Brenda Webb receives an award and a handshake from Relays Queen Gloria Jean Watson (Wichita State). Webb won the Invitational Mile Run with a time of 5:00.2.
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.
The start of the 100-Yard Dash. Note that they are running from south to north, instead of the traditional north to south. Marshall Dill of Michigan State won the event with a time of :09.3. Dill also won in 1973 (:09.6) and in 1975 (:09.6).
Rodney Milburn at the Drake Relays. Milburn won the 120-Yard High Hurdles 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…
Olympian Rodney Milburn at the Drake Relays. Milburn won the 120-Yard High Hurdles in 1971 (:13.5 - Drake Relays record), 1972 (:13.6), and 1973 (:13.5 - Drake Relays record).
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.…
Lucian Rosa poses with runners from the community before the 1973 Drake Relays Marathon. Rosa won the 1972, 1973 and 1975 marathon. He set a Relays record in 1972 with a time of 2:22.13. He improved on that record in 1975 with a time of 2:18.57.
Van Nelson, DeHart Hubbard and Theron Lewis stand on the awards podium as they are inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame. Nelson was a standout distance runner in the 1960s from St. Cloud State University. Hubbard competed in the Drake Relays…
