Article posted: 7/11/2012 5:30 AM

Conant track event held in honor of long-time coach

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The late Ron Gummerson was a teacher and coach for boys track and field at Conant High School for 29 years. On July 26, an all-ages track meet will be held at the school in his honor in an effort to raise funds for a college scholarship to be given annually to a Conant track athlete.

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A new all-ages track meet will be held in honor of Conant High School boys track and field coach Ron Gummerson on Thursday, July 26, in an effort to raise scholarship money for track athletes at the school. Gummerson, who taught and coached at Conant for 29 years, died last year after a battle with liver cancer.

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