The Drake Relays return to Des Moines with track and field events, road races, a Beautiful Bulldog Contest, and more. Here s a guide to make the most of it.
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Lickers, sniffers, attention seekers: Myrtle Mae takes crown as bulldogs compete to serve as Drake Relays mascot Philip Joens, Des Moines Register
Roses and a crown mattered little to Sunday s beauty queen inside Drake University s Knapp Center.
All Myrtle Mae, a 5-year-old female rescue bulldog, needed was some attention and a soccer ball with peanut butter on it.
Drake s 42nd annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest Sunday kicked off festivities for the 111th Drake Relays. Drake University students voted on their favorite bulldogs in March and whittled the initial field of 126 to the 21 who competed Sunday. The winner Myrtle Mae will serve as the mascot for the Drake Relays this week.
Updated: 9:33 PM CDT April 18, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa In front of a crowd of about 300 people, Myrtle Mae, once a foster dog, won the crown of the 2021 Most Beautiful Bulldog Contest at Drake University on Sunday afternoon.
Myrtle is owned by 2003 Drake Law graduate Whitney Bogdanski, who fostered her in 2020. The family fell in love with her immediately and knew she needed to be a permanent part of the family.
“She wanted to be loved and it was so easy to love her,” Bogdanski said. “We gave her a lot of love and she opened up.”
20 English bulldogs were judged in the contest on Sunday to kick off the full week of Drake Relays festivities.
By Jason Taylor
DES MOINES, Iowa - Drake University has a new Most Beautiful Bulldog for 2021.
Myrtle Mae is a Rescue dog who was taken in by 2003 law school graduate Whitney Bogdanski last year.
“She wanted to be loved and it was so easy to love her,” Bogdanski said. “We gave her a lot of love and she opened up.”
A crowd of hundreds watched Sunday as twenty dogs competed in the school s 41st bulldog contest.
A dog from Missouri was named best dressed after appearing in a Top Gun outfit. A dog from West Des Moines was given the Rescue Dog Recognition award.