There are two different sides to adult athletes’ competitions at the Drake Relays. Most post-college participants are professionals, many of them former Olympians looking to return to the world’s stage in Rio de Janeiro this summer or profitable victories with the Drake Relays’ lucrative prize purses in elite events. Although, not every event or competitor is focused on such concrete rewards.
This year, Drake Relays tried something new with the introduction of the first-ever world class 4×110 coed shuttle hurdle relay, pitting some of the world’s best hurdler – male and female – against each other in a one-of-a-kind race.