Runners in the Invitational 5,000-Meter Run. From front to back are Tori Neubauer of Club Sota, Betty Springs of Athletics West and Cindy Bremser of Wisconsin United. Stephanie Herbst of the University of Wisconsin won the event with a time of…
Al Feuerbach, an Iowa native, won the shot put with a toss of 69'6.5", a Drake Relays record. At the time Feuerbach owned the world record in the shot put, and had a total of five Drake Relays victories in the event.
Al Feuerbach talks with Jim Zabel of WHO Radio. Feuerbach won the shot put with a distance of 66'. He held the Drake Relays record of 69'6.5" from 1972.
Rodney Milburn runs the 120-Yard High Hurdles. Milburn won the event with a time of :13.5, a Drake Relays record. Milburn also won a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics and held world records in the 120-Yard High Hurdles and the 110-Meter High Hurdles.…
Van Nelson leads in the Three-Mile Run. He won with time of 13:21.3. Nelson was the first athlete to win two different events for three consecutive years. In 1967 Nelson also won the Six-Mile Run (28:48.5), an event he won in 1966 (28:48.6) and 1968…
Some familiar faces watch the 1986 Drake Relays. From left to right: Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, Vice President George Bush, Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray, Drake President Michael Ferrari, and former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad.
Northwestern University noses out Notre Dame in the Mile Relay with a time of 3:19.8. Runners on Northwestern relay team were Henry Kietel, Fritz Kaumanns, John Fleming and Winslow Heg.
