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The '''Drake Relays''' is an outdoor [[track and field]] event held in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]], in [[Drake Stadium (Drake University)|Drake Stadium]] on the campus of [[Drake University]]. Billed as ''America's Athletic Classic'', it is regarded as one of the top track and field events in the United States.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/sports/othersports/24drake.html?_r=0 | website=The New York Times | first=Pat | last=Borzi | title=Drake's Small-Town Atmosphere Draws a Big Track Meet | date=24 April 2009}}</ref> In 2020, the Drake Relays was named a Silver Level event on the World Athletics Continental Tour, one of only two competitions in the United States to earn Silver Level status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/information/organizer-details |website=World Athletics |access-date=March 12, 2020|title=World Athletics Continental Tour &#124; World Athletics }}</ref>

==History==
The inaugural Drake Relays were held in 1910. The first meet drew just 100 spectators and 82 athletes, all from Des Moines-area colleges and high schools. The second year attendance grew to 250 athletes and a crowd of some 500 spectators. In 1914, the Relays saw its first world record set. By 1922, the Relays had expanded to two days and drew 10,000 fans, becoming the first major track and field event broadcast on radio. For the 1926 Relays, Drake Stadium was built on the site of the prior host, Haskins Field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/du-relays/id/1098/rec/1|title=Drake Relays; 75 Years of Excellence|website=drake.edu}}</ref>

Women's events were added beginning in 1961 with [[Wilma Rudolph]] competing in the 100 meters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=57446|title=Display Article|website=trackandfieldnews.com|access-date=2013-04-28|archive-date=2015-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204122408/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=57446|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1966 Relays began a streak of 48 consecutive Saturdays with a sellout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=205421261|title=Eleven Records Fall On Final Day Of 2012 Drake Relays Before Record-Tying Crowd Of 14,504|website=godrakebulldogs.com}}</ref> In 1969, a $175,000 [[tartan track]] was installed. The events at the Relays would go all-metric in 1976 and the track was rebuilt as a 400-meter oval in 1978. It was resurfaced in 1983, and in 1988 was renamed the "Jim Duncan Track" to honor the long time relays [[public address]] announcer.

Hundreds of Olympic gold medalists have competed at Drake Stadium including [[Caitlyn Jenner]], [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]], [[Carl Lewis]], [[Jesse Owens]], [[Wilma Rudolph]], [[Frank Shorter]], [[Gwen Torrence]], and [[Jeremy Wariner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=899758|title=Drake Stadium History|website=godrakebulldogs.com}}</ref> Hundreds more Drake Relays competitors have gone onto compete in the [[Olympic Games]], including 113 at the [[2012 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=205571713|title=113 Drake Relays Alumni Competing In Olympics; Collect Five Medals In Two-Day Period|website=godrakebulldogs.com}}</ref>

In 2006, a Friday evening session was added.<ref name="radioiowa.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.radioiowa.com/2006/04/03/drake-relays-set-to-take-off-on-refurbished-track/|title=Drake Relays set to take off on refurbished track|website=Radio Iowa|date=3 April 2006}}</ref> In 2010, the Grand Blue Mile, a one-mile road race in downtown Des Moines, was added.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesdelphic.com/2010/04/19/relays-go-downtown-with-grand-blue-mile|title=Relays go downtown with Grand Blue Mile|website=The Times-Delphic|access-date=2013-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121007/http://timesdelphic.com/2010/04/19/relays-go-downtown-with-grand-blue-mile|archive-date=2015-02-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> The week of festivities currently opens with a parade on Saturday, continues with a Beautiful Bulldog Contest (Drake's mascot) on Sunday, the Grand Blue Mile on Tuesday, and an indoor pole vault on Wednesday<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alumni.drake.edu/s/1287/relays/start.aspx?sid=1287&gid=2&pgid=716|title=Server Error - Drake University}}</ref> with the [[decathlon]] and [[heptathlon]] beginning Wednesday and concluding alongside the [[Long-distance running|distance carnival]] on Thursday.

