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Near-perfect conditions expected for Drake Relays

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April 26th, 2018 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Because of its place on the calendar, the Drake Relays has always been at the mercy of the weather.

After a miserable spring in Iowa, the organizers of this weekend’s meet couldn’t have asked for better conditions.

Competitors are expected to be greeted by sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70s on Friday and near 60 degrees for Saturday’s closing session. Those conditions could lead to some new Drake records after just one mark — Omar McLeod’s own in the men’s 110-meter hurdles (13.04 seconds) — fell a year ago in part because of nasty weather.