April 28, 1970 SEMCO Track Relays at Gilman: The Collins girls set three Collins school records and Cathy Carroll won three events. Teams scoring: Colfax - 42.5 pts.; Collins- 41.5 pts.; Beaman-Conrad - 41 pts.; Maxwell - 23 pts. (Insert 2008: Unknown on other teams participating) Collins scoring: Cathy Carroll won the three following events: 60 yd. dash - 7.3 seconds; 100 yd. dash - 11.4 seconds; 220 yd. dash - 25.6 seconds. Long Jump: Cathy Carroll, 2nd 15' 3", Diana Atwood 3rd place 14' 10"; 220 yd. hurdles 2nd place Jodee Holland 33.8 seconds. Shuttle hurdle relay 2nd place Joan Altes, Diana Atwood, Teresa Luing, Jodee Holland 1:12.3 (Collins School record). 880 yd. medley relay 4th place (Insert 2008: Members not listed); 440 yd. relay team 4th place tie (Insert 2008: Members not listed); 400 shuttle relay 3rd (Insert 2008: Members not listed).
May 5, 1970 Norseman Girls Relays at Story City, Iowa: Team placings: Roland-Story 99; West Marshall 77 pts.; Radcliffe 64 pts.; Collins 44 pts.;NESCO 28 pts.; Gilbert 13 pts.; New Providence 9 pts. Collins scoring: Cathy Carroll won the four following events: Long Jump - 16' 11"; 60 yd. dash - 7.3 seconds; 100 yd. dash - 11.2 seconds; 220 yd. dash - 26.3 seconds; High jump Kathy Kingman 5th; 10-flight shuttle hurdle relay 1st place Joan Altes, Diana Atwood, Teresa Luing, Jodee Holland 1:10.7; 880 yd. relay 5th place (Insert 2008: Members not listed); 220 yd. low hurdles 4th place tie Jodee Holland and Teresa Luing; 400 yd. shuttle relay 5th place (Insert 2008: Members not listed); 100 yd. hurdles 4th place Jodee Holland; 440 yd. relay 3rd place (Insert 2008: Members not listed).
May 6, 1970 Girls Ta Ma Ja Conference Track Meet at Colo: Team placings: SEMCO 59; Collins 57; Maxwell 55; Colo 46; LDF 37; Baxter 33; Garwin 24; Mingo 21; Bondurant 7. Collins scoring: Cathy Carroll won the four following events: Long Jump - 16' 7" (new Conference record), Diana Atwood 3rd place; 60 yd. dash - 7.5 seconds; 100 yd. dash - 11.6 seconds (new Conference record); 220 yd. dash - 26.8 seconds (new Conference record); 100 yd. hurdles 2nd Jodee Holland; 440 meter shuttle 1st place Joan Altes, Kathy Kingman, Diana Atwood, Nancy Long 55.6 seconds (new Conference record; 400 yd. relay 2nd place (Insert 2008: Members not listed); 10-flight shuttle hurdle relay 1st place Joan Altes, Teresa Luing, Diana Atwood, Jodee Holland 1:12.3 seconds (new Conference record).
May 8, 1970 District Track Meet at Urbandale: Team placings: Urbandale 111; Norwalk 54; Collins 32; Colfax 28; Madrid 25; Ballard 20; Johnston 13; Prairie City 12; Interstate 35 10. Eight teams with eight other teams. Collins scoring: Cathy Carroll won the four following events: Long Jump - 17' 5"; 60 yd. dash - 7.1 seconds; 100 yd. dash - 11.2 seconds; 220 yd. dash - 26.2 seconds. All winners and runners up automatically advance to the State Meet. In this fashion, the Collins 10-flight shuttle relay team qualified with 1:11.4 seconds Joan Altes, Diana Atwood, Teresa Luing, Jodee Holland. The Collins 400 shuttle relay team was 5th in 55.1 seconds; 440 relay team was 5th in 55.1 seconds (Insert 2008: Members not listed in the 400 and 440 yd. relays); Diana Atwood was 4th in the long jump 14' 9"; Jodee Holland was 5th in the 220 hurdles 34.2 seconds.
May 11, 1970 Junior High (7th and 8th grades) Girls Track Meet at Story City: Team placings: Adel 82; NESCO 50; Roland-Story 37; Collins 24; West Marshall 20; South Hamilton 14; Hubbard 13; Allison-Bristow 12; Radcliffe 11; Urbandale 9, and five other teams. Events: Long Jump 1st Debbie Carroll 15' 10" (new record); 60 yd. dash 1st Debbie Carroll 7.5 seconds (new record); 100 yd. dash 1st Debbie Carroll 12.2 seconds; 220 yd. dash 1st Debbie Carroll 28.1 seconds. (Insert 2008: Other participants not listed.)