Outrigger Canoe Club competed in the University of Hawaii’s Rainbow Relays and the AAU Track and Field championships in 1926. The team was again coached by Jack Slade.
Outrigger entered a full team in the Rainbow Relays on April 10 at Kamehameha Field, and wound up in a three-way tie for the team title with the University and Palama Settlement with 66 points each. However, OCC was later DQ’d in the medley relay and wound up in third place with 56 points.
Winning golds in the meet were:
- Harold Yap, Vince Danford, Fred Coleman, Ray Melim, quarter-mile relay, :16 3-5.
- Harold Low, Robert Greig, Henry Medeiros, Burton Hooper, 2-mile relay, 8:26 3-5 (record)
- Ray Melim, 220-yard low hurdles, :25 4-5.
- Phillip Lindeman, Henry Medieros, Robert Greig, Burton Hooper, medley relay, 8:20 2-5 (record) DQ.
- Jim Cruickshank, javelin, 125′ 4″.
Also bringing home medals were:
- 4-mile relay team, 2nd.
- H. Cooke, 3rd, pole vault.
- Robert Gannon, 2nd, high jump.
- George Carter, 3rd, high jump.
- Ralph Ault, 4th, broad jump.
- Half-mile relay, 2nd.
- Fred Coleman, 2nd, 100-yard novice dash.
Others who competed for the Outrigger were:
- Relays: Bernard Farden, Francis Wight, Vierra, Jorgen Jorgensen, Davis, Judd Rego.
- 220-yard low hurdles: Harold Yap, Walter McGuire, H. Cooke.
- 16# Shot Put: Kenneth Ross, Jim Cruickshank.
- Discus: Jim Cruikshank, Kenneth Ross.
- Javelin: Kenneth Ross.
- Broad Jump: William Howell, George Carter.
- Pole Vault: Melville McGuire, Walter McGuire.
In the AAU Track and Field Championships Outrigger finished in third place behind the University of Hawaii with 73 points, followed by Palama with 46 and Outrigger with 26.
Winning gold medals for the Outrigger were:
- Ray Melim, 220-yard low hurdles, :26 2-5.
- Burton Hooper, 1-mile run, 4:45 2-5.
- Dick Gartley, pole vault, 11′ 6″.
- George Carter, high jump, 5′ 7 1/2″.
Also earning medals were:
- Fred Coleman, 4th, 100-yard dash
- Medeiros, 2nd, half-mile run.
- Harold Low, 4th, 2-mile run.
- Melville McGuire, 3rd, pole vault.
- Jim Cruickshank, 2nd, javelin.
- Jim Cruickshank, 3rd, hammer throw.
- Half-mile Relay team, 2nd.
Others who competed for the Club were:
- Mile: Jorgen Jorgensen, Medeiros.
- 100-yard dash: Bernard Farden, Harold Yap, Ray Melim.
- 440-yard dash: Phillip Lindeman, Bruce Cruickshank.
- 2-mile run: Burton Hooper, Medeiros, Judd Rego.
- 220-yard dash: Bernard Farden, Fred Coleman, Vince Danford.
- 1-mile relay.
- 220 Low Hurdles: Meideiros, Robert Greig, Low, Burton Hooper.
- Pole Vault: George Carter, Fred Coleman.
- Broad Jump: Kenneth Ault, George Carter.
- Discus: Jim Cruickshank.
- Shot Put: Kenneth Ross.
- Javelin: Kenneth Ross.
- Hammer Throw: Kenneth Ross.
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