University of Saskatchewan Athletics

Leslie Hutchison, a native of Ontario, moved to Spalding at an early age and attended Regina College. He enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (B.S.A, 1927) in 1922.

He competed on the intervarsity track & field team for four years in pole vault, long jump and high jump.

He won the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union pole vault championship from 1923 to 1925, setting a provincial record in 1923.

Leslie was also an accomplished baseball player and competed in tournaments throughout Saskatchewan.