Cecilia Branch of Halifax holds 65 Nova Scotia track and field records including the 100-metre hurdles, 100 and 200-metre dashes, and the long jump. Branch set a Canadian high school record in her speciality, the 100-metre hurdles in 1973. She was a silver medalist at the 1973 Canada Games in the states, which was one of the toughest competitions she was ever involved in.

In 1976, she was rated third in the country in the 100-metre hurdles. She was also a member of the Canadian Pan-Am Games track team in 1979, and the Canadian Olympic team in 1980, but could not compete due to the boycott. Branch was the Canadian indoor and outdoor 60-metre hurdles champion in 1985, the same year she was America’s Cup 100 metre hurdle champion. In 1992, she set a Canadian Master 100-metre hurdles record and earned a track scholarship to the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) where she starred in the American Intercollegiate competition. Branch was named UNLV’s most outstanding performer twice and was a bronze medalist in AIAW Track and Field championships. Cecilia then went on to be the Ottawa Rough Riders strength and conditioning coach in 1990.