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).
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.
Paul Morrison, a longtime fixture with Drake University's Athletic Department at the 1969 Drake Relays. Mr. Morrison graduated from Drake University in 1939.
Shot Put and Discus great Parry O'Brien serves as the Drake Relays Parade Marshall. O'Brien set a world record in the Shot Put at the Drake Relays in 1954 with a distance of 59'9.75".
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.…
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.
