Marie Simonsson of Drake leads the crowd in the 800-Meter Run. Simonsson won the event with a time of 2:08.78. Behind her is Stacey Zartler of the Metroplex Striders.
Steve Scott wins the 800-Meter Run with a time of 1:46.79. Other runners are: Evans White (in green), Randy Wilson (Athletic Attic), Peter Lemashon (orange shorts) and Mike Boit (behind Lemashon).
The start of the 100-Yard Dash. Note that they are running from south to north, instead of the traditional north to south. Marshall Dill of Michigan State won the event with a time of :09.3. Dill also won in 1973 (:09.6) and in 1975 (:09.6).
In this relay participating schools include the University of Northern Iowa, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Northwest Missouri State University, South Dakota State University, Oklahoma Christian College, and Carleton College.
Fred Dwyer leads the way in the Invitational Mile Run. Wes Santee won the event with a time of 4:08.4. This was a disappointment as Drake Relays organizers and the crowd had hoped Santee would break the four minute mile barrier. Dwyer was the…