A special day on the track for Special Olympians

Special Olympics athletes from Iola and Allen County competed at track meets in Pittsburg, with the participants of all ages took part.

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April 28, 2022 - 2:25 PM

Iola Special Olympics fifth-grader Jacob Catron competes in the 50-meter race April 19 at a track meet in Pittsburg. . Courtesy photo

PITTSBURG — A pair of local Special Olympics groups were at Pittsburg State University last week for their respective track and field meets.

On April 19, Iola Special Olympics members were at PSU’s Carnie Smith Stadium for the Southeast Kansas Regional Track Meet.

Iola’s results:

Kobear Smith: second in javelin, first in standing long jump

Jacob Catron: first in standing long jump, third in 50-meter race

Nick Stogsdill: third in javelin, second in softball throw

Kason Botts: second in 200-meter race, fifth in running long jump

Enzy Mynat: fifth in javelin, fourth in softball throw, third in running long jump

Xavior Burrow: third in softball throw, fourth in  javelin 

Aiden Fraker: first in softball throw, third in 100-meter race 

Keegon Hedman: second in 50-meter race, third in softball throw

Jaden Smith: second in softball throw, second in 100-meter race

Gavin Doolittle: second in 25-meter race, third in shot put

Kyle Schmidt: fourth in running long jump, fourth in javelin

Heidi Hibbs: second in 50-meter race, first in tennis ball throw

Iola Special Olympics seventh-grader Aiden Fraker competes in the softball toss April 19 at Pittsburg. Courtesy photo
Iola Special Olympics 11th-grader Kyle Schmidt competes in the running long jump April 19 at a track meet in Pittsburg. Courtesy photo
Allen County Special Olympics team members were at Pittsburg April 21. Team members are, from left, Casey Riebel, Tina Craft, Ian Wolfgang Weber, Ty Johnson and coach Joy Riebel. Courtesy photo
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Kaden Priddy: second in 25-meter race, second in tennis ball throw

Elementary 4×100 relay team: (Kobear Smith, Kason Botts, Jacob Catron, Xavior Burrow), first place

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