The track and field teams of Upper Iowa will be represented well at this year's Drake Relays hosted by Drake University at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Apr. 23-24. This year's relays mark the 111th edition of America's Athletic Classic.
Peacocks Competing...
Upper Iowa will compete in nine events at the Drake Relays including four women's events and five men's events between Friday and Saturday, Apr. 23-24. Information on each event appears below.
Friday
8:30 a.m. - Finals - College Division Long Jump -
Paul Marchand
10:23 a.m. - Prelims - College Division 100m -
Ellie Loesch and
Zakaria Fuller
10:33 a.m. - Prelims - College Division 100m -
Teddy Ayden
11:59 a.m. - Prelims - College Division 4x100m Relay -
Ellie Loesch,
Christonna Shafranski,
Jenna Ross,
Zakaria Fuller,
Cassiddy Wilson
12:14 p.m. - Prelims - College Division 4x100m Relay -
Kaden Ludwig,
Teddy Ayden,
Joe Edozie,
Paul Marchand,
Cameron Green
Saturday
8:30 a.m. - Finals - College Division Triple Jump -
Jaylen Hobson
8:55 a.m. - Finals - College Division 400m Hurdles -
Cassiddy Wilson
10:03 a.m. - Finals - Women's College Division 100m
10:07 a.m. - Finals - Men's College Division 100m
10:31 a.m. - Finals - Women's College Division 4x100m Relay
10:37 a.m. - Finals - Men's College Division 4x100m Relay
10:42 a.m. - Finals - College Division 4x400m Relay -
Cassiddy Wilson,
Christonna Shafranski,
Ellie Loesch,
Jenna Ross,
Zakaria Fuller
10:59 a.m. - Finals - College Division 4x400m Relay -
Kaden Ludwig,
Teddy Ayden,
Cameron Green,
Deion Jones,
Paul Marchand
About the 2021 Drake Relays...
The 2021 Drake Relays will feature an elite division, university division, college division, high school division, and a 4x100 meter relay event for middle schools. Notably, the World Athletics Continental Tour has designated the Drake Relays a Silver Level event, one of only two meets in the United States to earn such status. That means the Drake Relays are a critical stop for athletes beginning their quest to qualify for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 2021 Drake Relays is set to stage 12 'Journey to Gold' events as part of the Relays World Athletics Silver Level Continental Tour that will feature some of the world's best inside Drake Stadium.
Blake Boldon, the Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays, revealed the first of the competitors in those events with the men's shot put, women's pole vault, women's 100-meter hurdles and men's 400-meter hurdles fields.
