A runner from Kansas clears the water pit in the 3,000- Meter Steeplechase. The athlete is either Jon Callen or Paul Mattingly. Jeromee Liebenberg of Western Michigan University won the event with a time of 8:54.6.
Wes Santee signs autographs for two high school athletes. Santee anchored the Distance Medley Relay and the Four-Mile Relay for Kansas. Both teams set Relays records; the Distance Medley Relay team clocked a time of 10:01.8 and the Four-Mile Relay…
Wes Santee stands by the crowd during one of his trips to the Drake Relays. Santee dominated at the Relays from 1952 - 1954. He helped lead Kansas to wins in the Mile Relay (1952, 3:13.1; 1953, 3:18.4), the Distance Medley Relay (1952, 10:01.8; 1954,…
Fred Dwyer gets a kiss from Relays Queen Angie Branch while Wes Santee looks on. Santee and Dwyer both raced in the Invitational Mile Run, but Santee won the event with a time of 4:08.4. This was a disappointment as Relays organizers and the crowd…
Wes Santee, Drake Relays Queen Angie Branch, and Fred Dwyer pose on the awards stand. Santee and Dwyer both ran in the Invitational Mile Run. Santee won the event with a time of 4:08.4. This was a disappointment as Relays organizers and the crowd…
The back of a Kansas warmup jacket the year they set Drake Relays records in both the Distance Medley Relay (10:01.8) and the Four-Mile Relay (17:15.9).
Wes Santee accepts an award at the 1952 Relays. Santee anchored the Distance Medley Relay and the Four-Mile Relay for Kansas. Both teams set Relays records; the Distance Medley Relay team clocked a time of 10:01.8 and the Four-Mile Relay team…
Caesar Smith and Wes Santee pose together at the Drake Relays. Santee anchored the Distance Medley Relay and the Four-Mile Relay for Kansas. Both teams set Drake Relays records; the Distance Medley Relay team clocked a time of 10:01.8 and the…