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Drake Relays looks to set up Olympic rematches

Source: Sports Illustrated, Nov 28 2012, 4:25pm CST

Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese has agreed to run in the Drake Relays in 2013. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Drake Relays says it is offering more than $500,000 in prize money in 2013 for a series of rematches from the London Olympics. Meet ...

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3 days ago

State track: Waukee girls' 4-A title run a tale of quick redemption

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 18 2013, 6:37pm CDT

WaukeeÂs Maddie Rouw chose to apply adversity to her advantage. Rouw failed to repeat as the Class 4-A state high jump champion on Friday, taking third place. Humbled and heartbroken, she returned to lead her school to a second straight team champio ...

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4 days ago

State track: Girls post amazing performances

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 17 2013, 8:30pm CDT

Alexa Hunt cradled the brass-colored shot in her hand and let loose on the last throw of her high school career. The Roosevelt senior threw the weight 45 feet 7ž inches, her longest toss ever, Friday at the state g ...

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4 days ago

State track: Mississippi Valley boys dominate 4-A standings

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 17 2013, 7:41pm CDT

When I was coming down the home stretch, I could see the clock, the Roosevelt junior said. I was getting closer and closer. It kind of pushed me, I guess. Davis went on to win Fridays Class 4-A 400-meter hurdles in 53.42 seconds, scor ...

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4 days ago

State track: Urbandale senior completes Drake Relays, state meet sweep

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 17 2013, 4:27pm CDT

Shaquille Wells of Urbandale completed a Drake-State sweep in the shot put. The senior won Fridayâs Class 4-A title with a throw of 59-7 ½, after winning the Drake Relays in April. He moved into the lead with his second toss, then watched as oth ...

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4 days ago

23 Hawkeyes qualify for NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 17 2013, 10:51am CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The NCAA announced today that 23 student-athletes from the University of Iowa have qualified for the 2013 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. The NCAA first round will be held May 23- ...

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5 days ago

Caird to Join the Drake Men’s Basketball Program

Source: Drake University Athletics  |   May 16 2013, 3:25pm CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa – Marshalltown Community College guard Chris Caird has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Drake University men’s basketball program for the 2013-14 season, head coach Ray Giacoletti announced T ...

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5 days ago

Drake U. launches program to retain minorities

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 16 2013, 3:12pm CDT

CLINTON — Two finalists will go through interviews for the post of Clinton city administrator. MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Jackson County supervisors have agreed to eliminate the county's protective payee program and spread general rel ...

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5 days ago

Drake U. launches program to retain minorities

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   May 16 2013, 3:12pm CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake University in central Iowa has launched an initiative to recruit African-American students and other minority groups as part of an effort to increase the school's retention rate. ...

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6 days ago

Brittney Reese Soars to Doha Victory

Source: About.com: Track and Field  |   May 16 2013, 7:30am CDT

Brittney Reese unleashed the world's best long jump in nine years to help open the 2013 Diamond League season in Doha on May 9. Reese leaped a personal best 7.25 meters (23 feet, 9˝ inches), the longest effort in the Diamond League's brief history. ...

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6 days ago

State track: Roosevelt girls, Lincoln boys primed to put up big team scores

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 15 2013, 8:47pm CDT

Josh Evans life changed in the span of four laps around the Drake Stadium track. The Linn-Mar of Marion junior ran 4:10.86 in the Drake Relays 1,600 meters on April 27, the fastest time recorded by an Iowa high school runner in that race. By the ...

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