Carl Lewis of the Santa Monica Track Club running in the 100-Meter Dash. Lewis was a member of the U.S. Olympic Track Team in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. He took home 9 Gold and 1 Silver medal from those Olympics. During his amazing career Lewis…
Stacy Boerema from Clinton High School in Clinton, Iowa clears the bar in the high jump. Boerema won the high jump with a height of five feet seven inches. Boerema became the first Iowa female athlete to clear six feet that same year.
Tim Dwight of City High School passes the baton to a teammate in the 4x400-Meter Relay. City High School won both the 4x100-Meter Relay and the 4x400-Meter Relay in 1994.
Gwen Torrence of the Mazda Track Club wins the Womens Special Invitational 200-Meter Dash with a time of :22.62. It was the first time the event had been run at the Drake Relays. Torrence's many achievements include winning 5 medals (3 gold) in the…
Brian Brown knocks hits the bar as he tries to jump over 7'8". He won the Mens Special Invitational High Jump with a height of 7'7" in 1997, setting the Drake Relays record in the event. Brown came back to win the event again in 1998, and also place…
Kevin Little, a native Iowan and Drake University graduate, prepares to run in the Mens Special Invitational 400-Meter Dash. Little had recently won the World Indoor Championship in the 200-meter in 1997, and later that season placed 2nd in the USA…
Suzy Favor Hamilton in the final stretch of 800-Meter Special Invitational Run. She won with a time of 2:03.65. Suzy Favor Hamilton has won 7 U.S. National Championships and is a 3-time Olympian.
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".
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.
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…