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Defending Champions and Six Olympians Highlight the Drake Relays Presented by Hy-Vee Hurdles

Defending Champions and Six Olympians Highlight the Drake Relays Presented by Hy-Vee Hurdles

The Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee has cultivated a tradition of hosting the world's top hurdlers and the 110th Drake Relays will be no different.

Blake Boldon, the Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays, has announced a men's 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles lineup that features six Olympians and the defending champions from both events.

Omar McLeod, who has been a regular of the Blue Oval dating back to his collegiate career at Arkansas, returns to Drake Stadium. The Jamaican national record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, McLeod was the 2016 Olympic gold medalist and owns the fifth-fastest time in the history of the world at 12.