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Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 13:29.
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04/21/2009 - 13:29

drakwerelays100thLogo.gifWalt Murphy's News and Results Service (c)Copyright 2009-all rights reserved. May not be reprinted or retransmitted without permission

Big weekend on the relay circuit, with the 115th Penn Relays and the historic 100th Drake Relays.

Follow all of the action at Penn by going to: http://thepennrelays.com/. Click on "multimedia" for links to a blog, podcasts, and much more.

For the 3rd year in a row, Flotrack will be on hand to provide video coverage of almost every running event at Penn. http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view/234918-2009-pen...

ESPN2 will have a 2-hour live show on Saturday from 4-6pmET.

If you're a subscriber to Eastern Track, you should have already received my 12-page Penn Preview. If not, and would like to see it, just drop me a line.

Drake is having a week-long celebration of its 100th edition. Michael Johnson and Gwen Torrence were selected as the Drake "Athletes of the Century". Check out http://drakerelays100.com/ for more Drake history.

The main Drake site is: http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15...

The first winner of the Relays emerged yesterday
http://news.aol.com/article/beautiful-bulldog-contest/436735

ESPN2 will air a 90-minute taped show on Sunday from 2:00-3:30pm(ET). (Check your local listings)

Drake Relay Results
 

WebbLeads_USIndoor094-23-09.jpgBy Dick Patrick, USA TODAY - Alan Webb had run at the Penn Relays as a high school, college and professional athlete before he competed at the Drake Relays two years ago. His first time in Des Moines, was charmed. Webb surprised himself and the fans with a meet record mile of 3:51.71, catapulting him to an outstanding season that led to a U.S. mile record (3:46.91).

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from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. stars Stephanie Brown Trafton, Jeremy Wariner, Lolo Jones, Adam Nelson, Alan Webb, Christian Cantwell and Michelle Carter will headline the 100th running of the Drake Relays on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

DRAKE RELAYS-09.jpg Wed Apr 22, 2009 By Joe Battaglia / Universal Sports - The Drake Relays is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa and the stars are turning out for the festivities. This year’s field of competitors promises to be the strongest ever, with the inclusion of a record 43 Olympians.