Some familiar faces watch the 1986 Drake Relays. From left to right: Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, Vice President George Bush, Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray, Drake President Michael Ferrari, and former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad.
Runners in the Invitational 5,000-Meter Run. From front to back are Tori Neubauer of Club Sota, Betty Springs of Athletics West and Cindy Bremser of Wisconsin United. Stephanie Herbst of the University of Wisconsin won the event with a time of…
Melvin Lattany wins his fourth straight 100-Meter Dash with a time of :10.33. Lattany became the first collegian in Drake Relays history to win the same event four consecutive years. In 1981 he was named the Drake Relays Outstanding Performer.…
Jim Duncan, celebrated Relays announcer from 1963-88. Duncan attended Drake from 1927-31 and ran track. As a junior he won the Missouri Valley Conference title in the 440 with a time of 0:51.5. He was a superintendent at Minburn (Ia.) High School…
Desmond Ross (far left) of Oklahoma State inches ahead of the runner from the University of Missouri for the win in the 100-Meter Dash. Ross won with a time of 10.36. Pictured behind Ross is Joe Fuller of the University of Northern Iowa.
Cindy Bremser runs for Wisconsin United in the 1,500-Meter Run. Bremser won the event with a time of 4:10.89, a Drake Relays record. Bremser competed in the 1984 Olympics and finished fourth in the women's 3,000-meter run. In 1985 she had been…
Calvin Smith, in red, and Emmit King after running the 100-Meter Dash. Calvin Smith won the 1985 Special Invitational 100-Meter Dash with a time of 10.29. Smith was one of the best sprinters in the world in the 1980s. In 1983 he set a world record…
Final hand off in the the 4x100-meter relay. Identifiable schools are, from left, Rice, Georgia, Texas Christian University and Iowa. Rice won the event with a time of :39.26.
