The Drake Relays Are This Weekend In Des Moines. Here's What To Know

The Drake Relays will be hosting some serious young talent and top collegians at Drake Stadium starting Wednesday and running through Saturday.

Apr 24, 2024 by Gabriel Hernandez

The Drake Relays Are This Weekend In Des Moines. Here's What To Know

The Drake Relays are kicking off this week in Des Moines.

What you as a track and field fan should be aware of is the first day of action, which takes place on Wednesday with the multi events. This year's relays will set the stage for huge performances as college programs begin looking toward to the NCAA Championships and high school athletes tailor their seasons toward the state championships.

The Drake Relays return this year for the 114th rendition. What started as a small track and field event in the middle of Iowa has now become a huge tradition that has fans coming from all across the country to see elite track and field action from high schoolers, collegians and professional athletes on the renowned blue oval track.

Within its 114-year run, the Drake Relays has seen multiple world, American and collegiate records go down. The Relays have been around for so long that they have rewritten history both on and off the track.

Competition at the 2024 Drake Relays tentatively is scheduled to begin Wednesday at at 11:00 a.m. CST with the final event -- the boys high school 4x400m final -- starting on Saturday at 5:11 p.m. CST.

Full Tentative Schedule For The 2024 Drake Relays

Find the full tentative schedule for the 2024 Drake Relays here.

Tickets For The 2024 Drake Relays

All tickets packages, including single-session and all-session, can be found available here. Anyone who is of 2 years of age or older will be required to have a ticket.

Who To Keep An Eye On at The 2024 Drake Relays

We are seeing some excellent talent lined up to attend this year's rendition of the relays.

Some notable names to keep an eye on in the Iowa high school divisions are Aidan Jacobsen, the Stanford recruit who currently leads the state in the 400m Hurdles; and Addi Dorenkamp, an Alabama recruit who leads the state in the 1,500m and 3,000m this spring.

On the collegiate level ,we have just as much talent and speed to look out for. Jenna Schwinghamer, a junior from Kentucky, is seeded at 2:03.96 in the 800m; Claire Fuhlhage, a senior from Illinois State, is seeded at 10:10.21 in the 3k steeplechase; Antonio Lay, the senior from Central Missouri and current No.4 in the Division 2 NCAA rankings, is seeded at a 10.07 100m dash.

Will Reemtsma, a senior from St. Ambrose, holds the current national lead of 51.93 in the 400m Hurdles for an NAIA athlete.

All in all each event has really good depth, and there are some exciting superstars to keep on the look out for.

Results For The 2024 Drake Relays

Live Results for the 2024 Drake Relays will be available here.

How To Watch The 2024 Drake Relays

A livestream of the meet will be available on USATF.TV, although a subscription to RunnerSpace+PLUS is needed. Additionally, some events on Saturday will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network.