Midwest grocer [[Hy-Vee]] became the presenting sponsor beginning in 2013, enabling the Relays to offer a [[United States dollar|$]]50,000 purse in running events and $25,000 purse in field events, making the Drake Relays the richest athletics event in the United States. [[ESPN2]] aired 90 minutes of live-action coverage that year and [[ESPN3]] aired an additional two hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.drake.edu/2012/11/28/hy-vee-to-become-the-presenting-sponsor-of-the-drake-relays/|title=Hy-Vee To Become the Presenting Sponsor of the Drake Relays|website=Newsroom – Drake University|date=28 November 2012}}</ref> The 2013 field saw 25 Olympic medalists compete.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=71588&SPID=8142&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=207048383&DB_OEM_ID=15700|title=Lolo Jones Set To Join Elite Drake Relays Field; Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced|website=godrakebulldogs.com}}</ref> Currently [[NBCSN]] airs 2–3 hours of coverage on Saturday with live online coverage via NBCSports.com throughout the event.

In January 2018 Drake Relays unveiled the Blue Standard, under which Iowa's top high school athletes automatically qualify based on their event performance. The Blue Standard is the top 25 percent of accepted entrant's results from past Drake Relays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2018/1/29/drake-relays-presented-by-hy-vee-announces-high-school-blue-standards.aspx/|title=Drake Relays Presented by Hy-Vee Announces High School Blue Standards|website=Newsroom - Drake University}}</ref>

In March 2020, Xtream powered by [[Mediacom]] was named the presenting sponsor of the Drake Relays. Xtream's sponsorship allows the Drake Relays to maintain its status as a premier track and field event, to be called the "Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2020/3/10/xtream-powered-by-mediacom-to-become-the-presenting-sponsor-of-the-drake-relays.aspx |website=DrakeRelays.org |publisher=Drake Relays |access-date=March 12, 2020|title=Xtream Powered by Mediacom to Become the Presenting Sponsor of the Drake Relays |date=11 March 2020 }}</ref>

In addition to the track meet, the Relays serves as a second [[homecoming]] for the university<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iowapastpresentfuture.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/drake-relays/|title=Drake Relays|website=Past, Present and Future of Iowa|date=5 November 2012}}</ref> and sees other community events such as student street painting and a downtown Des Moines block party.

== Drake Stadium ==
{{main|Drake Stadium (Drake University)}}
[[File:2014 Relays Panorama.jpg|thumb|300px|Drake Stadium during the Saturday session of the 2014 Drake Relays]]
Opened in 1925, the 14,557-seat stadium and its famous blue oval have hosted the Relays since 1926. A $15 million renovation in 2006 reduced capacity from 18,000 seats in order to expand the lanes, allow fans to watch throwing and running at the same time, and allow for more hosting of events.<ref name="radioiowa.com"/> Another renovation following the 2016 relays saw a new track installed, constructed of the same material used for tracks in Beijing and London for the Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2016/7/21/drake-relays-jim-duncan-track-resurfacing-one-step-closer-to-completion.aspx|title=Jim Duncan Track Resurfacing One Step Closer To Completion|website=godrakebulldogs.com|date=21 July 2016 |access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref>

== Directors ==
Eleven men have claimed the role of director of the Drake Relays since the very first officially organized track and field event took place more than 100 years ago back in the year 1910.

*'''[[John L. Griffith]]''' 1910–1918<br>Griffith was the founder of the Drake Relays. He remained director for nine years and moved to the University of Illinois after World War I. He later became commissioner of the [[Big Ten Conference]]. Drake's live bulldog mascot, Griff, is named for him.
*'''[[M. B. Banks]]''' 1919–1921<br>Banks also served as coach to the Drake football and basketball teams.
*'''[[Kenneth L. Wilson|K. L. (Tug) Wilson]]''' 1922–1925<br>Wilson was a former Illinois and Olympic athlete. After his tenure as director, he went on to become athletic director at Northwestern University. Wilson was also a former Big Ten Conference commissioner.
*'''[[Ossie Solem|O. M. (Ossie) Solem]]''' 1926–1932<br>Longtime Drake coach succeeded Wilson, later became head football coach at the [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|University of Iowa]] and [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse University]]
*'''[[Pitch Johnson|F. P. (Pitch) Johnson]]''' 1933–1940
*'''M. E. (Bill) Easton''' 1941–1947
*'''[[Tom Deckard]]''' 1948–1955
*'''Bob Karnes''' 1956–1969
*'''Bob Ehrhart''' 1970–2000
*'''Mark Kostek''' 2001–2005
*'''Brian Brown''' 2006–2016<br>Brown participated in the relays himself and held the Drake Relays record in the high jump until 2014. For his first eight years as director, Brown had attempted to have his record broken by recruiting some of the best high jumpers in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2016/8/4/drake-relays-brian-and-natasha-brown-depart-drake-for-positions-at-missouri.aspx|title=Brian And Natasha Brown Depart Drake For Positions At Missouri|website=godrakebulldogs.com|date=4 August 2016 |access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref>
*'''Blake Boldon''' 2017&ndash;present

