Drake Relays: Area athletes qualify in 18 events

HERE'S WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE DRAKE RELAYS FROM SWI

The 116th Drake Relays will be competed this Wednesday through Saturday in Des Moines. Here are the athletes from The Nonpareil's coverage area who qualified for the prestigious event.

Northwest Iowa athletes qualify for Drake Relays

Here are the area qualifiers for the high school events at this year's Drake Relays, which starts on Wednesday this week and includes the high school races on Friday and Saturday from Drake University in Des Moines.

Drake Relays: Area athletes qualify in 18 events

DES MOINES — Southeast Iowa will be well represented when the 116th running of the Drake Relays gets under way Thursday at Drake Relays.

Local Athletes Qualify for 2026 Drake Relays

The qualifiers for the high school portion of the 2026 Drake Relays in Des Moines have been announced. Several North Iowa area athletes received bids to participate at this years event. Athletes that met the preset Blue Oval Standards times and marks were automatically qualified. Other athletes were entered by their coaches and selected as an at large bid into the field in their events. The Drake Relays is a multi day track and field event that …