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…
Van Nelson of St. Cloud State University runs the 1968 3-mile run at a Drake Relays record setting pace. He finished with a record time of 13:17.4. His 6-mile relay team from St. Cloud State was victorious in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Nelson won the…
Christine Sheets of Oklahoma State, the 1968 Relays Queen congratulates members of the University of Kansas' distance medley relay team. Standing next to the Queen is Jim Ryun.
Elliott Evans of Drake nears the finish line while relay team member Gordie Hoffert jumps in celebration. Behind Evans are team members Dave Compton and Dennis Hunt. Drake won the four-mile relay with a time of 16:39.7.
Jim Ryun and teammates on the medal stand after one of Kansas' victories. In 1968 Ryan ran in the two-mile relay and the distance medley with Curt Grindal, Mark Ferrell, Gene McClain and Ben Olison.
Van Nelson running in a track event. Nelson was the first athlete to win two different events for three consecutive years at the Drake Relays. He won the Three-Mile Run in 1966 (13:29.2), 1967 (13:21.3), and 1968 (3:17.4). He also won the Six-Mile…
Van Nelson of St. Cloud shows off his watch. Nelson was the first athlete to win two different events three consecutive years at the Drake Relays. He won the Six-Mile Run in 1967, 1966, and in 1968 he set a new Drake Relays record with a time of…
In 1961 Wilma Rudolph won the 100-Yard Dash with at time of :11.1. She was first woman to win a Drake Relays event. Rudolph also won a bronze medal for the 4x4 in the 1956 Olympics and three gold medals for the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter…
A sign reminding athletes to use the correct size spikes on the new tartan track. In 1969, Drake debuted one of the first tartan track surfaces in the nation.
