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The Drake Relays (officially the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee) is an outdoor track and field event held in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, in Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University. It is regarded as one of the top track and field events in the United States. ==History== The inaugural Drake Relays were held in 1910. The first meet drew just 100 spectators and 82 athletes, all from Des Moines-area colleges and high schools. The second year, however, drew 250 athletes and a crowd of some 500 spectators. In 1914, the Relays saw its first world record set. By 1922, the Relays had been expanded into a two-day event that drew 10,000 fans and became the first major track and field event broadcast on the radio. For the 1926 Relays, Drake Stadium was completed on the site of the prior host, Haskins Field.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Drake Relays; 75 Years of Excellence )〕 Women's events were added beginning in 1961 with Wilma Rudolph competing in the 100 meters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Display Article )〕 The 1966 Relays began a streak of 48 consecutive Saturdays with a sellout.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eleven Records Fall On Final Day Of 2012 Drake Relays Before Record-Tying Crowd Of 14,504 )〕 In 1969, a $175,000 tartan track was installed. The events at the Relays would go metric beginning in 1976; the track was rebuilt in a 400-meter oval in 1978. The track oval was resurfaced in 1983 and was renamed the "Jim Duncan Track" to honor the long time relays public address announcer in 1988. Hundreds of Olympic gold medalists have competed at Drake Stadium including Caitlyn Jenner (as Bruce), Michael Johnson, Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Frank Shorter, Gwen Torrence, and Jeremy Wariner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Drake Stadium History )〕 Hundreds more Drake Relays competitors have gone onto compete in the Olympic Games, including 113 former athletes at the 2012 Olympic Games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=113 Drake Relays Alumni Competing In Olympics; Collect Five Medals In Two-Day Period )〕 In 2006, a Friday night session was added for the first time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Drake Relays set to take off on refurbished track )〕 In 2010, the Grand Blue Mile, a one-mile road race in downtown Des Moines, was added as the first athletic event.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Relays go downtown with Grand Blue Mile )〕 The current week of festivities begins with a parade on Saturday, continues with a Beautiful Bulldog Contest (Drake's mascot) on Monday, the Grand Blue Mile on Tuesday, and an indoor pole vault on Wednesday〔http://alumni.drake.edu/s/1287/relays/start.aspx?sid=1287&gid=2&pgid=716〕 with the decathlon and heptathlon beginning Wednesday and concluding alongside the distance carnival on Thursday. In November 2012, Midwest grocer Hy-Vee was announced as the presenting sponsor beginning with the 104th running of the Drake Relays in 2013. Through the sponsorship, the Relays will offer a $50,000 purse in running events and $25,000 purse in field events, making the Drake Relays the richest athletics event in the United States. Further, 90 minutes of action were aired on ESPN2 and an additional two hours on ESPN3.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hy-Vee To Become the Presenting Sponsor of the Drake Relays )〕 The 2013 field saw 25 Olympic medalists in total.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lolo Jones Set To Join Elite Drake Relays Field; Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced )〕 In addition to serving as a track meet, the Relays serves as a second homecoming for the university〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Drake Relays )〕 and sees wider community events, such as a student street painting and a downtown Des Moines block party. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drake Relays」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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