About Drake Stadium
Drake Stadium Facts
- Jim Duncan track
- Opened in 1925
- Renovated in 2006
- Hosted 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Track and Field Championships
- Hosted 2008, 2011, 2012 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Hosted 2010 and 2013 USA Track & Field Championships
Famous People who have ran/field events there
- Jesse Owens (4 time Olympic gold medalist)
- Michael Johnson (5 time Olympic gold medalist)
- Jeremy Wariner (2 time 2004 Olympic gold medalist)
- Alan Webb (2004 Olympian)
- Tom Pappas (2003 World Decathlon champion)
- Danny Harris (silver medalist 1984 Olympics)
- Ralph Boston (3 time Olympic medalist)
- Christian Taylor (2012 Olympic gold medalist)
- Christian Cantwell ( 2008 Olympic silver medalist)
- Mac Wilkins (2 time Olympic Medalist)
- LoLo Jones
- Sanya Richards Ross (7 time Olympic Medalist)
- Gwen Torrence (5 time Olympc Medalist)
- Lillie Leatherwood-King (2 Time Olympic Medalist)
- Janay De Loach (2012 Olympic Long Jump Bronze Medalist)
Records Broken (Men)
- 400 M Dash: 1996
- Michael Johnson - 44.41
- Mile Run: 2007
- Alan Webb - 3:51.71
- 400 Meter Hurdles: 1986
- Danny Harris - 48.28
- Long Jump: 1961
- Ralph Boston - 26- 1 ¼
- Triple Jump: 2013
- Christian Taylor - 56-02
- Discus: 1978
- Mac Wilkins - 211-0
Records Broken (Women)
- 200 M Dash
- Gwen Torrence - 22.40
- 400 M Dash
- Lillie Leatherwood-King - 50.64
- Long Jump
- Janay DeLoach - 21-10.75