As an athlete, Catherine Bond-Mills won 11 Canadian championships from 1989 through 1999 establishing a national record three times. Catherine competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Summer Games, three Commonwealth Games, 1990, 1994 and 1996 where she won a bronze medal and four World Championships; 1993, 1995, 1998 and 1999.

As a coach, Catherine has been on the coaching staff of the Canadian Junior track and field teams since 2005 and has coached in the world championships. She was a Team Ontario coach at the 2005 Canada Summer Games in Regina.

Some of her other awards and inductions include:

U of T Athlete of the year in 1990
Woodstock Hall of Fame in 1998
U of T Sports Hall of Fame in 2002
London Sports Hall of Fame in 2006
She has been an astounding role model, having given back so much to this fantastic sport which gave her so much, and she is more than deserving of this award.