==Meet records==

===Men===
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|+Men's meeting records of the Drake Relays
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!scope="row"|[[100 metres|100 m]]
|10.01 {{wind|+1.9}}
|[[Harvey Glance]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 1976
|<ref name="1976 results">{{cite web|title=1976 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794603.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=24 April 1976|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204123118/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794603.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[200 metres|200 m]]
|20.02 {{wind|+1.7}}
|[[Wallace Spearmon]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 2012
|<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|title=Spearmon, Lowe and Wilson break meet records at Drake Relays|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=64722.html|publisher=[[IAAF]]|author=Jim Dunaway|date=29 April 2012|access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|44.08
|[[Kirani James]]
|{{flagu|Grenada}}
|29 April 2016
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kirani James flies to world-leading 44.08 at Drake Relays|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/kirani-james-drake-relays|publisher=IAAF|author=Cathal Dennehy|date=30 April 2016|access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[800 metres|800 m]]
|1:45.86
|[[Randy Wilson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 1978
|<ref name="1978 results">{{cite web|title=1978 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794514.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=29 April 1978|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121310/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794514.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[1500 metres|1500 m]]
|3:38.27
|[[Steve Scott (athlete)|Steve Scott]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 1984
|<ref name="1984 results">{{cite web|title=1984 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794625.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=28 April 1984|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204123103/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794625.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Mile run|Mile]]
|3:51.71
|[[Alan Webb (runner)|Alan Webb]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 2007
|<ref name="2007recap">{{cite news|title=Webb shatters Scott's Drake Relays mile mark|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/track/2007-04-28-drake-relays_N.htm|publisher=[[USA Today]]|author=AP|date=28 April 2007|access-date=27 April 2013}}
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|-
!scope="row"|[[5000 metres|5000 m]]
|13:21.39
|[[Morgan McDonald]]
|{{flagu|Australia}}
|23 April 2021
|<ref name="2021 results">{{cite web|title=2021 Drake Relays Results|url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/documents/2021/4/24//2021_DrakeRelays_Results.html?id=7301|website=godrakebulldogs.com|date=24 April 2021|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|28:07.40
|[[Kipsubai Koskei]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|26 April 1980
|<ref name="1980 results">{{cite web|title=1980 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795641.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=26 April 1980|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204122211/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795641.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]
|13.04 {{wind|+1.8}}
|[[Omar McLeod]]
|{{flagu|Jamaica}}
|29 April 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=110m Hurdles Results|url=http://sidearmstats.com/drake/track/170426F400.htm|website=sidearmstats.com|date=29 April 2017|access-date=30 April 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]
|48.15
|[[Alison dos Santos]]
|{{flagu|Brazil}}
|24 April 2021
|<ref name="2021 results"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]]
|8:31.02
|[[Henry Marsh (athlete)|Henry Marsh]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|30 April 1977
|<ref name="1977 results">{{cite web|title=1977 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794606.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=30 April 1977|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121728/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794606.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[High jump]]
|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
|[[Derek Drouin]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|25 April 2014
|<ref name="2014 notes">{{cite web|title=2014 notes|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf9/2698371.pdf?SPSID=71588&SPID=8142&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=26 April 2014|access-date=26 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427050001/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf9/2698371.pdf?SPSID=71588&SPID=8142&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pole vault]]
|{{T&Fcalc|5.90}}
|[[KC Lightfoot]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|22 April 2024
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Pole Vault Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7155009?eventId=10229616&gender=M|work=World Athletics|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Long jump]]
