Drake Relays, 1952, Wes Santee <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> This is either the Distance Medley Relay team or the Four-Mile Relay team from Kansas. Both teams set Drake Relays records (Distance Medley - 10:01.8, Four-Mile - 17:15.9) and both were anchored by Wes Santee, pictured at far left with the pennant. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1952 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00348 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,249 Drake Relays, 1975 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Relay+racing--Iowa--Des+Moines">Relay racing--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> Runners compete in the One-Mile Relay at the 1975 Drake Relays. Kansas won the event with a time of 3:06.3 Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1975 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00325 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,225 Drake Relays, 1957, Wilt Chamberlain <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> Wilt Chamberlain of the University of Kansas prepares to jump in the high jump. Chamberlain and Don Stewart of Southern Methodist both jumped 6' 6.25" to share first place. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1957 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00294 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,202 Drake Relays, 1957, Wilt Chamberlain <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> Wilt Chamberlain (center) lounges on the grass with other high jumpers as they watch the action. Don Stewart (wearing #13 and sitting in front of Chamberlain) and Chamberlain tied for first place in the 1957 high jump with a height of 6' 6.25". Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1957 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00293 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,201 Drake Relays, 1972, Jim Ryun <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> Jim Ryun runs unattached in the Invitational One-Mile Run. Ryun finished a disappointing 7th place. Apparently he had been suffering from dysentery, and didn’t want to disappoint the crowd by dropping out. The race was won by Robert Maplestone of Eastern Washington, with a Drake Relays record setting time of 4:00.4 Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1972 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00254 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,169 Drake Relays, 1957, Wilt Chamberlain <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> Wilt Chamberlain of University of Kansas stands with Drake Relays officials. Chamberlain won the high jump along with Don Stewart of Southern Methodist, with a height of 6 ft. 6 1/4 inches. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1957 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00213 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,136 Drake Relays, 1968, Christine Sheets <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Queens--Drake+Relays">Queens--Drake Relays</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> 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. Clinton, John D. 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For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00179 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,113 Drake Relays, 1967, Jim Ryun <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Relay+racing--Iowa--Des+Moines">Relay racing--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> Jim Ryun gets ready to pass a Southern Illinois University opponent in the one-mile relay. Prairie View A & M University won the event with a time of 3:07.7. Clinton, John D. 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For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00084 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,74 Drake Relays, 1968, Jim Ryun <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Relay+racing--Iowa--Des+Moines">Relay racing--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> 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. Clinton, John D. 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For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00083 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,73 Drake Relays, 1967, Jim Ryun <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Relay+racing--Iowa--Des+Moines">Relay racing--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Athletes--Kansas">Athletes--Kansas</a> Jim Ryun approaches the finishline in the four-mile relay. The team of Ryun, Allen Russell, Gene McClain and Tom Yergovich of Kansas won the event with a time of 16:43.0. Clinton, John D. 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