DES MOINES, Iowa -- The 113th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom will once again feature some of the top track & field programs in NCAA Division I at Drake Stadium, April 26-29.
 
That lineup includes four Big Ten teams and others not just from the Midwest but across the nation, including the 2023 Women's NCAA Indoor Champion University of Arkansas. The men's Relays Cup defending champions from the University of Iowa also return to the Blue Oval.  
 
"We're excited to welcome so many teams to the Drake Relays for what promises to be another stout competition that includes a national powerhouse like the Arkansas women's team," said Blake Boldon, the Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays. "The battle for the Relays Cup continues to grow each year and I'm excited that Iowa's men will be challenged to defend their title against a slew of teams aiming to take it home."
 
The Relays Cup awards points for finishes in select events (4x800, Distance Medley, Sprint Medley, 4x100 and 4x400). 
 
Arkansas women's team claimed the 2023 Indoor NCAA Championship thanks to individual titles in the 60-meter hurdles, 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay while four other performances earned All-America honors. In 2022, the Razorbacks finished sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and have a total of six NCAA team titles to their credit under the leadership of current head coach, Lance Harter, who is retiring at the conclusion of the 2023 season.
 
In addition to Arkansas' women's team, the field is set to include Iowa, Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Utah, Butler, Air Force, UNI, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State, to name a few. In both men's and women's competitions, the throwers from Nebraska and Minnesota have excelled in recent years. In 2021, in just his first year as the Director of Track & Field at Nebraska, Justin St. Clair led the Cornhusker men and women to 8^th and 14^th place team finished at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Led by Drake Relays Hall of Fame athlete, Joey Woody, the Hawkeye men's track and field team claimed its first Relays Cup title since 2018 last season.
 
Single-session tickets are currently on sale for the 113^th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.draketix.com/drakerelays.