to be known as the "Midnight Express". He set world records in the 100-yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He was the first African-American to receive the title of the "world's fastest human" after winning gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In March 1935, Tolan won the 75, 100 and 220-yard events at the World Professional Sprint Championships in Melbourne, Australia to become the first man to win both the amateur and professional world sprint championships. In his full career as a sprinter, Tolan won 300 races and lost only 7. Northwestern Interscholastic Track Meet March 1926: 1st Place – National Champions March 1927: 3rd Place March 1928: 3rd Place Campus Architecture A new campus opened in May 2005 in an adjacent lot on Grand River Avenue to the north of the original building. The former building, including the extension, was left vacant (with classroom fittings and supplies inside). The alumni association announced plans in April 2007 to renovate it as a multi-use center including arts spaces, retail, and residences, but in July 2007 a fire damaged the 1922 section. The school district listed the building for demolition later that year. Demolition began in December 2010 and was completed in August 2011. At the time of demolition, the school building was approximately and weighed more than . Over 90% of the material in the building was recycled for other uses or as backfill. Students Demographics , almost 2,500 students attended Cass Technical High School: 728 students in the ninth grade, 585 students in the tenth grade, 585 in the eleventh grade, and 570 in the twelfth grade. Enrollment in 2018–19 was 2,393. Ethnicity distribution Of the students attending Cass Technical High School in 2010–11, 2,035 (82.5%) of them are Black or African American, 233 (9.4%) are Asian American, 147 (6.0%) are Hispanic or Latino, 28 (1.1%) are Arab, 12 (0.5%) are White, and 7 (0.3%) are American Indian or Alaska Native. Notable alumni Art, architecture, design Arts and entertainment Business Educators Fiction/non-fiction Journalism/publishing/broadcasting Law, government, and public policy Military Sports References External links (Archive from 2000 onwards) Cass Tech High School at Detroiturbex.com Cass Technical photos circa 2009 at Silentbuildings.com Midtown Detroit High schools in Detroit Magnet schools in Michigan Public high schools in Michigan Educational institutions established