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Photos: 2025 Drake Relays - Friday (4/25/25)
See photos as athletes from the local to international level run, jump, and throw at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Apr. 25, 2025 9:48 pm
Pekin’s Anna Hadley competes in the shot put during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon’s Libby Dix competes in the shot put during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Branch’s Alyssa Pierce competes in the shot put during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Pekin’s Anna Hadley competes in the shot put during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Pekin’s Anna Hadley competes in the shot put during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Decorah’s Lauren Luzum competes in the shot put during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
City’s Rachel Haack competes in the shot put during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Elite Mbulekoya competes in the discus during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Colin Whitters competes in the discus during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
CCA’s Landon Prince competes in the discus during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Julian Manson hands off to Kingston Swayzer in the sprint medley relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Kingston Swayzer competes in the sprint medley relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Moustafa Tiea competes in the sprint medley relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Dowling’s Owen Wolfe competes in the in the sprint medley relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Quinton Alexander lines up for the 110-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Quinton Alexander (center) competes in the 110-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Quinton Orr leads off the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Joash Ruto competes in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Joash Ruto hands off to Iowa State’s Kwemoi Bera in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Kwemoi Bera competes in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Kwemoi Bera pats Devan Kipyego on the back after handing off the baton in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Devan Kipyego celebrates after anchoring the Cyclones to a win in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Devan Kipyego celebrates after anchoring the Cyclones to a win in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Devan Kipyego celebrates after anchoring the Cyclones to a win in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Devan Kipyego celebrates after anchoring the Cyclones to a win in the 4x1600-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
HLV’s Ema Roberts competes in the high jump during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar’s Claire Lorenz competes in the high jump during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
HLV’s Ema Roberts competes in the high jump during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Liberty’s Payton Mass competes in the 400-meter wheelchair during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mid Prairie’s Jayden Stafford celebrates after winning the 400-meter wheelchair during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Marion’s Hayden Dietz competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar’s Ja'Niya Crawford competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar’s Ja'Niya Crawford competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Jacob Doyle competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Center Pount-Urbana’s Nathan Miller competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
CCA’s Joey Dains competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Dakota Clark competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Daylin Schaefer competes in the 4x200-meter relat during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Julian Manson competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Harel Gameti competes in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Tulane’s Janae Dean and Oregon’s Ella Nelson compete int he 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drake’s Emilie Meyer competes int he 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drake’s Emilie Meyer competes int he 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drake’s Emilie Meyer celebrates after winning the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drake’s Emilie Meyer celebrates after winning the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drake’s Emilie Meyer celebrates after winning the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon’s Mount Vernon’s Evelyn Moellercompetes in the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Tulane’s Zander Dunbar and Nebraska’s Niko Schultzcompete in the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Bradley’s Jaxson Copelin celebrates as he wins the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City West’s Moustafa Tiea competes int he 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman competes in the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman competes in the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman celebrates after winning the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman celebrates after winning the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman celebrates after winning the 800-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie’s Jeorgia Evans competes in the 100-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie’s Jeorgia Evans competes in the 100-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
CCA’s Tay Seals competes in the 100-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
CCA’s Tay Seals competes in the 100-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Williamsburg’s Ava Hocker competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Landon Fontenot competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Josh Pugh competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
CPU’s Nathan Miller competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Drew Bennis competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
CPU’s Nathan Miller competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Williamsburg’s Grant Hocker competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Johnston’s Jashua Anglo competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Northern Iowa’s Darci Wiseman competes in the 400 meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Ali Frandsen and Kansas State’s Aubert Ludivine compete in the 400-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Kansas State’s Safhia Hinds competes in the 400-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Ellie Rickertsen competes in the 400-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Claire Kohler competes in the 400-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Aidan Jacobsen competes in the 400-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Jaylin Holmes competes in the 400-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Nicholas Gorsich competes in the 400-meter hurdles during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Nebraska’s James Ledbettwe competes in the 400-meter dash during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Coe’s Colin Chojnowski hands off to Ryan Hines during the sprint medley relay at the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Coe’s Jared Thoma competes in the sprint medley relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Bella Heikes competes in the 1500-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Utah’s Erin Vringer competes in the 1500-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Oregon’s Juliet Cherubet pulls away to win the 1500-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
South Dakota’s Caleb Rivera celebrates his victory in the 1500-meter run during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Oregon’s Ella Nelson hands off to Samantha McDonnell during the 4x800 Meter Relay at the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Kaia Holtkamp hands the baton off to Becca Heitzig in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Gabby Cortez competes in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Becca Heitzig competes in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Becca Heitzig hands off to Riley Beach in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Riley Beach competes in thr 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Oregon’s Mia Barnett hands off to Klaudia Kazimierska during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Jaiden Itson hands off to Alli Bookin-Nosbisch during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Oregon’s Mia Barnett competes in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Makayla Clark competes in the 4x800 meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Oregon’s 4x800 team celebrates after winning during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Oregon’s 4x800 team celebrates after winning during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Dugion Blackman competes in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Dugion Blackman hands off to Leroy Russell III in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa State’s Leroy Russell III competes in the 4x800 during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s James Fingalsen hands off to Ryan Schreiner in the 4x800 during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Ryan Schreiner competes in the 4x800 during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Ryan Schreiner hands off to Terrick Johnson in the 4x800 during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Terrick Johnson celebrates victory in the 4x800-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Kentucky’s Stacey Onyepunuka celebrates after anchoring her team to victory in the 4x200-meter relay during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Cornell’s Hadley Beaty competes in the 4x200 during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Runners compete in the 4x200 during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Runners compete in the WACT 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Logan Jolly competes in the WACT 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Runners compete in the WACT 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Runners compete in the WACT 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Sophie Novak and Elise Thorner battle for the lead in the WACT 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Runners compete in the WACT 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Runners compete in the WACT 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2025 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
