NORMAL – About 4,000 athletes from across the state competed in the Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games June 10-12 at Illinois State University and Normal Community West High School.
They competed in aquatics, athletics (track and field), bocce, gymnastics, power-lifting, and soccer.
Local competitor results are:
Byron School District: Logan Kratz, 100-meter run, fifth place; Kameron McKnight, 200-meter run, fifth; Samuel Saltzgiver, 50-meter run, third; and in softball, Ryan Keller in third, Julia Scullion in sixth, and Madalyn Palmer in seventh. All are from Byron.
Beverly Farm in Godfrey: John Coy of Oregon, 50-meter run, fifth place;and Conrado Abinoja of Fenton, 50-meter run, second;
Freeport Park District: Jessica Neuschwanger of Mount Carroll, 25-meter breaststroke, third, and 25-meter freestyle, fifth; and Faith Krutsinger of Lanark, softball throw, fourth.
Freeport-Ridge Terrace in Freeport: Jennifer N. Pitts of Lanark, softball throw, second; and Byron Temple of Fulton, tennis ball throw, fifth.
Gordon Jones Terrace in Lanark: Patricia Zorembo of Lanark, softball throw, second.
Mendota High School: Addison Gott of La Moille, 100-meter run, fourth; 4 x 100-meter run relay and softball throw, first.
Gators Sports in Princeton: Troy Cromwell of La Moille, 100-meter run, third place, and 200-meter run, first.
Independent: Sarah Moroney of Rochelle, 400-meter walk, third place.
Lee County Special Education Association in Dixon: Jagger R. Harvey, 100-meter walk, fifth place; and David Goken, pentathlon, third. Both are of Dixon.
Ogle County Special Olympics in Oregon: Carlos Fulgencio of Rochelle, 100-meter run and shotput, fourth place ; Hal Skylar of Rochelle, 200-meter run, fourth, and shotput, fifth; Samantha Huffman of Davis Junction, 200-meter run, third, and softball throw, seventh; Jason Ballard of Davis Junction, 50-meter run, seventh; Isabella Manos of Oregon, 50-meter run and softball throw, third; Cierra McGinnis of Rochelle, 50-meter run, second; Jacquelyn Hueramo of Rochelle, softball throw, third; Logan Jones of Byron, softball throw, first; and Ethan Odle of Rochelle, softball throw, second.
Rockford Red Hots: Michael McMahon of Leaf River, 200-meter run, fourth, and softball throw, first; Martin McMahon of Leaf River, softball throw, third; Scot DeWall of Oregon, bocce unified doubles and bocce unified team, first; and Taylor Vock of Polo, bocce unified doubles, second, and bocce unified team, first.
Rockford Special Olympics: Michelle Rice of Byron, 400-meter run, fifth.
Rolling Hills Progress Center in Lanark: Brian Wagand of Shannon, 100-meter run, fourth, and softball throw, first; Kerry Klitz of Savanna, 50-meter run, fourth, and softball throw, fifth; Larry Hamilton of Polo, softball throw, fourth; and Johnathan Lenhart of Milledgeville, softball throw, third.
Twin City Schools in Sterling: Tyler D. Hagerman of Rock Falls, 100-meter run, third; Josef Buyno and Rhen Huizenga, both of Prophetstown, Kayley L. Crow of Deer Grove, Victoria Humphrey of Morrison, and Gabriella Ovalle of Sterling, 4 x 100-meter run relay, first place; Humphrey, 50-meter run, fourth; Hagerman, shotput, seventh; and Crow, softball throw, second.
Village of Progress in Oregon: Sylvia A. King of Oregon, 100-meter run, eighth; Kara Kjenner of Byron, 100-meter run, participation ribbon; Kenneth Spurbeck of Stillman Valley, 200-meter run, fourth; Jennifer Meyers of Forreston, shotput, fourth; and Elizabeth Bastuk of Oregon, softball throw, sixth.
Mable Developmental Center in Dixon: James Boyce of Chicago, 50-meter run, third; Clarence Brady of Champaign, 50-meter run, participation ribbon, and softball throw, first; Jayme Snyder of Peoria, 50-meter run and softball throw, second; and ustin Benson of East Moline, softball throw, fourth.
Young Athletes independents: Karson Null of Sterling, 50-meter run and tennis ball throw, participation ribbon.
Tracy's Boxer Club in Walnut: Mary Kuhnert of Walnut, 100-meter walk, second.
Go to soill.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2016SummerGamesResults.pdf for the complete listing.