|{{T&Fcalc|8.26}}
|[[Anthuan Maybank]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 1993
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Triple jump]]
|{{T&Fcalc|17.12}}
|[[Christian Taylor (athlete)|Christian Taylor]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 April 2013
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Shot put]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.59}}
|[[Payton Otterdahl]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 2024
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Otterdahl, Ramsey Team Up to Win Drake Relays Shot Put Showcase|url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2024/4/24/otterdahl-ramsey-team-up-to-win-drake-relays-shot-put-showcase.aspx|website=godrakebulldogs.com|date=24 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Discus throw]]
|{{T&Fcalc|64.59}}
|[[Reggie Jagers]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 2018
|<ref name="2018 notes">{{cite web|title=2018 notes|url=http://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/2018/4/23/2018-drake-relays-presented-by-hy-vee-notes-saturday.aspx|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=28 April 2018|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
!scope="rowgroup"|[[Hammer throw]]
|{{T&Fcalc|81.08}}
|[[Rudy Winkler]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 2025
|<ref name="day1-2025">{{cite web |title=Records Fall on Opening Day of 115th Drake Relays |url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2025/4/24/records-fall-on-opening-day-of-115th-drake-relays.aspx |publisher=[[Drake Bulldogs|Drake University Athletics]] |date=April 24, 2025 |access-date=April 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
!scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|[[Decathlon]]
|8265 pts
|[[Till Steinforth]]
|{{flagu|Germany}}
|23–24 April 2025
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Decathlon Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7224550?eventId=10229629&gender=M|website=World Athletics|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=4|{{Decathlon score|10.65 {{wind|+1.4}}|7.90 m {{wind|+4.0}}|15.28 m|1.98 m|47.96|14.09 {{wind|+0.8}}|41.44 m|4.75 m|56.02 m|4:50.10}}
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|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|38.96
|[[University of Alabama]]:<br>[[Emmit King]]<br>[[Lamar Smith (athlete)|Lamar Smith]]<br>[[Calvin Smith]]<br>[[Walter Monroe]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|30 April 1983
|<ref name="1983 results">{{cite web|title=1983 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794526.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=30 April 1983|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204130402/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794526.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 200 metres relay|4 × 200 m relay]]
|1:20.53
|[[University of Texas-El Paso]]:<br>[[Obadele Thompson]]<br>[[Milton Mallard]]<br>[[Hayden Stephen]]<br>[[Andrew Tynes]]
|<br>{{flagu|Barbados}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|Bahamas}}
|30 April 1994
|<ref name="1994 results men">{{cite web|title=1994 results men|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795328.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=30 April 1994|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204123208/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795328.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:00.78
|[[Southern Illinois University]]:<br>[[Parry Duncan]]<br>[[Tony Adams (athlete)|Tony Adams]]<br>[[Elvis Forde]]<br>[[Michael Franks (athlete)|Michael Franks]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|Barbados}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 1984
|<ref name="1984 results"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sprint medley relay]] (2,2,4,8)
|3:12.19
|[[Alabama State University]]:<br>[[Lamar Smith (athlete)|Lamar Smith]]<br>[[Calvin Smith]]<br>[[Terry Menefee]]<br>[[William Wuyke]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|Venezuela}}
|30 April 1983
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 800 metres relay|4 × 800 m relay]]
|7:12.57
|[[Iowa State University]]:<br>[[Jason Gomez]]<br>[[Joven Nelson]]<br>[[Daniel Nixon]]<br>[[Festus Lagat]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|Kenya}}
|23 April 2021
|<ref name="2021 results"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Distance medley relay]]
|9:30.45
|[[Southern Methodist University]]:<br>[[Rob Topping]]<br>[[Russell Mitchell (athlete)|Russell Mitchell]]<br>[[Ben Bor]]<br>[[Paul Rugut]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br><br>{{flagu|Kenya}}
|30 April 1983
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Shuttle hurdle relay|4×110 m Shuttle hurdles relay]]
|52.94
|USA Blue:<br>[[Jason Richardson (hurdler)|Jason Richardson]]<br>[[Aleec Harris]]<br>[[Aries Merritt]]<br>[[David Oliver (hurdler)|David Oliver]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|25 April 2015
|<ref name="2015 Saturday notes">{{cite web|title=Notes|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210037098&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=25 April 2015|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref>
|}

