Crowd favorite Joey Woody (ex Iowa City High and UNI) walks "farewell lap" with his two children (son is named "Drake") following his final 400 meter hurdle race on the Drake track. Woody, who was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame in 2002,…
The Flood sisters, Katie (769) and Betsy (768) of Dowling Catholic take a well-earned beverage break after finishing first and second in the high school girls 3,000 meter run. Katie also placed third in the 1,500 meters won by sister Betsy. In…
Lisa Koll (Iowa State) crosses the finish line first in the Women's Inivtational 5,000 meter run. Earlier in the year, Koll set an American collegiate record of 32:11.43 in the 10,000 meters and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials.
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…
