Quinton Orr needed no motivation to run fast at the Drake Relays on April 25. Orr is an Iowa boy through and through. He grew up in Humboldt in northwest Iowa and was a star runner for the Wildcats, ...

Iowa Western Community freshman Alyssa Kulesa has to pinch herself sometimes. The freshman and former Treynor High standout ran the 400 leg on the Reivers' distance medley relay that set an all-time ...

It is an exciting week for track and field fans from across the state with the 2025 Drake Relays taking place from April 19-26 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. High school competition at Drake will go ...

After three straight days of high school competition, the 2025 Drake Relays are in the books. Some Iowa high school athletes put on record-shattering performances; others claimed their first-ever ...

The 2025 Drake Relays will feature the best Iowa high school girls track and field athletes. There’s no shortage of talent from the Iowa City area. Each athlete who qualified from the local area will ...

The Iowa track and field team returned home this weekend with new hardware. For only the second time in program history, the Hawkeyes won the women’s Drake Relays cup. The team is hoping to use this ...

Thousands of amateur and professional athletes will descend upon Des Moines in the coming days for the Drake Relays. With the men's and women's decathlon and the debut of the World Shot Put Series ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The 2025 Drake Relays started Saturday with the Drake Road Races, but a busy week of activities awaits competitors and attendees from April 20 to 26. 10th Griff Gives Back Campaign ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa State distance runner Kiki Connell owns two Drake Relays flags. But on Thursday, she ...

AND THREE QUARTERS. WELCOME BACK TO DRAKE STADIUM, WHERE IT IS A DREARY BUT DRY EVENING. AND OLYMPIANS ARE NO STRANGERS TO THE WORLD FAMOUS DRAKE RELAYS. AND TOMORROW, THE GOLD MEDAL COUPLE WILL ...

DES MOINES — The sum of the parts is greater than the whole. And for the Iowa men’s 4 x 800-meter relay team, the semi-finished product is already world-class. “We’re beyond proud,” said the Hawkeyes’ ...