The Decorah High School and Decorah Middle School Special Olympics teams traveled to Cedar Falls to compete in the Northeast Iowa Regional Track and Field event at the UNI Dome on March 2^nd.

Competing and placing for the high school were as follows:

Emily Green – 1st in shot put, 2nd in the 50-meter dash

Makenzy Hope – 1st in shot put, 3rd in the 50-meter dash

Donnie Hrdlicka – 2nd in shot put, 3rd in the 50-meter dash

Kamryn Leuenberger – 1st in tennis ball throw, 1st in 50 meter walk with me

John Lippe – 1st in shot put, 3rd in the 50-meter dash

Carly Mann – 2nd in shot put, 1st in the 100-meter dash

Wyatt Pleggenkuhle – 1st in shot put, 1st in 50-meter walk

Braden Ramstad – 2nd in shot put, 2nd in 100-meter dash

For the Middle School were: 

Daniel Bean – 1st in shot put, 1st in 50-meter dash

Johnathan Bean – 1st in shot put, 1st in 100-meter dash

Aiden Farley – 2nd in softball throw, 2nd in 50-meter dash

Zoey Lollar – 2nd in softball throw, 1st in 50-meter dash

Sky Pasche – 1st in softball throw, 2nd in 50-meter dash

Luke Thompson – 1st in softball throw, 4th in 50-meter dash

Sophomore Makenzy Hope carried the Special Olympics flag, and Senior Carly Mann carried the Special Olympics torch during the Opening Ceremony.

Accompanying the Special Olympics athletes to support and cheer them on were Decorah High School students Amelia Pankow, Maran Martin, Nate Rhodes, and Teagan Menke, members of the Unified Champions group.

The Special Olympics team would like to thank Coach Tangen for teaching them how to throw a shot put and Coach Holthaus for working with them on jumping and running.  

The Decorah High School Special Olympians and Unified Champions will next be in action as part of the Unified basketball game at the boys state basketball tournament on March 13^th during halftime of the 12:15 semifinal game.

Middle School 25 SOTF:

(l-r): Daniel Bean, Luke Thomson, Aiden Farley, Zoey Lollar, Johnathan Bean, and Sky Pasche

High School 25 SOTF:Row 1 (l-r): Maran Martin (Unified Champions Supporter), Kamryn Leuenberger, Carly Mann, Emily Green, John Lippe, Makenzy Hope

Row 2 (l-r) Amelia Pankow (Unified Champions Supporter), Donnie Hrdlicka, 

Row 3 (l-r): Teagan Menke (Unified Champions Supporter), Nate Rhodes (Unified Champions Supporter), Haley Stinson, Wyatt Pleggenkuhle, Braden Ramstad

Makenzy Hope Carries Special Olympics Flag