Collins (Athlete) 1990
The year was 1970 at the State Track & Field Outdoor Meet and the expression was C C C. Cathy Carroll from Collins. All she did was win four events at the Meet. Collins started girls’ Track & Field in 1969. Cathy finished fourth in the 220 at the Federation Meet her junior season. Her senior season was a banner year for her. At the State Meet she won the 60, 100, 200, and the long jump. She scored all of the 24 team points, that was good enough for the team to place third . She was the only girl to win four events at the State Meet. Not at all bad for a girl that had only competed in Track & Field for two years. Cathy also won the 100 at the Drake Relays. Won the 100, place second in the 220 and long jump at the Federation meet. Placed fourth in the 100 and third in the 220 and long jump at the National Federation Meet in Wichita, Kansas. She attended Iowa State University where she was the first woman to start in a Women’s Track & Field Team. She held the records in the long jump and sprints. In 1976 she was second at the National indoor meet at Madison Square Gardens and was a member of the USA Team that competed in Russia. In 1989 she placed third in the long jump at the World Vetrans Games. Cathy married four time Olympic Discus Gold Medalist Al Oeter. She is still helping coach long jumpers around her homes in New York and Florida. She has interests in writing children’s books and making porelain dolls.