Williams & Fulton County Special Olympics Compete At Ohio State Summer Games

(PHOTOS PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
FULTON COUNTY TEAM … (Front) Coaches Celia Wilson, Taylor Hartman, Stacy Galbraith, Anna Norris, Matthew Wyrostek, Kylie Plotts, Jadyn Wilson, Cortney Bowers, Melissa Waidelich, Annette Shotwell. (Mid-dle) Coach Lisa Smith, Tim Rettig, Danni Smith, Morgan Wagner, Megan Marini, Hannah Shotwell, Nick Weigand, Dillon Hayward, Jenny Whaley, Danelle Bodette, Amber Pursel, Joel Reinking, Ben Clausen. (Back) Coach Kevin Smith, Corey Case, Ann Schroeder, Keerston Volkman, Chad Kutzli, Shawn Summers, Dakota Hamrick, Roger Wolfram, Maylynn Sterrett, Andy Dietz, Nick Denn, Nathan Schaefer.

By: Nate Calvin
THE VILLAGE REPORTER

COLUMBUS – Twenty-four athletes from Fulton County and 28 from Williams County were among over 3,000 competitors at the Special Olympics Ohio State Summer Games held at the Ohio State University from June 23-25.

TORCH CARRIER … Jenny Whaley (Fulton County) carries the torch during the final leg of the Law Enforce-ment Torch Run. Jenny was nominated and chosen to be one of four torch bearers for the Opening Cere-monies of State Summer Games.

The Fulton County roster was made up of Jenny Whaley, Morgan Wagner, Hannah Shotwell, Danelle Bodette, Maylynn Sterrett, Ann Schroeder, Megan Marini, Amber Pursel, Keerston Volkman, Danni Smith, Nathan Schaefer, Ben Clausen, Dakota Hamrick, Shawn Summers, Chad Kutzli, Tim Rettig, Roger Wolfram, Erich Beltz, Nick Weigand, Joel Reinking, Dillon Hayward, Andy Dietz, Corey Case, and Nick Denn.

RUNNERS-UP … The Fulton County Jaguars volleyball team poses for a picture after their silver medal win!

The Williams County team consisted of Adam Bauer, Audrey Benner, Ayden Brown, Ben Murray, Candida Cerrato, Channing Rhoden, Jack Angeli, Chuck Howard, Claire Bell, Coebie Brown, Daniel Bell, Danika Pickett, Dawn Nelson, Duane Moore, Dustin Reynolds, Elliot Covington, Emyrson Slattman, Jaiden Beebe, Jeremy Allomong, Jy’Air Berryman, Koleton McCandless, Kristin Herman, Lincoln Brown, Mary Napier, Matt Dolman, Noah Slattman, Olivia Howard, and Russ Biller.

GOLD MEDALISTS … The Bocce team consisting of Roger Wolfram & Danelle Bodette (Fulton County) pose for a picture after their gold medal win!

WILLIAMS COUNTY RESULTS

NAME	EVENT #1	PLACE	EVENT #2	PLACE
Adam Bauer	200 M DASH	5^TH	RUNNING LONG JUMP	2^nd
Audrey Benner	Bocce	4^th
Ayden Brown	MINI JAVELIN	1^st	RUNNING LONG JUMP	3^rd
Ben Murray	100 M DASH	1^st	SOFTBALL THROW	1^st
Candida Cerrato	100 M DASH	1^st	SOFTBALL THROW	1^st
Channing Rhoden	Bocce	4^th
Jack Angeli	100 M WALK	3^rd	SOFTBALL THROW	3^rd
Chuck Howard	50 M DASH	3^rd	SOFTBALL THROW	7^th
Claire Bell	100 M DASH	2^nd	SOFTBALL THROW	7^th
Coebie Brown	100 M DASH	4^th	RUNNING LONG JUMP	6^th
Daniel Bell	100 M DASH	2^nd	SOFTBALL THROW	2^nd
Danika Pickett	Bocce	4^th
Dawn Nelson	100 M DASH	2^nd	SOFTBALL THROW	6^th
Duane Moore	50 M DASH	3^rd	SOFTBALL THROW	6^th
Dustin Reynolds	1500 M RUN	2^nd	RUNNING LONG JUMP	2^nd
Elliot Covington	100 M DASH	1^st	MINI JAVELIN	2^nd
Emyrson Slattman	Bocce	1^st
Jaiden Beebe	100 M DASH	2^nd	SOFTBALL THROW	5^th
Jeremy Allomong	400 M DASH	4^th	SOFTBALL THROW	3^rd
Jy’Air Berryman	Bocce	2^nd
Koleton McCandless	Bocce	2^nd
Kristin Herman	100 M DASH	2^nd	SOFTBALL THROW	5^th
Lincoln Brown	400 M DASH	1^st	RUNNING LONG JUMP	1^st
Mary Napier	200 M DASH	2^nd	MINI JAVELIN	2^nd
Matt Dolman	Bocce	4^th
Noah Slattman	Bocce	1^st
Olivia Howard	50 M DASH	3^rd	SOFTBALL THROW	1^st
Russ Biller	SOFTBALL THROW	4^th