Objects of Substance - The Trustees Cup

Joan Crosier (1936), Dulcie Levy (1935) and Gladys Gray (1935) on the Normanby Oval

The first recipient of this trophy was Gladys Gray (1935). Gladys was an impressive academic student, as well as an outstanding athlete. As captain of the athletics team in 1934 and 1935, she led by example and in 1935 placed first in the hurdles, breaking her own record from 1933, third in 100-yards sprint and was a member of the winning 440-yards relay team. Over its 85-year history, only two students have won the trophy in every year of their attendance. These outstanding athletes are Commonwealth Games sprinter and hurdler, the late Brenda Cox (1961), and Kate Leitch (2004).

Kate Leitch (2004), the only athlete to win the cup five times and the 2004 Athletics Captain, said:

This award meant a lot to me at school. QGSSSA Athletics was always the highlight of my school year. It was wonderful to have my achievements recognised as significant enough to be honoured at Speech Day. Winning all my individual events, our age group, and overall points score at QGSSSA athletics, when I was athletics captain, was definitely the highlight of my life at that point in time.