The first professional competitors have been confirmed for the 2017 Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee. At a March 22 press conference, Relays Director Blake Boldon confirmed four professional athletes who have already agreed to return to this year’s Relays, which is now less than a month away — April 25-29.
“(The Drake Relays is) the destination for world-class track and field athletes in April,” Boldon said.
Both of America’s best pole vaulters, Sandi Morris and Sam Kendricks, will be back for the second year in a row.
Morris won the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.