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July 25, 2020

RRW: Drake Relays Officially Cancelled

Drake was originally scheduled for April 22-25 and postponed without a new date when coronavirus hit. Now it's been completely cancelled.
May 02, 2018

WTW: Penn Still Triumphs For Collegiate Relays, Lawi Lalang is Almost a US Citizen, Jenny Simpson Has Some Work To Do

Penn had the crowds and the fastest collegiate times this weekend which made us happy and hopefully Houston gets a recruiting bump for bringing it on the national stage.
April 26, 2018

Relays Weekend Preview: Jenny Simpson Goes for 2-Mile AR, Sydney McLaughlin Set for 400H Debut, & Andre De Grasse Is Back

It's relays week - normally one of the greatest weekends of the year for college track fans - but this year's calendar has us a little depressed as the big guns aren't competing with each other. Instead of everyone going to Penn or Drake, some are now going to Arkansas, others to LSU and others aren't going anywhere. Still, there are a few amazing races that we are really excited about but most of them are individual races ironically.
April 06, 2017

April 29: Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Omar McLeod Announced As Part of World-Class 110-Meter Hurdle Field for the 2017 Drake Relays Presented by Hy-Vee

McLeod will face top Americans Aries Merritt, David Oliver, Aleec Harrris and Ronnie Ash.
April 29, 2016

2016 Drake Relays Friday Recap: Kirani James Blazes 44.08 World Leader, Jenny Simpson (4:06.44) Outkicks Kate Grace in 1500 as Mary Cain Is 8th (4:12.62)

James' time, run in 48-degree temps, was the second-fastest ever in the month of April, behind only Michael Johnson's 43.75 in 1997.
April 28, 2016

A Fan's Guide to the 2016 Drake Relays: Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy This One As Drake Is Absolutely LOADED Yet Again

Some of the sprint fields are Olympic caliber, including the men's 400 (Merritt, James, Santos), the men's 110 hurdles (McLeod, Parchment, Merritt, Oliver) and women's 100 hurdles (Harper-NelsonRollinsHarrison). The mid-d action is very intriguing. Jenny Simpson races for the first time in 2016 as she Mary Cain, Brenda Martinez and Morgan Uceny are all in the women's 1500. And the men's 800 will features a clash between Boris Berian, Erik Sowinski and Clayton Murphy. Plus the field events feature a cool $1,500 payment for the best mark in each round in the  'Throw For The Dough' and 'Leap For Loot'.
April 27, 2016

A Fan's Guide to the 2016 Penn Relays: Brannon Kidder Leads Penn State Against Georgetown & Oklahoma St.; HS Studs in the Boys' 4x400 & Drew Hunter in the DMR

Edward Cheserek and the Oregon men are staying home this year but Penn is still full of big matchups, including a potential rematch between NCAA mile champ Kaela Edwards and NCAA 800 champ Raevyn Rogers in the 4x800. The Lyles brothers will look to lead T.C. Williams (Va.) to the 4x400 but face HS studs Christopher Taylor (45.27) and Akeem Bloomfield (44.93), who will anchor for Calabar and Kingston College, respectively.
April 24, 2015

Drake Relays Recap: Ajee Wilson Holds off Brenda Martinez for $20,000, King James Breaks Michael Johnson's Meet Record

Ajee Wilson showed why she's America's best hope for distance gold in Beijing, Kirani James impressed, Lashawn Merritt didn't, Aleec Harris remained undefeated, Bershawn Jackson is back, Derek Drouin still likes Drake, and Loyola of Illinois pulled the upset in the 4x800.

April 22, 2015

Matt Centrowitz With a Hat on Backwards Wins Over Manzano, Heather Kampf Repeats at Grand Blue Road Mile Which is Part of Drake Relays

Results, video of finishes from local tv station. Some of the stars will be back for the track mile on Saturday. The big distance matchup is Ajee Wilson vs Brenda Martinez at 800m on Friday night.

February 25, 2015

Drake Relays Presented By Hy-Vee Announces First Wave Of 2015 Athletes And Events

A highlight will be the addition of an elite women's 800 with Brenda Martinez and Ajee Wilson. Other top names competing include Renaud Lavillenie, Jenn Suhr, LaShawn Merritt vs Kirani James and a deep 110H and HJ competition.