Randy Matson won the Drake Relays Shot Put in 1965 (63-11 1/4), 1966 (65-3 3/4), and 1967 (68 8 1/2). He also won a 1964 Olympic silver, a 1968 Olympic gold, and a 1967 Sullivan Award.
Randy Matson of Texas A & M competes in the shot put. Matson won the Relays shot put in 1965 (63-11 1/4), 1966 (65-3 3/4) and 1967 (68 8 1/2). He also won the discus event at the Relays for those three years.
In 1964 Matson won a silver medal in the…
Randy Matson of Texas A & M competes in the discus. Matson won the discus in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Those same years he won the Relays discus competition as well. In 1964 he won the Olympic Silver medal for shot put, and in 1968 he won the Olympic Gold…
Randy Matson of Texas A & M competes in the discus. Matson won the discus in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Those same years he won the Relays discus competition as well. In 1964 he won the Olympic Silver medal for shot put, and in 1968 he won the Olympic Gold…
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…
Herb Washington of Michigan State, winner of the 100-Yard Dash with a time of :09.6, with the Relays Queen Jean Abernathy of Northeast Missouri State University.
Al Feuerbach won the 1972 shot put with a Drake Relay record toss of 68-9 1/2. Feuerbach, an Iowa native, held the World Record in the shot put. Over the years he amassed a total of five Drake Relays victories.
Hayes Jones of Eastern Michigan College ran the 120-Yard High Hurdles with a time of 13.7. He was a member of a world record setting 4x100-meter relay team.
Lucian Rosa of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside wins the Marathon with a time of 2:22.13, a new Drake Relays record. He won the marathon again in 1973 and in 1975. His 1975 time of 2:18.57 set a new Drake Relays record.
