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Area Special Olympians Earn Medals at State

The Spirit Lake Park and Okoboji Special Olympics teams are competign in Ames this week for the Iowa State Special Olympics. Here are some of the results:

Cycling 1K
Megan Vierkant, SLP – Gold Medal
Blainne Stone, SLP – Silver Medal

Cycling 250m

Blainne Stone, SLP – Silver Medal
Megan Vierkant, SLP – 5th Place Ribbon

Softball Throw
Brendon Grotjohn, SLP – Gold Medal
Reese Roth, Oko – Gold Medal
Michael Welter, Oko – Gold Medal
Michelle Jermeland, SLP – Silver Medal
Ashton Hesseltine, Oko – Bronze Medal
Emma Marlow, Oko – Bronze Medal
Matt Ellrich, Oko – 4th Place Ribbon

Tennis Ball Throw
Maggie Bramhall, SLP – Silver Medal
Megan Vierkant, SLP – Silver Medal

Javelin Throw
Brady Dickerson, SLP – Gold Medal

Standing Long Jump
Megan Vierkant, SLP – Gold Medal
Matt Ellrich, Oko – Bronze Medal
Cameron Fairchild, Oko – Bronze Medal

Running Long Jump
Reese Roth, Oko – Silver Medal

50-Meter Dash
Brendon Grotjohn, SLP – Gold Medal
Michelle Jermeland, SLP – Gold Medal
Jackson Fisher, Oko – Gold Medal
Michael Welter, Oko – Gold Medal


Photo courtesy of Nancy Vierkant