Ronan Hall of Fame: Distinguished Athlete Terry Camel Brown

Profiles of new inductees into the Ronan Hall of Fame concludes with Terry Camel Brown – another member of a long list of Camel family athletes who excelled in multiple sports while attending Ronan High School.

A member of the 1975 graduating class at Ronan, Camel established basketball and track records that still stand after 50 years.

A hurdler, sprinter and long jumper in track, she claimed state titles twice in the 100-meter hurdles and 80-yard hurdles. Her long jump mark of 17’ 8” in 1974 at Billings set a new State Class A record and the effort still stands as the Ronan High School record. In that same meet, Camel won the 80-yard hurdles in a time of 11.7 seconds.

Two years earlier, as a freshman, Camel played an important role in the Maidens’ first State Championship in track. She won the 80-yard and 100-meter hurdles and finished second in the long jump with a jump of over 17 feet while contributing 14 points to the Ronan total of 25 points. She was the leading scorer in Class B over the two-day competition.

Camel’s speed and jumping ability helped her establish basketball rebounding totals that still rank among the best ever in Montana. In 1973 she collected 301 rebounds during the season for an average of 14.3 rebounds per game. This average remains the sixth best in Montana High School Association records.

Five times during the season she had more than 20 rebounds and was credited with double figure rebounds in 17 of the 21 games played by the Maidens that season. Camel was also the second leading scorer on the Maiden squad with an average of 8.2 points per game.

Despite not competing in track her senior year, Camel lettered four times in basketball and three times in track. She earned five State Championships in track and field along with four second place finishes. She was crowned a Divisional Track Champion 12 times.

Hall of Fame inductees will be honored Feb. 1 during a ceremony at the Ronan Community Center.