The Iowa Special Olympics start today, at the Iowa State University Campus, in Ames.
Vierkant says this event is big
That’s Spirit Lake resident, Nancy Vierkant, whose daughter, Megan, will be in competition today. Teams from Spirit Lake and Okoboji will both be in competition.
Spirit Lake Competitors:
Maggie Bramhall – softball throw Gold Medal with a throw of 9M
Brendon Grotjohn – 50 meter dash
Jayden Sorensen- 50 meter dash Silver Medal
Michelle Jermland-50 meter dash Gold Medal
Blainne Stone- 5th place in 1K cycling, 200 meter dash, 250 M Cycling Gold Medal in a time of 35.78
Megan Vierkant – 250 meter cycling, Gold Medal in 1K cycling, standing long jump Gold Medal with a jump of .87 M
Okoboji competitors:
Brandon Lamb – 50 meter dash 5th Place
Joey Jensen – 50 meter dash 1st Place
Riley Poss – Javelin throw 2nd Place
Katrina Carpenter – 50 meter dash 1st Place
Jackson Fisher – Javelin throw
Matt Ellrich – softball throw 1st Place
Evan Bisenius – softball throw 2nd Place
Ashton Hesseltine – softball throw 3rd Place
Cameron Fairchild – standing long jump 2nd Place
Emma Marlow – 50 meter dash 7th Place
The Iowa Special Olympics offers 23 Olympic-style sports to nearly 11,000 athletes, and features 1,400 coaches and 2,000 volunteers.
