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Nudgee College has been part of 'the battle' for the Sir John Goodwin Cup since 1918. In this time Nudgee College has won the Championships in Track and Field on ten occasions, winning back to back championships in:
- 1920 and 1921
- 1969 and 1970
- 1996 and 1997
Great athletes through these years were P. W. Cleary (Shot), J. J. Rasmussen (800m and 1500m) and R. R. Rankin (800m). Undoubtedly the two greatest athletes to pass through the College were Graeme McLachlan and G. P. Chee. Graham McLachlan set the GPS 100 yards (Open) record of 9.8 seconds and it was never broken, even after the event became 100m in 1969.
The same year McLachlan set the GPS Long Jump record of 6.92m. This became a Nudgee College record which lasted until 1994 when Ben Gordon jumped 6.98m.
Nudgee College athlete Bernard Chee's record has never been beaten in five years at GPS competition over 100, 200 and 400m. He holds the GPS 200m record of 21.42sec (1996) and is still the holder of the Queensland Under 20 (and Nudgee College) Long Jump record of 7.57m.