Meet Team Wisconsin Athlete, Katelynn Fulweber

January 31, 2014

Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) selected Katelynn Fulweber of Ashland as one of 62 athletes to represent Team Wisconsin at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games in Princeton, New Jersey on June 14-21, 2014. Wisconsin athletes will compete in athletics, aquatics,...


Meet Team Wisconsin Athlete, Crystalynn Fougner

January 29, 2014

Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) selected Crystalynn Fougner of Amery as one of 62 athletes to represent Team Wisconsin at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games in Princeton, New Jersey on June 14-21, 2014. Wisconsin athletes will compete in athletics, aquatics,...


Meet Team Wisconsin Athlete, Samantha DuMez

January 27, 2014

Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) selected Samantha DuMez of Sheboygan as one of 62 athletes to represent Team Wisconsin at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games in Princeton, New Jersey on June 14-21, 2014. Wisconsin athletes will compete in athletics, aquatics,...


Meet Team Wisconsin Athlete, Michele Drendel

January 24, 2014

Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) selected Michele Drendel of La Crosse as one of  62 athletes to represent Team Wisconsin at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games in Princeton, New Jersey on June 14-21, 2014. Wisconsin athletes will compete in athletics,...


Special Olympics Wisconsin Cancels State Winter Games Competitions due to Extremely Cold Weather Conditions

January 23, 2014

Due to the extremely cold temperatures forecasted for Saturday, January 25 and Sunday, January 26, Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) will cancel the State Winter Games snowshoe racing and cross-country skiing competitions at Nine Mile Forest and snowboarding and alpine skiing...


SOWI Athlete Builds New Strengths Working at Anytime Fitness

January 17, 2014

Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) athlete Luke Leohner, 32, is like the many of us who first venture into the workforce without a clear sense of direction. Over the years, Leohner has worked at John Deer, McDonald’s and in the kitchen...


Special Olympics Wisconsin Volunteer Mary Fiegel Coaches Athlete on the Job and on the Playing Field

January 17, 2014

Coach Mary Fiegel spends countless hours training Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) athletes on the West Bend Special Olympics basketball team, but when practice is over, she continues to coach one of her athletes on the job. Fiegel works as an...


Athlete Fuses Her Love of Sports with a Job at the Wisconsin Athletic Club

January 17, 2014

Erika Weiss, 21, has participated in Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) basketball, bowling and track and field for half her life. She’s currently training to compete in athletics (track and field) at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games in New Jersey....


Special Olympics Helps Build Confidence and Improve Employability

January 17, 2014

“I was very shy before I started Special Olympics.  I didn’t think I could do anything because I had a disability. School was tough and I didn’t think I was good enough,” said 37-year-old Anthony Porter, a Front End Associate...



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