The exceptional collection of rising talent in Chiefland track and field suggests a bright future (and present) for the sport at the school.
At the first ever C. Doyle McCall and Wendell Corbin Honorary Invitational Track and Field Meet April 5 in Chiefland, the pioneering figures of the program’s past were honored.
McCall, the program’s founding coach, as well as a legendary coach on the football field, and Corbin, his longtime successor at CHS, were presented plaques before the meet for their service to Chiefland track and field. McCall’s health prevented him from attending, so a former Indian athlete from one of McCall’s first teams, Jolyn Corbin, accepted the plaque on his former coach’s behalf.
Harry Hutson, a volunteer coach for Chiefland track and field, announced the honors while head coach Lee Bell presented the plaques. Hutson was on McCall’s first track team, in 1953, along with Greg Jenkins, Leo Cason and the late Jeff Sheffield. Cason waved to the fans on hand as he was introduced by Hutson.