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Jim Golliday of Northwestern University speaks with a reporter. Golliday won the 100-Yard Dash with a time of 9:9.

A leg of a relay waiting for the baton, competitors include the University of Illinois and Arizona State University.

Emily Lou Bonham of North Texas State College, 1953 Relays Queen, with a runner from the University of Illinois.

Rhea Rogers of Illinois warms up with the shot.

Barbara Szlendakova of Iowa State, yellow, beats out Carissa Wallace of Western Illinois in the women's heptathlon. Szlendakova won the event with a score of of 5,404.

Bob Diefenthaler of the University of Illinois clears the bar in the High Jump. Diefenthaler won the event with a height of 6'3.75".

Tom O'Hara of Loyola signs autographs. O'Hara won the Mile Run with a time of 4:01.0, setting a new Drake Relays record.

Bob Diefenthaler of the University of Illinois clears the bar in the High Jump. Diefenthaler won the event with a height of 6'3.75".

Northwestern University noses out Notre Dame in the Mile Relay with a time of 3:19.8. Runners on Northwestern relay team were Henry Kietel, Fritz Kaumanns, John Fleming and Winslow Heg.

Western Illinois University coach Dick Abbot with Phil Lorenc. Abbot coached at Western Illinois University from 1947-1968. Phil Lorenc was a distance runner who specialized in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Lorenc competed in relays events in the…