Drake Relays Bringing Track and Field Star Power to Blue Oval

(Des Moines, IA) — The Drake Relays is scheduled to begin with their road races next Saturday.  Tuesday, April 22 will be the Grand Blue Mile in downtown Des Moines.  On Wednesday will be Decathlon and Heptathlon plus one of the most storied US Olympians will be in Iowa for the men’s world shot put series that evening.  Executive Director of the Drake Relays Blake Boldon in an interview with KSOM says that three time gold medalist Ryan Crouser is a showman and a loyal supporter of the Drake Relays

Also coming is Tara Davis — Olympic gold medalist in the  Long Jump and her husband Para Olympian Hunter Woodwall who were the big stars of last summer’s Olympics in Paris

In addition, Boldon recently announced that the Olympic gold medalist in the 100 Hurdles Masai Russell will be competing on the blue oval.  There is also former University of Iowa standout in the 110 Hurdles Jamal Britt and Olympian and Sioux City, Iowa native Shelby Houlihan.  The first full day of competition for the Drake Relays is Wednesday April 23.  The high school field for the Relays will be released today (Saturday) and will start competition on Thursday.

Complete Interview with Executive Director of the Drake Relays Blake Boldon