Relays Edition Track and Field

Drake Relays 2017 in photos

TD Webmaster May 3, 2017

In the women's university 4x100, Drake junior Rai Ahmed-Green finishes her leg as Mary Young begins hers. Photo by Adam Rogan

From elementary school kids to Olympians, all kinds of athletes competed in Drake Stadium once again this year. The Times-Delphic’s photographers Cassie Bauer, Josh Cook, Connor Finholt and Adam Rogan got some snaps of a handful of them.

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: American Chris Benard smiles after helping clean off a Relays worker who he’d accidentally splattered with sand during warm-ups for Friday’s triple jump competition. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Benard kicks up sand during the triple jump. He finished second with a distance of Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Olympian Kirani James moves out of the starting blocks on Friday night. He set a Relays record in 2016 with a time of 44.08. | Photo by Adam Rogan

: LaShawn Merritt crosses the finish line after rinning the 400-meters in a Rio Rematch. | Photo by Connor Finholt

: LaShawn Merritt welcomes cheers from the stands after winning the 400-meter with a time of 45.41. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Drake Relays fans cheer, hoping LaShawn Merritt will throw them one of his victory roses. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Iowa-native Jenny McCarthy speaks with the press after winning yet another Relays 1500-meter. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Triple jumper Christian Taylor speaks with members of the media after taking gold with a distance of 16.93 meters. Photo by Adam Rogan

: A network cameraman smiles as he interviews a Relays athlete. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Relays fans brave the cold and rain. | Photo by Adam Rogan

: Photo by Adam Rogan

: Reed Fischer crosses the finish line after setting a new Drake record in the 5000-meter race on Thursday night. | Photo by Josh Cook

: Reed Fischer gives the fans some love. | Photo by Josh Cook

: In the women’s university 4×100, Drake junior Rai Ahmed-Green finishes her leg as Mary Young begins hers. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Simpson relay runners drop the baton. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Collegiate relay runners await the baton. | Photo by Connor Finholt

: Augastana looks to move up in a packed relay race. | Photo by Connor Finholt

: A Relay runner prepares to receive the baton. | Photo by Connor Finholt

: Runners wait in the starting blocks. | Photo by Connor Finholt

: Iowan high schoolers after one of their races. Photo by Adam Rogan

: Over the bar! | Photo by Cassie Bauer

: So close. | Photo by Cassie Bauer

: Shot putters accept their “Throw for the Dough” checks. Dani Bunch finished in first, Brittany Smith took second and Jeneve Stevens third. Photo by Adam Rogan