116th Drake Relays - April 22 - 25, 2026 โข Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA
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Drake Relays retweeted
Jun 8
New @DrakeRelays Podcast is LIVE! We recap state #iahstrk, do a brief review of the HOKA Festival of Miles and preview this weekโs NCAA Track and Field Championships, including a chat with @Drake_TFXCโs qualifier Ethan Elliott. Check it out here! m.youtube.com/watch?v=qrzjwsโฆ
Jun 8
A new Drake Relays Podcast will be in your feed tonight!
YouTube - Spotify - Apple Podcasts - Varsity Network App
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Jun 10
"I was never really a track and field athlete..."
Ethan Elliott joined the Drake Relays Podcast to preview his trip to the NCAA Championships. His journey to Eugene is special.
Watch or Listen on the @DUBulldogs YouTube Channel or wherever you get your podcasts.
@DrakeThrows
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Jun 8
A new Drake Relays Podcast will be in your feed tonight!
YouTube - Spotify - Apple Podcasts - Varsity Network App
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Jun 3
Happy Global Running Day! ๐
From the Blue Oval to starting lines everywhere, today we celebrate everyone who runs for competition, community, fitness, or fun.
Hereโs to the miles, memories, and moments that bring us together.
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May 26
A Family Atmosphere and Generations of Family.
For decades the Brush, and now Osbahr family, have been officiating at the Drake Relays.
We featured Steve and Rachel in The Drake Relays || A Short Documentary which is available right here: youtu.be/zsr8tSYicYU?si=llUsโฆ
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Drake Relays retweeted
May 21
Americas Athletic Classic.
Period.
May 21
The Drake Relays || A Short Documentary
Relive the 116th Drake Relays from four different angles: A world class athlete, Iowa's fastest high school miler, Drake University's live mascot program and a father-daughter officiating duo.
AVAILABLE NOW!
๐ฅ๏ธyoutu.be/zsr8tSYicYU
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May 21
Mike Jay's Message
"I think people need to come see what all the fuss is about."
Mike Jay joins Mark Freund on the latest Drake Relays Podcast and they're talking Iowa H.S. Track and Field Championships.
Available NOW: youtube.com/live/JCPjyqUibpAโฆ
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May 21
The Drake Relays || A Short Documentary
Relive the 116th Drake Relays from four different angles: A world class athlete, Iowa's fastest high school miler, Drake University's live mascot program and a father-daughter officiating duo.
AVAILABLE NOW!
๐ฅ๏ธyoutu.be/zsr8tSYicYU
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Drake Relays retweeted
May 20
NEW @DrakeRelays Podcast!
We preview this weekendโs #iahstrk state meet.
Thankful to have the great @MikeJaytrackxc give us 20 minutes of his prep time to talk about this weekendโs big stories!
Give it a listen before the state meet starts tomorrow!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JCPjyqโฆ
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May 13
The Drake Relays, A Short Documentary coming soon...
This will take fans through the 116th Drake Relays from the lens of four different perspectives. Our cameras followed officials, an elite athlete, a high school champion and the live mascot program.
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Breaking her own womenโs T20 Para Athletics world record* in the 5000, Kaitlin Bounds earned recognition as the 16th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2026 ๐
A 2024 Paralympian in Paris, Bounds broke her own ๐ mark in the 5000 at the @DrakeRelays, running 17:10.37 to better the time of 17:10.74 that she set last year at Drake. ๐
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Apr 27
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Another thrilling Drake Relays done, another crop of impressive outstanding performers.
๐ต Curtis Thompson
๐ต Billah Jepkirui
๐ต Quentin Nauman
๐ต Waukee Northwest Girls' Relay Teams
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Apr 26
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Drake Relays retweeted
Apr 26
An outstanding 116th @DrakeRelays is in the books. Outstanding in so many ways. Weather, crowd, performances. Americaโs Athletic Classic was exactly what was needed after the spring weather we have been having. See you back at the Blue Oval in a few weeks for the @IGHSAU @IHSAA State Meet.
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Apr 25
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@MinnStTrackXC doubles up with both men's and women's college division Relays Cup titles!
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Etching her name into the books!
Nebraska's Berlyn Schutz becomes the third collegian female to run the outdoor mile in under 4:30, clocking a No. 3 all-time 4:27.30 to finish third in the women's WACT mile at the Drake Relays!
๐ธ: Lily Dozier
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The Cup(s) is heading back to Iowa City!๐๐
For the first time since 2022, the Iowa Hawkeyes sweep the men's and women's Relay Cups at the Drake Relays.
Both the men's and women's teams won three of the five relays scored for the Relay Cups, including a sweep of the 4x400 and 4x100 relays.
๐ธ: Lily Dozier
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Apr 25
Sometimes you win it from the front. Sometimes you win it from the back. โฑ๏ธ
Annika Reiss takes the win in the Women's Mile WACT with a time of 4:25.52
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Apr 25
Eyes on the Line ๐จ
Cooper Cawthra on top in the Men's 1500m WACT in 3:35.22.
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Apr 25
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@IowaXC_TF sweeps both men's and women's Relays Cup trophies!
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