DES MOINES, IOWA - Jeremy Wariner, Ryan Wilson, Dan Taylor and Liz Wanless celebrated the 100th running of the Drake Relays with impressive victories.

Tweleve records were set and one tied during the four-day meet, including four on Saturday, where the streak of consecutive sellout crowds (14,500) reached 44 straight years.

Wilson turned in the second fastest time in the world this season, winning the men's invitational 110 hurdles in a meet record 13.21 seconds to put away a strong field, with Dexter Faulk closest in 13.30 and seventh-placer Aubrey Herring running 13.55. Jamaica's Richard Phillips, who was seventh in the 2008 Olympics, was third in 13.44.

Making her first appearance at Drake Relays, Liz Wanless of the New York Athletic Club set a meet record by recording the top outdoor mark in the U.S. this year in the women's shot put at 60-1, beating a field that featured 2009 Olympians Kristin Heaston, Jill Camerena and Michelle Carter.

In his first 400 outing of 2009, Wariner the reigning two-time World champion and 2008 Olympic silver medalist, posted the second fastest time in the world in 45.06 seconds despite shutting down well before the finish line.

He ran a controlled opening 200 into a stiff headwind, then attacked the turn. He burst into the home straight with a five-meter lead which he more than doubled in the final 100.

 “It's my first 400,” said Wariner. “I wanted to go under 45. Came real close, but I was happy with the way I ran. I got out fine and from the 200 to the finish I worked hard. So I was impressed with the way I ran today.

“Last year I went to Penn Relays just to see what it was like. I kind of missed Drake. I wanted to come back this year and run for the fans. The fans here are always supportive of every athlete no matter who they are. They really get into the meet.''

In the strongest shot put field ever assembled at Drake Dan Taylor scored perhaps the biggest win of his career. His winning effort -- 70-1.75 ? left behind 2008 Olympic silver medalist Christian Cantwell (68-10.75), two-time Olympic silver medalist Adam Nelson (66-7.75),  Reese Hoffa (66-6) and 2008 Jamaica Olympian Dorian Scott, also at 66-6.

American record holder Alan Webb remained unbeaten in the mile at the Drake Relays, crossing the line in 4:00.61.

Webb, who set a Drake Relays record of 3:51.71 in his last appearance in 2007, was challenged all the way by Peter Vanderwesthu and Pablo Solares, who were second and third in 4:00.84 and 4:00.88, respectively.

Two-time Olympian Derek Miles, who was ranked No. 3 in the world last year, won the men's invitational pole vault  (18-7.25) for the second straight year. Miles and Jeremy Scott tied at 18-5.25 meters, with Miles winning a jump-off by clearing 18-7.25, with Mark Hollis third, also at 18-5.25.

Michigan senior Tiffany Ofili posted the second fastest U.S. time in the women's 100 hurdles this spring at 12.82, surpassing her previous season best of 12.88 at the Texas Relays. Ofili's time also is the third fastest in the world this year.

Hometown favorite Lolo Jones, winner of the women's 100 hurdles in the last three years, ran into bad luck.

Leading for the first half of the race but pressed on both sides, she apparently pulled going into the eighth hurdle, clipped the barrier and fell to the track. A preliminary diagnosis was a tear in the right hamstring.

Ofili, who won the 2008 NCAA title at Drake, edged Yvette Williams and two-time Canadian Olympian Perdita Felicien 12.85 to 12.86.

“It's like a tennis ball that moved down my hamstring and I felt the pop,” said Jones, who was seventh in the 2008 Olympics.  “With that, I pulled up. You'll see in the video I popped straight up and that's why I hit the hurdle...It's not as bad as thought. I can walk a little a bit on it. I'm not on crutches, so that's good.”

Other good performances ? considering the weather ? included Suzy Powell-Roos' meet tying 194-1 women's discus throw win over Olympic champion Stephanie Brown-Trafton (192-9); 400 hurdles victories by 2008 Olympic finalist Tiffany Williams in 56.10 and Isa Phillips, Jamaica, in 49.60; and a men's university-college 800 by Dominic Tanui of the University of Texas at El Paso, who ran negative splits of 55-plus and 53-plus to win by more than 20 meters in 1:48.72. It was Tanui's third straight victory in the event.

Lincoln won the women's college division 4x100 relay for the eighth straight year since the event's inception in 2003, setting a meet record this time around in 44.59 seconds.

Georgia's Justin Gayman became just the second performer to win three straight Drake Relays men's university-college 400 hurdles since Gregg Byram of Oklahoma accomplished the feat 1977-79.

Baylor won the men's university 4x400 relay (3:05.11) for the fifth year in a row and 17th time in the last 21 years.

Baylor senior Trey Harts, the 2009 NCAA indoor 200 champ, won the men's university-college 100 (10.30).

Minnesota won the women's 4x1,600 relay for the third time in the last four years (2006, 2007). It also marked the Gophers' fourth overall title since the event was first run in 2001.

Stacy-Ann Smith and Alexander Anderson of Texas ran legs on the winning women's university 4x100 (44.33) and university 4x400 (3:35.08) relays.

Chantel Malone of Texas won the women's university-college long jump (20-0.5) and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 (3:35.08).

Josh Wayland, Frezer Legesse and Jordan Powell ran legs on Oklahoma Christian's winning college division distance medley and 4x800 relays.

The Waukee foursome of Clair Johannesen, Ar'tinia Black-Scott, Collette Gnade and Whitney Westrum, set an Iowa all-time best in girls 4x400 relay in 3:50.21, breaking the previous all-time best by Starmont in 3:51.70 in 1981.

Waukee just missed a Drake Relays record in the high school girls' 4x100 relay, being clocked 48.72, just one-hundredth of a second of the Drake Relays record 48.71 by Des Moines Roosevelt in 1998.

Oklahoma Christian won the men's college division distance medley relay for the second straight year in a time in 9:56.44. Silas Kisorio of Oklahoma Christian won the men's university-college 1,500 (3:46.95) and anchored his team to victory in the college division 4x800 relay (7:30.08).