Colleen Cameron-Wetering

​ Born in Alexandria, the 6th of 7 children, dedicated and talented athlete Colleen Cameron-Wetering is renowned for her speed and skill in many sports. At 58, Colleen is still forced to be reckoned with on basketball court, having brought with her many skills learned in her early days at Glengarry District High School. She played softball, broomball, hockey and basketball in grades 7 and 8.
Under phys. Ed. coaches Fran Kelly, Jaqueline Fraser, and Tina Cairncross, Colleen joined the GDHS basketball, volleyball, soccer, and track and field teams. In grade 9, she was the only midget-eligible hoops player to make the junior team. She won the Most Valuable Player award three times, in Grades 10, 11, and 12. In 10th grade, Collen, helped the squad win the SD&G title. She also excelled at track and field, specializing in the 100 metre, 200 metre and relay. She competed in the long jump and 400 metre as well.

Colleen won several awards qualified for EOSSA, and helped the senior girls win the SD&G track and field championship. Colleen competed in the volleyball and soccer, claiming the Award of distinction, was on the athletic banquet committee, and won the Margaret Mutch at the Lions Club sports banquet. Colleen was very coachable, a quiet leader, always displaying excellent sportsmanship.

Colleen competed with the Scarborough United women’s soccer club from 1997 to 2000. She was a member of the Pickering Soccer Club the next five seasons helping the team to the league championship two of those five years.