the woodrow wilson cross-country team, coached by alfred collins, won their first inter-high championship on november 6, 1963. the championship race was held at the langston golf course. seniors charlie hudson and charlie smith finished second and sixth respectively, while sophomore doug coffin finished eight. over the course of the season, both hudson and smith set a number of records. regardless, eastern and spingarn high school were the favorites in the championship. the depth of wilson's team soundly defeated both. "the washington post" named hudson and smith to the first team all-met cross-country team, both of whom went on to be founding members of the sports international track club with members from bcc, gonzaga, st. albans, episcopal and the american university. the club attracted a number of world-class athletes who went on to represent the united states, trinidad & tobago, and barbados at the olympic games.