===Women===
{{Sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header"
|+Women's meeting records of the Drake Relays
|-
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Event
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Record
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Athlete
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| {{abbr|Nation.|Nationality}}
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Date
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[100 metres|100 m]]
|11.06 {{wind|0.0}}
|[[LaShauntea Moore]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 2010
|<ref>{{cite news|last=Dunaway|first=James|title=Cantwell opens with 21.69m effort in Des Moines – Drake Relays report|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=56554.html|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-04-25|access-date=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[200 metres|200 m]] 
|22.40 {{wind|+0.7}}
|[[Gwen Torrence]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|30 April 1994
|<ref name="1994 results women">{{cite web|title=1994 results women|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795484.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=30 April 1994|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121818/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795484.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|50.13
|[[Francena McCorory]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|25 April 2015
|<ref name="2015 Saturday notes"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[800 metres|800 m]]
|2:00.03
|[[Ajee' Wilson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 2015
|<ref name="2015 Friday notes">{{cite web|title=Notes|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=210037097&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=24 April 2015|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[1500 metres|1500 m]]
|4:03.35
|[[Jennifer Simpson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|26 April 2013
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1500 Metres Results|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/15700/livestats/Relays/13/130424F465.htm|publisher=nmnathletics.com|date=26 April 2013|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-date=27 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327202938/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/15700/livestats/Relays/13/130424F465.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Mile run|Mile]]
|4:23.69
|[[Krissy Gear]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|26 April 2025
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Collegiate Mile Record, 10 Meet Marks Set on Final Day of Drake Relays |url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2025/4/26/womens-collegiate-mile-record-10-meet-marks-set-on-final-day-of-drake-relays.aspx |publisher=[[Drake Bulldogs|Drake University Athletics]] |date=April 26, 2025 |access-date=April 27, 2025 }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[3000 metres|3000 m]]
|8:56.03
|[[Suzy Favor-Hamilton]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 April 2002
|<ref name="2002 results">{{cite web|title=2002 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795496.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=27 April 2002|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Two miles]]
|9:16.78
|[[Jennifer Simpson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 April 2018
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jenny Simpson, in another return to Drake Relays, takes aim at American 2-mile record |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2018/04/26/jenny-simpson-drake-relays-american-2-mile-record/553861002/ |publisher=[[Des Moines Register]] |date=27 April 2018 |access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jenny Simpson breaks U.S. 2-mile record at Drake Relays |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/23340394/jenny-simpson-shatters-us-mark-2-mile-drake-relays |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=27 April 2018 |access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[5000 metres|5000 m]]
|15:23.21
|[[Karissa Schweizer]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|26 April 2018
|<ref name="2018 notes"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|32:57.38
|[[Patti Murray]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 1988
|<ref name="1988 results">{{cite web|title=1988 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794697.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=30 April 1988|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204130316/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794697.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]
|12.40 {{wind|+1.5}}
|[[Jasmin Stowers]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|25 April 2015
|<ref name="2015 Saturday notes"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]
|53.88
|[[Dalilah Muhammad]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|30 April 2022
|<ref>{{cite news|title=World U20 sprint records fall as Knighton runs 19.49 and Tebogo clocks 9.96|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/world-u20-records-knighton-19-49-tebogo-9-96|publisher=World Athletics|date=30 April 2022|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]]
|9:32.23
|[[Leah Falland]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|26 April 2018
|<ref name="2021 results"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[High jump]]
|{{T&Fcalc|1.98}}
|[[Chaunte Lowe]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 2012
|<ref name="greenwichtime1">{{cite news|title=Wallace Spearmon, Jr. breaks Johnson's Drake mark report|url=http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/Wallace-Spearmon-Jr-breaks-Johnson-s-Drake-mark-3518460.php=|publisher=greenwichtime.com|author=Luke Meredith|date=28 April 2012|access-date=28 April 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pole vault]]
|{{T&Fcalc|4.88}}
