Special Olympics Wisconsin
2006 National Games - Team Wisconsin
Wisconsin Athletes Shine at First-Ever National Games Competition
Team Wisconsin athletes recently returned from putting on an impressive performance at the first ever 2006 Special Olympics USA National Games. All of their hard work prior to the competition paid off as, in total, Team Wisconsin brought home 88 medals and 35 ribbons.
Wisconsin athletes joined 3,500 others from across the United States for the
National Games. Team Wisconsin was made up of 62 athletes selected to
compete in one of 12 sports from July 2-7 in Ames, Iowa and surrounding areas. The
12 sports at the event included aquatics, athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling,
golf, gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and motor
activities program.
Comedian Tom Arnold emceed the opening ceremony, while country music singer
Jo Dee Messina performed at the closing ceremony.
Thank you to Kwik Trip, the year-round Mission Partner of Special Olympics Wisconsin. Also, thanks to Wisconsin National Games sponsors Knights of Columbus, Great Midwest Relay, Kohler Company and Charter Media.
Wisconsin's National Games Athletes
Sport |
First Name |
Last Name |
Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling | Jamie | Mier | SO Burnett County Adult 3-11 |
| Bowling | Daniel | Schlender | SO Syble Hopp School 5-03 |
| Bowling | Julie | Wildenberg | SO Valley Packing Ind. 4-07 |
| Bowling | Ellen | Pronley | SO Team Elmbrook 8-17 |
| Gymnastics | Eresi | Yarney | SO Ozaukee County 8-28 |
| Gymnastics | Natalie | Gugg | SO West Bend Recreation 8-33 |
| Gymnastics | Cindy | Redlich | SO Arrowhead 8-19 |
| Basketball | