John Gregg is a Colonie Central High School (CCHS) class of 1957 graduate. At CCHS, Gregg’s interests were academics, music and an athletic focus on track sprinting. Most notable CCHS accomplishments were the 1957 state championships and state records set at 100 yards (9.8) and 220 yards straight (21.0). He then attended University of Michigan on scholarship where he improved 100 yard time to 9.5 in an era when the world record was 9.3, and 220 at 20.8 curve. A high point was a photo finish at Big Ten Championship 60 yard dash in time of 6.1, tying the  record held by Jesse Owens. After college Gregg continued with Masters competitions, improving 100 meters to 10.45, 400 meters to 48+ seconds, and achieving 4th at Canadian Decathlon ( 4,900 points). He reached Cat 3 in cycle racing, ran a 37+ second 10K and 3h 3min Marathon. His current program includes track sprint intervals and bicycle hill-climbing; non-competitive interests are mountain back-packing, and a return to music with improvisational jazz trumpet.Parallel with athletic pursuits, Gregg achieved five degrees while at the University of Michigan including Doctorates in Dentistry, and PhD in Medicine-Neurosciences. He completed specialty surgery residency at Michigan, and has conducted academic and private practices in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for 45 years. His clinical treatments and research have concentrated on diagnosis and repair of painful orofacial nerve injuries using microsurgery. Gregg has 125 scientific publications and has taught as Professor of Surgery at UNC, VCU and VT. Gregg was inducted into the CCHS Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Capital District Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2022. He is married with three children, and five grandchildren (all college graduates); he lives on a farm in the western mountains of Virginia.