|[[Sandi Morris]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 2018
|<ref name="2018 notes"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Long jump]]
|{{T&Fcalc|6.78}} 
|[[Aisha James]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|26 April 2003
|<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web|title=2003 Results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795498.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=26 April 2003|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204122905/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/795498.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Triple jump]]
|{{T&Fcalc|13.79}} 
|[[Shani Marks]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|26 April 2003
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Shot put]]
|{{T&Fcalc|19.37}} 
|[[Tia Brooks]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|29 April 2016
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=http://results.deltatiming.com/drake/tf/2016-drake-relays/160427F500|website=deltatiming.com|date=29 April 2016|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Discus throw]]
|{{T&Fcalc|64.38}} 
|[[Becky Breisch]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 2010
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Second Place This Time For Jones In Drake Relay Hurdles|url=http://www.wowt.com/sports/headlines/92022399.html|publisher=[[WOWT]]|date=2010-04-24|access-date=2013-04-29|archive-date=2018-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923205512/https://www.wowt.com/sports/headlines/92022399.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Hammer throw]]
|{{T&Fcalc|78.69}} 
|[[Brooke Andersen]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 April 2023
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alekna throws 71.00m in Berkeley, Crouser and Ealey win at Drake Relays|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/alekna-crouser-ealey-drake-penn-relays|publisher=World Athletics|date=30 April 2023|access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|[[Heptathlon]]
|6040 pts
|[[Diana Pickler]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|21–22 April 2009
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Three Records Set On Opening Day Of Drake Relays |url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=204934644|publisher=godrakebulldogs.com |date=2010-04-21 |access-date=2010-05-01}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=4|{{Heptathlon Score|13.63 {{wind|0.0}}|1.78 m|12.08 m|24.48 {{wind|+1.7}}|6.14 m {{wind|+1.0}}|41.39 m|2:16.73}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Heptathlon Results |url=https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/688986.pdf |publisher=godrakebulldogs.com |date=2010-04-21 |access-date=2010-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529024833/http://nmnathletics.com/ |archive-date=2015-05-29 }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|43.58
|[[University of Texas]]:<br>[[Morgan Snow]]<br>[[Allison Peter]]<br>[[Christy Udoh]]<br>[[Chalonda Goodman]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States Virgin Islands}}<br>{{flagu|Nigeria}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 2012
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Eleven Records Fall On Final Day Of 2012 Drake Relays Before Record-Tying Crowd Of 14,504
|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=205421261|publisher=godrakebulldogs.com|date=2012-04-28|access-date=2012-04-28}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 200 metres relay|4 × 200 m relay]]
|1:31.96
|[[Texas Southern University]]:<br>[[Linda Eseimokumoh]]<br>[[Beatrice Utondu]]<br>[[Dyan Webber]]<br>[[Mary Onyali]]
|<br>{{flagu|Nigeria}}<br>{{flagu|Nigeria}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|Nigeria}}
|28 April 1989
|<ref name="1989 results">{{cite web|title=1989 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794699.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=29 April 1989|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121719/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf8/794699.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:28.42
|[[Purdue University]]:<br>[[Chole Abbot]]<br>[[Brionna Thomas]]<br>[[Symone Black]]<br>[[Jahneya Mitchell]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|28 April 2018
|<ref name="2018 notes" />
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sprint medley relay]] (2-2-4-8)
|3:43.64
|[[Arkansas State University]]:<br>[[Regine Williams]]<br>[[Daina Harper]]<br>[[Taylor Ellis-Watson]]<br>[[Chrishuna Williams]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|25 April 2015
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[4 × 800 metres relay|4 × 800 m relay]]
|8:27.42
|[[University of Minnesota]]:<br>[[Julie Schwengler]]<br>[[Jamie Cheever]]<br>[[Gabrielle Anderson]]<br>[[Heather Dorniden]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|27 April 2007
|<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web|title=2007 results|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf5/116441.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|publisher=drakerelays.org|date=28 April 2007|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608064256/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com//pdf5/116441.pdf?SPSID=319753&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700|archive-date=8 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Distance medley relay]]
|11:03.25
|[[Notre Dame University]]:<br>[[Olivia Markezich]]<br>[[Kelly Hart]]<br>[[Erin Sullivan]]<br>[[Katie Wasserman]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 2021
|<ref name="2021 results"/>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Shuttle hurdle relay|4 × 100 m Shuttle hurdles relay]]
|50.50
|USA Blue:<br>[[Brianna Rollins]]<br>[[Dawn Harper-Nelson]]<br>[[Queen Harrison]]<br>[[Kristi Castlin]]
|<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}
|24 April 2015
|<ref name="2015 Friday notes"/>
|}

