Executive Director Boldon Excited About High School Participation in Drake Relays

Stecker, Winkel qualify for Drake to highlight SDSU meet

Spirit Lake’s Ethan Stecker and Cooper Winkel took advantage of one last indoor meet at South Dakota State University to put down qualifying 110 meter hurdle times for the Drake Relays on Monday, April 7, the two seniors making their triumphant return to the Blue Oval.

Executive Director Boldon Excited About High School Participation in Drake Relays

(Des Moines, IA) — The 2025 running of the Drake Relays will start on April 23, two weeks from yesterday — the high school events will start on Thursday, April 24 and the last chance to qualify will be meets next Thursday with entries submitted by Friday morning, April 18.  Blake Boldon, Executive Director of the Drake Relays in an interview with KSOM says there are stories all over the state of athletes trying to qualify for the Drake Relays mu…

LOADED FIELDS SET FOR USATF 1 MILE ROAD RACE, CHANCE AT RECORD-BREAKING WOMEN’S MILE, ELITE MEN’S 1500 at Drake Relays

LOADED FIELDS SET FOR USATF 1 MILE ROAD RACE, CHANCE AT RECORD-BREAKING WOMEN’S MILE, ELITE MEN’S 1500   DES MOINES, Iowa – The stakes have been raised heading to the 2025 Drake Relays for a selection of distance races. The USA Track & Field 1 Mile Road Championships, hosted as part of the Grand Blue Mile presented by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, will again bring some of the nation’s top milers to Downtown Des Moines for a chance to qual…

USATF Foundation | Beyond the track with Cole Hocker

Growing up, Cole Hocker dreamt of becoming a professional athlete. At first, he wanted to go to the NFL. Then, the NBA. “It didn’t take very long for me to realize that wasn’t gonna happen,” Cole laughed. But, he has always been someone who loves to compete. He eventually found a natural talent for running. In 2021, his dreams of being a professional athlete became reality when he announced the start of his professional running career and partne…