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Drake Relays, 1970, Curtis Mills

Curtis Mills with members of the 880-Yard Relay. Texas A & M won the relay with a time of 1:21:7. Mills anchored the team.

Drake Relays, 1972, Richard E. Olsen

Des Moines Mayor Richard E. Olsen gets ready to fire the starting gun for the marathon.

Drake Relays, 1970

The judges stand at the 1970 Drake Relays.

Drake Relays, 1971, Rodney Milburn

Rodney Milburn won a Gold Medal in 1972 at the Munich Olympics (13:24) and set a world record in the 120 yard hurdles (13.00) (June 25, 1971 - ). He also set a world record in the 110 meter hurdles(13.10) (July 22, 1973 - ). Milburn was also…

Drake Relays, 1971, Yvonne Marie West

Yvonne Marie West of Western Illinois University, 1971 Relays Queen, with a Relays official.

Drake Relays, 1951

An Arizona State runner wearing his Sun Devils warm up jacket.

Drake Relays, 1959

Alex Henderson (Arizona State) in the middle, won the 1959 two mile run with a time of 8:57.4. Left, David Peelle (Beloit) and Ernst Kleynhans (Oklahoma). Right, Thomas O'Neal (Abilene) and Tom O'Riordan (Idaho State). All ran in the 1959 race. …

Drake Relays, 1969, Fernando Abugattas

Fernando Abugattas of Northwestern (Iowa) wins the high jump (university & college section) with a mark of 6'9".

Drake Relays, 1970

The Bulova Accutron Phototimer captures another close finish.

Drake Relays, 1960, Dave Odegard

Dave Odegard of Minnesota (in orange) wins the 120 yard high hurdles with a time of 13.9.

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