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.
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.
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,…
Runners in the Invitational 5,000-Meter Run. From front to back are Tori Neubauer of Club Sota, Betty Springs of Athletics West and Cindy Bremser of Wisconsin United. Stephanie Herbst of the University of Wisconsin won the event with a time of…
Van Nelson leads in the Three-Mile Run. He won with time of 13:21.3. Nelson was the first athlete to win two different events for three consecutive years. In 1967 Nelson also won the Six-Mile Run (28:48.5), an event he won in 1966 (28:48.6) and 1968…
Some familiar faces watch the 1986 Drake Relays. From left to right: Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, Vice President George Bush, Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray, Drake President Michael Ferrari, and former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad.
