Gayle Hopkins of University of Arizona won the 1964 broad jump with distance of 26:2. The distance was a record and broke Jesse Owens' record that stood for 29 years. Hopkins also won the triple jump in 1964, and was one of only 25 athletes to win…
Wilt Chamberlain of the University of Kansas chats with another athlete. Chamberlain won the High Jump along with Don Stewart of Southern Methodist, with a height of 6' 6.25".
Van Nelson of St. Cloud shows off his watch. Nelson was the first athlete to win two different events three consecutive years at the Drake Relays. He won the Six-Mile Run in 1967, 1966, and in 1968 he set a new Drake Relays record with a time of…
In 1961 Wilma Rudolph won the 100-Yard Dash with at time of :11.1. She was first woman to win a Drake Relays event. Rudolph also won a bronze medal for the 4x4 in the 1956 Olympics and three gold medals for the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter…
Dick Fosbury poses for a picture. Fosbury invented the technique called the "Fosbury Flop," where jumpers clear the jump backwards, giving them more height. Fosbury was a 1968 Olympic gold medalist and set the U.S. and Olympic record of 2.24 meters.…
Rodney Milburn runs the 120-Yard High Hurdles. Milburn won the event with a time of :13.5, a Drake Relays record. Milburn also won a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics and held world records in the 120-Yard High Hurdles and the 110-Meter High Hurdles.…
