PITTSBURG — The Iola Special Olympics and unified sports team competed at the annual SEK regional track and field event at Pittsburg State University on Thursday.
In the elementary school competition, Izzy DeTar took second place in the tennis ball throw and third place in the long jump. Kobear Smith earned fourth place in the turbo javelin and first place in the long jump.
“Athletes and buddies competed hard and represented Iola well,” Iola head coach Ann Bates said. “It was a great day to be a Mustang at Pittsburg State University.”
Phoenix Means took first place in the 25-meter race, third place in the tennis ball throw and fourth in the long jump.
Eryx Means placed second in both the long jump and the tennis ball throw.
Dustin Smith took first place in the long jump and second place in the tennis ball throw.
Sam Hughes won first place in the tennis ball throw, turbo javelin and long jump.
The elementary 4×100 relay team of Kobear Smith, Dustin Smith, DeTar and Means took first place.
In the middle school competition, Kason Botts earned first place in both the long jump and the 400-meter.
Xavier Burrow placed first in the softball throw as well as the turbo javelin.
Jacob Catron won first place in the tennis ball throw and third in the long jump.
Aiden Fracker came in first place in the long jump and softball throw.
Keegan Hedman took first place in the softball throw and long jump.
Breah Jones took second place in the long jump and third place in both the tennis ball throw and 50-meter race.
Enzy Mynat won second place in the turbo javelin, softball throw and long jump.
