John Uelses prepares to compete. Lasalle graduate John Uelses was on top of the world in 1962. In February of that year he became the first person to vault over 16 feet. He did not have the same luck at the Drake Relays, as George Davies of Arizona…
During the celebration of the Drake Relays 50th anniversary, Jesse Owens recieves an award from an official. Jesse Owens was voted "The athlete of the first 50 years" of the Drake Relays.
Shotput and Discus great Parry O'Brien (center) prepares to ride in the Relays Parade. O'Brien set a world record in the shot put at the Drake Relays in 1954.
Parry O'Brien competes in the discus. O'Brien held the world record in the shot put from 1953 until 1959. At the Drake Relays in 1954 broke his own world record in the shot put. O'Brien won 18 National AAU championships, 17 of them in the shot and…
Meredith Auld from the University of South Dakota prepares to be crowned Queen of the 1961 Drake Relays. Holding the crown is Drake University President Henry Harmon.
