Fred Wilcott of Rice University leads the pack in the 1938 running of the 120-Yard High Hurdles. Wilcott set a new Drake Relays record in the event with a time of 14.2 seconds.
Jim Zabel, center, the sports announcer for WHO Radio. Zabel started with WHO im 1944 and covered the Drake Relays beginning in 1948. Zabel went on to cover sporting events across Iowa for over 50 years. He familiar voice can still be heard on WHO…
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.
Fred Sheffield of the University of Utah won the high jump with a height of 6'4" at the 1946 Drake Relays. This image was taken of him at an earlier event.
The Stanford women's distance team gets ready for their victory lap after one of their wins. Stanford won the 4 x One Mile Relay (19:25.91), the Distance Medley Relay (11:03.59) and the 4 x 800 Meter Relay (8:36.70)