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The Drake Relays : America's athletic classic / photographs and text by David Peterson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resource (121 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781609382568
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GV691 .D735 2014
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Contents:
Subject: The Drake Relays are one of the iconic events of track and field in the United States. World and Olympic champions test their speed and stamina on the famed Blue Oval in Des Moines, Iowa, every April, and by spring 2013 they had set fourteen world records and fifty-one American records. But unlike most other top meets, this one also features college athletes from all over the country and high school athletes from across Iowa, giving them the experience of a lifetime-competing on the same track with the elite in their sport. This mix brings many enthusiastic spectators to the stadium and m.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Interview with Paul Morrison; Drake Relays Weather; The Relays; Flags, Flowers, Fans, and Family; The High Schools; Field Events; Drake Moments; Fast Track to the NFL; Iowa's Fabulous Five; Special Events; The Gold Standard; Athletes of the Century; A Tribute; Photo Credits; About the Author.

The Drake Relays are one of the iconic events of track and field in the United States. World and Olympic champions test their speed and stamina on the famed Blue Oval in Des Moines, Iowa, every April, and by spring 2013 they had set fourteen world records and fifty-one American records. But unlike most other top meets, this one also features college athletes from all over the country and high school athletes from across Iowa, giving them the experience of a lifetime-competing on the same track with the elite in their sport. This mix brings many enthusiastic spectators to the stadium and m.

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