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Newhouse, Lyon Join Drake Relays Athletes Hall of Fame

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DES MOINES, IOWA -- Two-time Olympic medalist Fred Newhouse and Dana (Pounds) Lyon, who combined to win seven Drake Relays titles, will be inducted into the Drake Relays Athletes Hall of Fame during an April 27 luncheon at the Courtside Club in the Shivers Basketball Practice Facility on the Drake campus.

The induction of Newhouse and Lyon will increase membership in the Drake Relays Athletes Hall of Fame to 223. The Athletes Hall of Fame was established in 1959 during the Golden Anniversary of the Drake Relays with 72 charter members, including Jesse Owens, who was named the outstanding performer during the first half-century of the Drake Relays.