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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 10/07/2026 04:03:00

Known affectionately as The Blue Oval, Drake Stadium opened on October 10, 1925, on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and is best known as the home of the Drake Relays, one of the premier track-and-field meets in the United States. The facility also serves as the home field for Drake Bulldogs football and the Des Moines Menace of USL League Two. A 15-million-dollar renovation in 2005 by RDG Planning and Design reconfigured the track to meet NCAA and international standards, wi...