Pat Matzdorf of Wisconsin goes over the bar. Matzdorf held the National Collegiate Record with a height of 7'6.25". He is a member of the Drake Relays Hall of Fame.
Former Drake Relays Director Bill Easton with his current team, the Kansas Jayhawks.Second from left is Wes Santee. Santee anchored the Distance Medley Relay and the Four-Mile Relay for Kansas. Both teams set Relays records. The Distance Medley Relay…
University of Kansas coach Bill Easton. Easton was a former coach at Drake University, and former director of the Drake Relays. His success at Drake included three consecutive NCAA champion cross-country teams (1944-1946) Easton continued his success…
Texas won the 440-Yard Relay with a time of :41.2. These same runners also won the 880-Yard Relay with a time of 1:25.9. Runners on both teams were Perry Samuels, Charles Tatom, Allen Lawler and Charles Parker.
Drake Relays Queen Martha Stull, center, with two of her Drake Attendees. Ms. Stull was from Northwestern University. The attendees that year were Frances Ewing, Joe Loe, Nadine Ingleman, Lois Demmon, Josephine Peterson and Gladys Accola.
Georgetown gets their awards after winning the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 10:06. Charles J. Capozzoli, far right, ran the anchor leg with a time of 4:17. Other team members are Vincent Kelly, Carl Joyce, Joe LaPierre. As the mud, towels and…