===Mixed===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Mixed meeting records of the Drake Relays
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Event
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Record
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Athlete
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| {{abbr|Nation.|Nationality}}
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| Date
! width=  px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|border=1|color= white }}"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Shuttle hurdle relay|4 × 110 m Shuttle hurdles relay]]
|54.42
|Team Blue:<br>[[Kristi Castlin]]<br>[[Spencer Adams (athlete)|Spencer Adams]]<br>[[Nia Ali]]<br>[[Eddie Lovett]]
|{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{flagu|United States Virgin Islands}}
|30 April 2016
|<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Drake Relays Results|url=https://static.godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Statistics/Relays/2016/2016DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf|website=godrakebulldogs.com|date=30 April 2016|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>
|}

==Results==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 2020s !!  2010s !! 2000s !! 1990s !! 1980s !! 1970s !! 1960s !! 1950s !! 1940s !! 1930s !! 1920s !!  1910s  
|-
| 2029 || [http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Statistics/Relays/2019/2019DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf 2019] || 2009 || 1999 || 1989 || 1979 || 1969 || 1959 || 1949 || 1939 || 1929 || 1919 
|-
| 2028 || [http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Statistics/Relays/2018/2018DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf 2018] || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/documents/2016/8/18//2008_Drake_Relays_UnivColSpec_Results.pdf?id=4657 2008] || 1998 || 1988 || 1978 || 1968 || 1958 || 1948 || 1938 || 1928 || 1918 
|-
| 2027 || [http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Statistics/Relays/2017/2017DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf 2017] || 2007 || 1997 || 1987 || 1977 || 1967 || 1957 || 1947 || 1937 || 1927 || 1917 
|-
| 2026 || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Statistics/Relays/2016/2016DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf 2016] || 2006 || 1996 || 1986 || 1976 || 1966 || 1956 || 1946 || 1936 || 1926 || 1916 
|-
| [https://godrakebulldogs.com/documents/2025/5/1/2025_Drake_Relays_Results.pdf 2025] || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Relays/Results/2010's%20Results/2015DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf 2015] || 2005 || 1995 || 1985 || 1975 || 1965 || 1955 || 1945 || 1935 || 1925 || 1915 
|-
| [https://godrakebulldogs.com/documents/2024/4/30/drake-finalresults.pdf 2024] || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Relays/Results/2010's%20Results/2014DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf 2014] || 2004 || 1994 || 1984 || 1974 || 1964 || 1954 || 1944 || 1934 || 1924 || 1914 
|-
| [https://godrakebulldogs.com/documents/2023/7/11/04_26_23_DrakeRelays-CompleteResults.pdf 2023] || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Relays/Results/2010's%20Results/2013%20Drake%20Relays%20Results.pdf 2013] || 2003 || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Relays/Results/1990's%20Results/1993%20Drake%20Relays%20Results%20UC.pdf 1993] || 1983 || 1973 || 1963 || 1953 || 1943 || 1933 || 1923 || 1913
|-
| [https://godrakebulldogs.com/documents/2022/4/30/04_30_22_DrakeRelaysResults.pdf 2022] || 2012 || 2002 || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Relays/Results/1990's%20Results/1992%20Drake%20Relays%20Results%20UC-Marathon.pdf 1992] || 1982 || 1972 || 1962 || 1952 || 1942 || 1932 || 1922 || 1912
|-
| [https://godrakebulldogs.com/documents/2021/4/24/2021_DrakeRelays_Results.pdf?id=7303 2021] || 2011 || 2001 || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Relays/Results/1990's%20Results/1991%20Drake%20Relays%20Results%20UC.pdf 1991] || 1981 || 1971 || 1961 || 1951 || 1941 || 1931 || 1921 || 1911
|-
| 2020 || 2010 || 2000 || [https://godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Relays/Results/1990's%20Results/1990%20Drake%20Relays%20Results%20UC.pdf 1990] || 1980 || 1970 || 1960 || 1950 || 1940 || 1930 || 1920 || 1910
|}

==Future dates==
*116th Drake Relays - April 22–25, 2026
*117th Drake Relays - April 21–24, 2027
*118th Drake Relays - April 26–29 2028<ref>{{Cite web|title=Future Dates for Drake Relays|url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/2015/11/30/DR_1130150009.aspx?path=dr|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Drake University Athletics|language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{oweb}}
* [http://www.lib.drake.edu/heritage/drakerelays/index.html Drake Relays Digital Archives]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120513165221/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=1311243 Drake Relays Hall of Fame Listing]

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