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.
Steve Scott runs in the 5,000-Meter Run or the 800-Meter Run. Scott became the first athlete at Relays to win three different individual events. He won the 5,000-Meter Run in 1982 (13:52.15), the 800-Meter Run in 1980 (1:46.79) and the Mile…
