Glenn Cunningham at the 1953 Drake Relays. Cunningham won the 1935 Three-Quarter Mile Run for Kansas. Cunningham also won a silver medal in the 1,500-meter run at 1936 Olympics.
A runner from Kansas clears the water pit in the 3,000- Meter Steeplechase. The athlete is either Jon Callen or Paul Mattingly. Jeromee Liebenberg of Western Michigan University won the event with a time of 8:54.6.
Clyde Duncan of North High School (Des Moines) talks with Henry or Gary Carr. Duncan won his third consecutive 110-Yard Dash in 1964 with a time of :09.3. That would have set a new National Interscholatic Record, but the record was not allowed…
Wes Santee signs autographs for two high school athletes. Santee anchored the Distance Medley Relay and the Four-Mile Relay for Kansas. Both teams set Relays records; the Distance Medley Relay team clocked a time of 10:01.8 and the Four-Mile Relay…
Fred Dwyer leads the way in the Invitational Mile Run. Wes Santee won the event with a time of 4:08.4. This was a disappointment as Drake Relays organizers and the crowd had hoped Santee would break the four minute mile barrier. Dwyer was the…
Wes Santee stands by the crowd during one of his trips to the Drake Relays. Santee dominated at the Relays from 1952 - 1954. He helped lead Kansas to wins in the Mile Relay (1952, 3:13.1; 1953, 3:18.4), the Distance Medley Relay (1952, 10:01.8; 1954,…
Fred Dwyer gets a kiss from Relays Queen Angie Branch while Wes Santee looks on. Santee and Dwyer both raced in the Invitational Mile Run, but Santee won the event with a time of 4:08.4. This was a disappointment as Relays organizers and the crowd…
