The Special Olympics Summer Games were held this past weekend at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY. Delegations from all over the state met at EKU for two days of competition. These delegations competed in track & field, swimming, soccer and Bocce Ball. Marshall County Special Olympics took 17 athletes and 3 unified partners to the games. The Marshall Delegation had a couple of first’s this year, we sent our first ever Bocce teams, and our first ever female pentathlon athlete. Haley Dunn was the only female to compete at the state games in the pentathlon events and she did our delegation proud. Lots of ribbons and medals came home from Richmond, but we are most proud of the accomplishments and good sportsmanship of our athletes. We appreciate the community support of Marshall County Special Olympics. Special Olympics goes beyond the sport and gives our athletes skills and confidence they can carry over into their everyday lives.
Marshall County Special Olympics has so much support from our community with fundraisers throughout the year that help make it possible for the teams to travel to these events. They also had an anonymous $200 donation that came in to help them get to Richmond, for which they are very appreciative!! Their next fundraising event is their Golf Scramble that will be held on August 24th, so be on the lookout for information in the next few days on how to sign up for that event!
In addition to the community support, they also have some amazing coaches that help them prepare for their competitions: Noah Steele, Travis Bradley, Hayden Hendley, Ed Wilson, and Dawn McLaughlin. These coaches are also assisted by Phoebe McLaughlin and Lexie Myers!
Our Marshall County Special Olympics Team had an AMAZING weekend in Richmond! Check out some of their accomplishments below and be sure to congratulate them on a job well done at the Summer Games when you see them this summer!
Bocce Ball:
Carol Myers & Mason Tatum, Gold Medal
Myra & Heath Mann, 4th Place
Darrell & Amber Smith, 5th Place
Trevin West & Debra DeSautels 6th PlacePentathlon:
Darrell & Amber Smith, 5th Place
Trevin West & Debra DeSautels 6th PlacePentathlon:
Haley Dunn, Gold Medal
Jacob Dunn, 4th Place
Shot Put:
Chase Henderson, 4th place
Karl Perry, 6th place
Softball Throw:
Jamon Butler, Silver Medal
Jennifer Irvan, Silver Medal
Dylan Emerson, Bronze Medal
Chris Capone, Bronze Medal
Jacob Hart, 4th Place
Tyler Bradley, 4th Place
Xander Wolff, 5th Place
25 Meter Assisted Walk:
Tyler Bradley, Bronze Medal
50 Meter Dash:
Tyler West, Gold Medal
Chris Capone, 5th Place
Dylan Emerson, 6th Place
Jacob Hart, 7th Place
Jennifer Irvan, 7th place
100 Meter Dash:
Tyler West, Gold Medal
Xander Wolff, Silver Medal
Jamon Butler, Silver Medal
Chase Henderson, 5th Place
