Marshalltown Special Olympics participated in the Iowa State Summer Games May 17-19 in Ames, winning numerous gold medals.
Nearly 3,000 athletes from across Iowa competed on Iowa State University’s campus. Marshalltown had students participate in a variety of sports including cycling, swimming, and track and field.
The results are as follows:
—-Track and Field—-
Gold Medal Winners
Joey Fisher – 100 M Dash
Skylar Smith – Softball Throw
Rachel McMahon-Softball Throw
Silver Medal Winners
Joey Fisher – 50 M Dash
Skylar Smith – 50 M Dash
Laura Drennon – Softball Throw
Richard Olmstead – Softball Throw
Bronze Medal Winners
Leticia Flores – Softball Throw
Richard Olmstead – 50 M Dash
6th Place Ribbon
Brittany Ryerson – Softball Throw
—-Cycling—-
Gold Medal Winners
Liz Bovee- 250M Modified
McKenze Lubbert/Chandler Fisher- 1K Unified
Drake Fisher- 250M Modified
Nick Hildreth- 1K Modified
John Johnson- 250M Modified
John Johnson/Scott Mills- 1K Unified
Jonny Laughlin- 250M Modified
Jonny Laughlin- Travis Nehring 1 K Unified
Bea Leon- 250M Modified
Rachel McMahon/Shelby Mills- 1K Unfied
Silver Medal Winners
Bea Leon/Eli Devin- 1K Unified
Drake Fisher- 1K Modified
Nick Hildreth- 250M Modified
Breanna Wooldridge- 1K Modified, 250M Modified
Bronze Medal Winners
Bella Victor- 250M Modified
McKenze Lubbert- 250M Modified
4th Place Ribbon
Francisco Rodriguez- 250M Modified
—-Swimming—-
Gold Medal Winners
McKenze Lubbert, 50Yd Freestyle, 50yd Backstroke
Michael Manley- 25 yd Backstroke
Martin Herrera- 25 yd Breastroke
Crysa Vergauwen- 50yd Breastroke
Christian Banderas- 25yd Flotation
Oscar Gutierrez- 15 yd Flotation
Miguel Salas- 25 yd Backstroke
Cody Freese- 25 yd Backstroke
Relay team: Page Shattuck, Daniel Wieland, Michael Manley, Cody Freese
Silver Medal Winners
Faith Legg- 25 yd Freestyle
Andres Levia- 50yd Freestyle
Isaac Youngblood- 25 yd Backstroke
Crysa Vergauwen- 50 Yd Backstroke
Daniel Wieland- 50 Yd Backstroke
Martin Herrera- 25 yd Freestyle
Bronze Medal Winners
Isaac Youngblood- 25 Yd Freestyle
4th Place
Michael Manley- 25 Yd Freestyle
Daniel Wieland- 50 Yd Freestyle
5th Place
Miguel Salas- 25 Yd Freestyle