Girls' Long Jump:  17' 5"
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Teta Murphy and Peg Rankin

While looking through the 1963 yearbook for photos of the men's 4x100 relay team I came across a section describing the 2nd year of women's track at CHS. Although the CIF was not yet allowing women to compete in interscholastic sports, they competed in individual sports such as track and swimming in meets throughout the county.  The Islander squad was small but two individals had outstanding marks, Peg Rankin in the long jump and Cheryl Anderson in the shot put. Rankin's jump was one of the best in the country at the time and I've added her to the CHS records. Years later in 1980 Teta Murphy duplicated that jump. A 17'5" jump would have been one of the top 10 in the county last year.

Teta Murphy from a photo in the 1980 year book. In addition to sharing the long jump record, Murphy  held the high jump record, and was on the record 4x400 relay team and held the 400 meter record in 1980.

Peg Rankin from a photo in the 1963 year book. By press time she had jumped 17'5", one of the best jumps in the country at that time. I don't know if she later bettered that mark. If you do, please let me know.