DES MOINES, Iowa – A 53rd consecutive sellout crowd of 14,504 fans were treated to a great Saturday of track and field events at the final day of the 109th Drake Relays Presented by Hy-Vee.

Nike's Sandi Morris won her third-straight Drake Relays invitational women's pole vault with a clearance of 16-0, becoming the first athlete in Drake Relays history to clear 16 feet in the women's vault. In addition, Morris ranks No. 2 in the world in the event.  Morris, the American record holder in the event, came close to setting a Drake Stadium and American record in the vault as she narrowly missed on clearing 16-5 ¼.

In the elite men's shot put, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser uncorked a throw of 72-2 ½ on his first attempt, the second best in the world this year. Current world leader Tom Walsh of New Zealand finished second and exceeded 70 feet on five of his six throws, ending with a best of 71-7 ¼.

Another meet record fell in the men's discus as Reggie Jagers broke the Drake Relays and Drake Stadium record in the invitational discus with a toss of 211-11. Jagers, a three-time All-American and a four-time MAC champion, topped 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Mac Wilkins' meet and stadium record of 211-0 set at the 1978 Drake Relays.

On the track, Georganne Moline beat a star-studded field by running 54.86, a time that's No. 4 in the world this year. Runner-up Dalilah Muhammad, the 2016 Olympic champion, also ran a strong, finishing in 55.08 to rank No. 7 in the world.

In the men's elite 400 hurdles, Jeffery Gibson, who holds the Bahamian national record, won in 49.09 to move into a tie for fifth on the world list while Michael Stigler took second in 49.24.

Kendra Harrison won her third-straight Drake Relays elite 100 hurdles in a wind-aided time of 12.37 seconds, which would have been a Drake Relays record if the wind was under 2.0 meters per second. Harrison, the 2018 IAAF World Champion in the 60 hurdles, is the first hurdler to win three-straight invite events at Drake since Lolo Jones won four straight from 2005-08.

Drake saw a trio of men break the 4-minute barrier in the invitational mile as Eric Avila won in 3:58.81, which ranks fourth in the world this year. Drew Hunter, an up and comer after an outstanding high school career in Virginia, was second in 3:58.83 and Brannon Kidder ran 3:59.80 to finish third. With those three performances, Relays fans now have seen 34 sub-4-minute miles, a feat first accomplished at Drake by Steve Scott in 1979.

In the college events, the Purdue women won the Hy-Vee Cup after winning the 4x100, 4x200, sprint medley relay and the 4x400 relays on Saturday, becoming the first school to win those four events at the Drake Relays. The Boilermaker quartet of Chloe Abbott, Brionna Thomas, Symone Black, Jahneya Mitchell broke the Drake Relays record in the 4x400 with a time of 3:28.42.

In addition, Purdue's Savannah Roberson won the 100 hurdles, Justin Veteto won the men's 110 hurdles and Janae Moffitt won the women's high jump on Saturday following victories by Brionna Thomas in the women's 200, Micaela Hazelwood in the women's discus and Rahman Minor in the men's high jump.
 
Iowa won its second-straight Hy-Vee Cup on the men's side as the Hawkeyes closed out the Drake Relays with a win in the 4x400 relay after finishing runner-up to in-state rival Iowa State in the sprint medley relay.
 
Ohio State also had a successful Saturday at the Blue Oval, winning the men's 4x100 while Zack Bazile won the long jump, becoming the first Buckeye to win the long jump at Drake since Jesse Owens did so in 1935. Freshman Anavia Battle won the 100 and sophomore Annie Ubbing won the women's 800 meters. 
 
Iowa State's Jhoanmy Luque became the first athlete to sweep the women's long jump and triple jump in back-to-back years. Luque went 44-11, the best jump at the Drake Relays in 15 years, to add the triple jump title to the long jump crown she won on Friday.
 
At the high school level, Linn-Mar's Payton Wensel broke 10-year-old meet record when she won the girls 400 hurdles in 1:00.25. That's No. 2 on the state's all-time list and No. 6 in the country this year. Wensel returned to the track later in the day to help Linn-Mar win the 4x100 in 48.18. Wensel's big meet also included a second-place finish in the 800 and a great leg on Linn-Mar's Drake Relays sprint medley relay on Friday.
 
Iowa City West's Austin West ran the fastest 400 hurdles time in the country this year for his school's first Drake Relays title in the event. West finished in 51.96, which is No. 9 on the state's all-time list and just off the Relays record of 51.94 set 24 years ago.
 
Cedar Rapids Prairie won both the boys' 4x800 and shuttle hurdle relay and cross-town rival Cedar Rapids Jefferson won the boys' sprint medley relay and the 4x100.
 
Crestwood's Ellie Friesen completed a Drake Relays double by winning the 1500 in 4:31.11 after winning the 3000 on Thursday night. Central Lyon's Gable Sieperda repeated Friesen's feat in the boys division, taking home the 1600 title in 4:15.68.

A total of 38,178 fans streamed through the Drake Stadium gates for the 109th Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee. The 110th installment is scheduled for April 24-27, 2019.