Meredith Auld from the University of South Dakota prepares to be crowned Queen of the 1961 Drake Relays. Holding the crown is Drake University President Henry Harmon.
Members of the Two-Mile Relay team on the winners stand with Relays Queen Meredith Auld behind them. The University of Kansas dominated the event from 1958-1962. The 1961 won the event with a time of 7:28:6. Team members were Kirk Hagan, Gordon…
Chuck Hoyt is inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame. Hoyt was a sprinter who ran in the Relays from 1913-1917 for Greenfield High School and Grinnell College. His specialty was the 220 Yard Dash. Relays Queen Jan Stewart is in the background.
Queen Carlotta Joan Hagen awards Abilene Christian University team medals in either the 440-Yard Dash or the 880-Yard Run. Runners on both teams were Waymond Griggs, Bill Woodhouse, Jim Segrest and Bobby Morrow. Both winning times (440 - :40.5; 880 -…
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…
