Christopher Trudeau
Graduating class: 1994
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 2026
Hall of Fame Category: Athlete
In his seven combined seasons of high school track (four winter and three spring) Chris Trudeau broke more records than a rookie disc jockey. The two-sport athlete (he also played three years of soccer) opened the eyes of Fairhaven fans and track followers in general when he was named the outstanding overall performer at the boys’ South Coast Conference Freshmen/Sophomore Meet after soaring six-feet to win the high jump competition and crossing the finish line with a time of :47.6 to capture the 300-meter hurdles event.
By the time Trudeau placed first in the high jump at the TAC’s NEAC Junior Olympic Northeastern Qualifying Meet later in the season every track enthusiast knew the name Chris Trudeau. In December of 1992 the high-flying Fairhaven star tied a school record in his favorite event by clearing the bar at 6-feet-4 inches and eventually broke his record by soaring over the bar at 6-feet-6, which is a FHS record that still stood as of 2026.
Records and ribbons framed his brilliant athletic resume both on and outside of the oval. Here are a few highlights of his storied high school track career.
-- As a sophomore, Trudeau advanced to the South Coast state competition in the high jump and was named to the South Coast Conference All-Star Team.
-- His winning leap of 6-feet was a conference Freshman/Sophomore record.
-- He tied a school record in the high jump when his 6-feet-4 effort led the Blue Devils to a 57-30 victory over perennial SCC power Seekonk in a dual meet upset win. The next best jump was 5-feet-6 inches.
- - Chris showed his versatility by helping Fairhaven dominate the 1990 SCC Relays competition with a team total of 70 points, some 25 points better than runner-up Apponequet Regional. He was part of the record-setting shuttles hurdles team that won in :27.9 and the high jump competition with a combined effort of 17-feet-2 inches.
- - Placed second in the high jump at the EMass Class D Championship at Harvard (6-feet-5) and accounted for half of his team’s 16 points.
-- Participated in the Junior Olympics in Walnut, California where he competed in the high jump event.
-- Won the long jump and 110-meter hurdles events in a dual meet victory over Wareham.
-- And at the eighth annual All-SCC Awards Banquet in May of 1993, Trudeau was honored for his first place finish in the Class D high jump competition and sixth place in the All-State Meet.
Chris currently lives in Carver, MA where and has worked for Pepsico for more than 25 years. He and his wife Amy have two grown sons, and he has served as a hurdles and high jump coach at the Carver Middle School.