Abe Jones (lane 6) coasted to an easy win in the Men's Invitational 400 meter hurdles with a time of 50.10 seconds. Crowd favorite Joey Woody (lane 4) finished fourth in his final appearance at the Drake Relays.
Tiffany Johnson (U of Iowa) powered past Rebecca Williams and Jenna Caffrey of Iowa State in repeating her 2006 win in the U/C 100 hurdles in 13.20 seconds.
Kyle Smith anchored Northern Iowa to a huge win in the U/C 4x800 relay. The Panthers also won the men's distance medley, decathlon, men's pole vault and women's discus to complete its most memorable Drake Relays in history.
Katie Flood (Downing Catholic) set an Iowa all-time best of 9:44.96 in the 3,000 meters. The time clipped 23 seconds from her previous best and ranked fourth best nationally at the time.
Katie Flood (Downing Catholic) set an Iowa all-time best of 9:44.96 in the 3,000 meters. The time clipped 23 seconds from her previous best and ranked fourth best nationally at the time.
Jeff Hartwig set a new Drake Relays record of 19'0 3/4" in capturing his eighth men's invitational pole vault title. Hartwig held the old record height of 19'0 1/4".
