For eight decades Payton Jordan has devoted his life to the sport of track and field. In honor of his outstanding achievements and contributions, the US Open track meet at Stanford is being named in his honor. The event will be titled the "Payton Jordan US Open" and will begin at 11:30am on Memorial Day, May 31, 2004.

During his 23 years as Stanford's coach (1957-1979), Coach Jordan produced seven Olympians, six world record holders and six national champions. In the height of the Cold War, he was meet director of the 1962 USA vs. USSR dual meet, which drew over 150,000 fans to the two-day event. Coach also brought the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials to Stanford and was Head Coach of the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team. Coach Jordan turned 87 on March 19th.

Since its inception in 2000, the US Open has established itself as a premier stop on the international tour. More than 75 Olympians from dozens of countries have competed at the event.

A free Youth Clinic, which will be held at the track beginning at 10am All participants 14-and-under will also receive a general admission ticket to the event.