CEDAR RAPIDS — Days after its sale to a new owner, Hawkeye Downs has announced a new executive director and events manager.Jenn Draper, event planner with the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, will start in her new role with the Cedar Rapids racetrack and entertainment venue in mid-February, said Julie Kraft, president of the All Iowa Agricultural Association, in a news release Monday.Among the popular events Draper planned and coordinated over her past five years at the Economic Alliance are its Downtown Farmers Markets and Market After Dark gatherings.“I’m honored to be a part of an organization with such a rich history in Cedar Rapids,” Draper said in the release.