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.
Lauren Hagans anchors Baylor to a photo finish victory over Heather Dorniden of Minnesota in the Women's U/CD 4x1,600 meter relay. The Bears' winning time of 19:05.80 set a new Drake Relays record. Minnesota finished a scant .031 seconds behind.
Joey Woody (ex Iowa City High and UNI) acknowledges the sold-out crowd prior to the start of the Men's Invitational 400 meter hurdles. Woody, who had previously captured this race five times, finished fourth in his final appearance on the Drake oval.
Lolo Jones (Asics and ex DM Roosevelt) acknowledges the ovation from the crowd after capturing her fourth straight 100 meter hurdle title. Jones was named the Outstanding Women's Performer for setting a new Drake Relays record with a time of 12.74…
Reese Hoffa (NYAC), 2005 Drake Relays shot put champion, finished third in this year's Men's Invitational Shot Put with a distance of 66 feet 8 inches.
Lolo Jones (Asics and ex DM Roosevelt) clears the final hurdle cleanly on her way to her fourth straight Drake Relays title in the Women's Invitational 100 meter hurdles. Her time of 12.74 seconds broke her old Drake Relays record of 12.93 set in…
Trey Harts anchored Baylor to victory in the U/C 4x1000 relay. The Bears became the first men's university team to sweep all four sprint relays since 1944.
