Texas won the 440-Yard Relay with a time of :41.2. These same runners also won the 880-Yard Relay with a time of 1:25.9. Runners on both teams were Perry Samuels, Charles Tatom, Allen Lawler and Charles Parker.
The two winners of the High Jump. Don Stewart of Southern Methodist University is in the foreground and behind him is Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas. They tied for first with a height of 6'6.25".
Bobby Morrow of Abilene Christian University won the 100-Yard Dash in 1957 with a time of :09.4, which tied with Dave Simes of Duke for the Drake Relays record. Morrow is in an 8-way tie for American Collegiate record with time of :09.3. in the…
Randy Matson won the Drake Relays Shot Put in 1965 (63-11 1/4), 1966 (65-3 3/4), and 1967 (68 8 1/2). He also won a 1964 Olympic silver, a 1968 Olympic gold, and a 1967 Sullivan Award.
Randy Matson of Texas A & M competes in the shot put. Matson won the Relays shot put in 1965 (63-11 1/4), 1966 (65-3 3/4) and 1967 (68 8 1/2). He also won the discus event at the Relays for those three years.
In 1964 Matson won a silver medal in the…
Randy Matson of Texas A & M competes in the discus. Matson won the discus in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Those same years he won the Relays discus competition as well. In 1964 he won the Olympic Silver medal for shot put, and in 1968 he won the Olympic Gold…
Randy Matson of Texas A & M competes in the discus. Matson won the discus in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Those same years he won the Relays discus competition as well. In 1964 he won the Olympic Silver medal for shot put, and in 1968 he won the Olympic Gold…
Texas A&M's Mens team had a great year at the Drake Relays in 1970. They were victorious in the 880-Yard Relay, the 440-Yard Relay or the 480-Yard Shuttle High Hurdles. Pictured is one of those victorious teams on the winners stand.