DES MOINES, Iowa – Brittney Reese, a three-time Olympian and two-time Olympic medalist, is set to headline a field of some of the world's top long jumpers for the 2017 Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee, the Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays, Blake Boldon, announced Thursday, April 6.
 
Reese is one of six Olympians Boldon has lined up to compete in the Rio Olympic Games Rematch long jump including three Olympic finalists. Reese returns to Drake Stadium after winning the silver medal in the event at the 2016 Olympics. In 2012 she was the Olympic gold medalist and is a six-time world champion. Her personal best of 23-11.75 (7.31m) is the ninth best all-time in the event and tied for the second-longest mark by an American. Reese is also the American record holder in the indoor long jump. Last season, she finished the year ranked No. 1 in the world for the 10^th time in her career after beginning her outdoor season with a second-place finish at the 2016 Drake Relays.
 
Last year's Drake Relays champion, Lorraine Ugen of Great Britain, returns in defense of her title after advancing to the Olympic finals last summer and more recently taking silver at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. Ese Brume, another international competitor from Nigeria, makes her Drake Stadium debut after finishing fifth at the 2016 Olympics. A two-time African Champion in the event, Brume began her career a five-time African Junior Champion.
 
Yvonne Trevino is another Drake Relays newcomer that brings a resume of tremendous international success to Drake Stadium. The Mexican national record holder in the event at 21-11.75 (6.70m), she bettered her own record multiple times during the 2016 season en route to an appearance at the 2016 Olympics to become the first Mexican woman to compete in the event on the Olympic stage in 48 years.
 
Canadian national record holder Christabel Nettey joins the field after a 2016 Olympic appearance and a 2016 Pan-Am Games gold medal. She also finished fourth at the 2015 World Championship.
 
American multi-event athlete Sharon Day-Monroe will return to Drake Stadium as the American record holder in the indoor pentathlon and a 2008 Olympian in the high jump and a 2012 Olympian in the heptathlon. Day-Monroe has been a part of four World Championship teams.
 
Completing the veteran field is American Jesse Gaines. Gaines recently finished second at the U.S. Indoor Championships and own a personal best of 21-6 (6.55m).
 
The addition of six Olympians for the women's long jump Rio Olympic Rematch, brings the total number of Olympians set to compete at the Blue Oval up to 30 with seven more elite event fields to be announced.
 
The Rio Olympics Rematch women's long jump is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 29. Tickets for all sessions of the 2017 Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee are available through the Drake Athletic Ticket Office in person, by calling 515-271-3647 or visiting DrakeTix.com.
 

Name	Country	PR	Olympics	2016 Drake Relays Finish
Brittney Reese	USA	23-11.75 (7.31m)	2016 (Silver), 2012 (Gold), 2008	2nd
Lorraine Ugen	Great Britain	22-8.5 (6.92m)	2016	1st
Christabel Nettey	Canada	22-11.25 (6.99m)^	2016
Yvonne Trevino	Mexico	21-11.75 (6.70m)^	2016
Ese Brume	Nigeria	22-5 (6.83m)	2016
Sharon Day-Monroe	USA	20-2.25 (6.15m)	2012 (Heptathlon), 2008 (High Jump)
Jessie Gaines	USA	21-6 (6.55m)

* World Record
^ National Record