Bobby Morrow of Abilene Christian University nears the finish line in the anchor leg of the 440-Yard Relay. Abilene Christian University won the event with a time of :40.5, which set a Drake Relays records. Other team members were Waymond Griggs,…
Jack Torrance of Louisana State breaks the world record in Shot Put. The distance of 55'1.5" also set a Drake Relays, an American collegiate, and an American record.
Ralph Mann signs an autograph. Mann won the 1970 440-Yard Hurdles with a time of :49.4. That same year Drake hosted the NCAA Track and Field Championships where Mann finished the 440-Yard Hurdles with a World Record setting time of :48.8.
Paul Morrison, a longtime fixture with Drake University's Athletic Department at the 1969 Drake Relays. Mr. Morrison graduated from Drake University in 1939.
Charles J. Capozzoli ran the anchor leg in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 4:17. Georgetown won that event with a time of 10:06. Capozzoli also ran in the Four-Mile Relay, which Georgetown won with a time of 17:20.8.