Nominated by fellow Hall of Famer and Hockomock League rival Dwight Estey, Julie has an unparalleled record at Mansfield. Her career actually started at Seekonk in 1986 as a colleague to MSTCA Executive Director Frank Mooney, progressed to Wheaton College and finally to Mansfield in 2002. Coach Collins has an amazing 200-9 record as head coach and has never lost a CC meet at Mansfield! Her ‘big meet’ resume is equally impressive with 27 Hickok crowns, 5 EMASS Divisional titles in the spring. Additionally, her teams have claimed numerous MSTCA Relay crowns. Most impressive, however, is the 2 All-State wins in CC, 3 in winter track, and 2 in Spring Track as the green wave of the Hornet’s juggernaut rolls on and on. But Julie’s success is not confined just to her elite athletes.She spends the same amount of time with the JV’s as the stars, and her compassion and dedication has become legendary. Peter Schuder, the former Columbia and B.U. coach, who joined the Mansfield staff as girls head Indoor coach in 2006 states, “working for and with Julie has been the most enjoyable coaching experience of my entire career.” Julie is totally dedicated to her team, school and the town of Mansfield and wished to thank all the other coaches she has been “blessed” to work with, and all the athletes she has trained. Lastly she is greatly appreciative of her husband Wally, the former Foxboro great distance runner, for his unending support and, “always listening.”
Inducted: 2013