reiterated the avoid-the-area message while UOPD and partner agencies from across the region searched the stadium",
        "The pacing — evacuate at 1:39, avoid-area follow-ups at 2:09 and 2:45 — reflects an active-search posture in which the campus is repeatedly told to stay clear rather than a single one-and-done notice"
      ],
      "characterCount": 127
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-06-09T16:04:00-07:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UO Alert Eugene: All clear at Hayward Field. The bomb threat investigation is complete and the search found nothing of concern. Normal activities may resume.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.klcc.org/news-briefs/2026-06-09/hayward-field-evacuated-bomb-threat",
      "sourceDescription": "KLCC (Eugene NPR) and Daily Emerald — reported the 4:04 PM PDT all-clear and the phrase 'the search found nothing of concern'",
      "annotations": [
        "Reconstructed from KLCC and Daily Emerald reporting; the all-clear was issued at 4:04 PM PDT and UOPD stated 'the search found nothing of concern' and that 'normal activities' could resume — but the exact verbatim alert wording was not published, so this is marked unconfirmed",
        "The roughly 2.5-hour interval between the 1:39 PM evacuation and the 4:04 PM all-clear is consistent with a full canine-and-team sweep of a 12,650-seat stadium plus its concourses",
        "Officials emphasized there was 'no credible threat of violence,' framing the call as a hoax-pattern threat rather than a confirmed device"
      ],
      "characterCount": 157
    }
  ],
  "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. 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), avoid-area updates (~2:09 and ~2:45 PM), all-clear (4:04 PM), 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"
    }
  ],
  "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": "2026-06-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}