The anchor of the winning University of Northern Iowa 4x1,600 relay team listens to the cheers of the crowd. The University of Northern Iowa won the 4x1,600 relay with a time of 16:21.53.
Suzy Favor Hamilton smiles after winning the Special Invitational 800-Meter Run. Favor Hamilton won the event with a time of 2:01.68. Suzy Favor Hamilton has won 7 U.S. National Championships and is a 3 time Olympian
Paul McMullen after winning the Special Invitational Mile Run with a time of 3:59.12. McMullen competed in the 1996 Olympics, and in 1997 suffered a tragic lawn mowing accident where he lost parts of 2 toes. In his return in 1998, he won the USA…
Kim Carson, center, clears the last hurdle in the Special Invitational 100-Meter Hurdles. Carson won the event with a time of :13.17. Carson was a seven-time NCAA All-American and is currently an Assistant Coach at Drake. Caron is from the Des Moines…
Kellie Suttle of Bell Athletics wins the 1998 Womens Special Invitational Pole Vault with a height of 13'9 3/4". Suttle went on to win the event in 1999, 2000, and 2001. She is also a two-time Olympian, competing in both 2000 and 2004.
Kellie Suttle and Jeff Hartwig talk during the Drake Relays. Suttle won the Women's Special Invitational Pole Vault with a height of 13'9.75" and Hartwig won the Men's Special Invitational Pole Vault with a height of 19'0.25".
Ja'Warren Hooker of the University of Washington powers ahead to win in the 100-Meter Dash with a time of :10.41. Hooker was the 1997 USA Junior Champion in the 100-Meter Dash.
Natasha Kaiser-Brown breaks the tape with a time of :51.79 in the Special Invitational 400-Meter Dash. Kaiser-Brown won a silver medal in the 4x400-meter relay in 1992 Olympics. In 1995 was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame. She is…
