by Todd Kimm | Apr 28, 2015 | Sports
Drake Relays director Brian Brown says he will continue adding depth to an event which is attracting more world class athletes each year. Despite battling the elements over the weekend five new records were set on Saturday and Brown predicts even stronger fields in...
by Todd Kimm | Apr 23, 2015 | Sports
Like many of the athletes competing at the Drake Relays this week David Brown’s goal is to earn a trip to Rio in 2016. The only difference is that he is blind. Brown owns the world record for the visually impaired in the 100 and 200 meter dash and he will...
by Todd Kimm | Feb 25, 2015 | Sports
A popular Drake Relays event is moving outside and downtown. After being held at the Jordan Creek Town Center for several years the pole vault competition is moving to Court Avenue. Drake Relays director Brian Brown says Microsoft has a kiosk in the middle of the mall...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 11, 2015 | Sports
Work is underway to repair the sports dome at St. Ambrose University in Davenport that collapsed in a heavy snowfall. St. Ambrose vice president, Mike Poster, says the snow weighed the dome down and sharp objects inside then did the real damage. “Once it hits...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Feb 2, 2015 | Sports
It’s not deflated footballs people are talking about in Davenport. It’s the deflated St. Ambrose University sports dome. A foot of heavy, wet snow that fell over the weekend flattened the 67,000-square-foot facility on Sunday. Workers then pumped air into...