Ted Wheeler, formerly of Iowa, defeats Lazlo Tabor of Hungary in the A.A.U. Mile Run. Wheeler won the event with a time of 4:06.9, a Drake Relays record.
A ticket to the 1979 Drake Relays. The artwork on this ticket was created by artist LeRoy Neiman. The ticket is good for a seat in section G. Section G is on the west side of the stadium.
Linn Philson of Drake clears the bar in the High Jump. Philson was part of a three way tie along Fred Stambach of Kansas State University and Worth Watkins of Abilene Christian University. All three cleared the bar at 6'3.75".
Jack Torrance of Louisana State University poses with his shot put. Torrance broke the world record in the Shot Put with a toss of 55'1.5" at the 1934 Drake Relays.
Natasha Kaiser-Brown breaks the tape with a time of :51.79 in the Special Invitational 400-Meter Dash. Kaiser-Brown won a silver medal in the 4x400-meter relay in 1992 Olympics. In 1995 was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame. She is…
Katie Flood (Dowling Catholic) edges sister Betsy Flood (Dowling Catholic) in the high school girls 3,000 meter run with a winning time of 9:56.23. Katie also placed third in the 1,500 meters won by sister Betsy. In addition, the Flood sisters were…
Betsy Flood (Dowling Catholic) proudly carries her Drake Relays champion flag after winning the high school girls 1,500 meters in 4:39.18. Betsy was also the leadoff runner for the winning 4x800 meter relay and placed second to sister Katie in the…