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Coach Chuck Senft and the Brookline Track Team were regulars at the Hershey's
Track and Field Yearly Competition. Coack Senft and his athletes have
been a force for over 40 years, bringing home the team trophy 38 times
in what was once the Jesse Owens Track and Field Games.
Every summer, from the mid-fifties
through the year 2000, Brookline took its team of track and field hopefuls
to the first round at South Stadium, then on to the District Playoffs at
Pitt Stadium, then to Penn State for the State Championships, and then
Hershey for the Finals.
For many of us Brookline kids it
was our first chance to see how we could do at track and field. Events
included speed dashes, distance running, standing long jump and softball
throw. In my only attempt at glory, Bobby Beveridge and myself were in
the softball throw, back in 1974. We both advanced to round two at Pitt
Stadium, where I was eliminated. Bobby made it to the State
Finals.
Several Brookline youths went all
the way! I know there have to be quite a few over the years, but for the
moment we will note two that I am aware of, Donna Caterino in 1979 and Melissa McClane in 1982.
If anyone has information or photos
of other past Brookline track teams or individual champions of the Hershey
Track and Field Games, please email us at history@spdconline.org and we will include them here
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