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The slandard for Lrack and field alhleles al Collin wood Collesia e was eslablished early m Lhe school's h1slory.
By Lhe m1d-Lwen ies. CCI alhleles were well known Lhroughoul Lhe dislncl a keen compel1Lors Names like Berl Harlle. Frank Bullers. Jack h1elds and Qe Hewson were bems enlered mLhe school's record books and by 1930. Jack Porlland's name was known Lhrou houl Onlario.
Porlland besan breabns records when he jumped 5 feel 8 V2 inches al Lhe 1929 On- Lano H1gh hool Championships in K.insslon. He and Learn me es Ken Guilfoyle. Herb
proule. Bill Newby and Bunl lnksler. lo name a few. represented Collmgwood Colles1ale admwably dunns Lhose yeac and passed on a wmnin le acy lo lhose alhleles who would come af\.er lhem.
Allhoush Lhere are no records ofsirls com- pelms al an mlerschool level al Lhal l1me. alhlele like Jean McQyeen. Daisy T opp. 6 ella McQyeen and Helen Muller were sel- Lms school records.
By lhe !ale forl1es. lhe g~rls were bnn - m home as many honours as lhe boys were. Bolh learns compeled annually in Lhe Tudhope Thompson Meel and lhe Owen 6ound lnvilalionaland upheld CCI's wmnins Lred1Lion on a resular basis. Paul Purs1amen. Wally Cook. Beryl Fawcell and Marcella Dialer are jusl a few of he alhleles who were parl of Lhe school's success.
The srealesl success slory o f Lhal ere was lhe lrack and field learn of 1954 who sel four new records allhe Owen oound lnviLBlional Meel and won mosl o f lhe calesones. Hush Bullers. Jean McQae. David Bullers. Marion Johnslon Hazel Cilchrisl and Crai Cook were parl of Lhal Learn and Cook wenl on Lo sel a new provincl61 hish jump record al Lhe Domin1on Prov1ncial lnlerschool Championships .
Over lhe nexl few years. individual alhleles conlinued Lo place well al area meels and in 1960. Lhe 81rls' learn won lhe Tudhope Thompson meel for Lhe firsl Lime.
IL Look unlil lhe early sevenl1es for CCI
lo re-establish itself as a Lreck and field con- skills and earned Collin wood colour Lo
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lender bul over lhe nexl few years lhe school was well represented by any number of lalenled youns alhleles.
Cheri Tilus. Kalhy Milne. Jane Perry and Chns Brown were some ofCCI's besl female lrack alhleles in lhe sevenlies wilh Kevm Tilus. Barry Barker and Vince .Sheffield an- chorins he boys· learn.
By lhe early e1shLies. Lhe school was back m winnins form wilh alhleles like .Sheffield. Ann McEachern and &oll Lecky leadin Lhe way. In 1981. Lhe boys· learn won Lhe CB66J\ championship and he followin year. II CCI learn members qualified for lhe J\11-0nlano Championships .Sheffield broushl home a sold medal and McEchem hish jumped lo a bronze .
CCI's commilmenl lo lrack and field re- mained slron lhrou houl lhe ei hlies as a new sroup of youn alhlele honed Lhelr
resional and provmciBI meels.
Tanya Cybulsbe. Cohn Mclure. Qemhardl
Keller. Elaine Lmdhorsl. Yvonne Leliveld and JeffTruscoll compeled successfully for Lhe school and elched new enlnes mlhe record books.
J\s Collin wood Colles1ale Lrack teams move inlo lhe mnel1es and loward a new cenlury. Lhey carry w1 h Lhem a Ion slandm lrad1llon of excellence m Lrack and field compel1 10n.
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