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.
These are the women who competed against Wilma Rudolph in the 1961 Womens 100-Yard Dash. Rudolph, a world class sprinter who won 3 gold medals in the 1960 Olympics, lined up against these high school athletes for the first womens event in Drake…
Don Gehrmann from the University of Wisconsin. Gehrmann anchored the Sprint Medley Relay and the Distance Medley Relay in 1949 leading both to victories. Gehrmann also anchored the University of Wisconsin's 1950 Sprint Medley and again led the way…