The NCAA issued a statement shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday saying Hayward Field will remain closed to athletes for the rest of the day. According to the statement, teams were given a revised practice schedule for Wednesday morning to accommodate the missed time.

Many teams relocated Tuesday afternoon to track facilities at South Eugene High School, about six blocks south of Hayward Field.

Competition is still scheduled to begin on time at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The University of Oregon Police Department and the University of Oregon athletic department said they will take additional security measures throughout the event as a precaution, though officials said there is no credible threat of violence.

“We would like to thank local law enforcement for the swift response today and look forward to a successful championship for the student-athletes, coaches and fans,” the NCAA said in its statement Tuesday evening.

Move-out from nearby university residence halls continued throughout the afternoon without disruption. Some students reported professors canceling or rescheduling final exams as the university enters finals week.

The investigation of the bomb threat at Hayward Field is complete and police have determined the area is all clear and there is no threat, according to a subsequent notification from the university’s alert system at around 4 p.m. Normal activity inside the stadium can resume.

Officials from the Eugene Police Department, University of Oregon Police Department and Lane County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a sweep of the stadium.

Freshman move-out from nearby Unthank Hall, New Residence Hall and the Living Learning Center is underway this week, increasing pedestrian traffic in the area. So far, there have been no known disruptions to move-out activities.

The NCAA announced that it would be cancelling its press conference scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

A follow-up notice via the UO Alerts system asked students to continue avoiding the area and said that UOPD was investigating on-site in a process which was expected to take “several hours.” 

Media was asked to relocate to in front of the UO Law School, across from Hayward Field on Agate Street.

The University of Oregon Police Department is evacuating Hayward Field and sweeping the area following a reported bomb threat to the stadium. The stadium is now playing an automated fire alarm evacuation alert through the stadium telling attendees to vacate the area.

According to University of Oregon spokesperson Angela Seydel, the threat was called in by telephone.

Teams participating in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were practicing at the stadium when the threat was received, Seydel said.

Seydel said she had no additional details about the threat.

The threat comes one day before the competition is scheduled to begin at Hayward Field. The annual event brings more than 1,000 athletes from 272 universities, along with thousands of spectators.

University of Oregon Police Department officers declined to provide further comment on scene.

The threat also comes less than a month after a shooting threat was called into the Student Recreation Center adjacent to Hayward Field, though police did not evacuate the center. University officials later determined that incident was a swatting call and that there was no credible threat.

This is a breaking story and will be updated