Ten records were set during the final day of competition at the Drake Relays. Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women’s long jump with a new record of 22 feet, one of three quarters inch. It was her first appearance at Drake.
Davis-Woodhall was hoping for a better mark.
Krissy Gear smashed the 50-year-old record in the women’s mile by passing Sioux City native Shelby Houlihan on the final stretch to lead a field that included seven Olympians. Gear also won the U-S 1 Mile Road Championship last week.
Gear says the week was a huge confidence boost for her.
Houlihan finished second and says she enjoyed her return to a track where she experienced so much success as a prep at Sioux City East as well as the U-S Championships in 2019. She is in the early stages of her return to competition after a four-year suspension.
After finishing second in the road mile former Dowling Catholic star Karissa Schweizer finished third in the mile.
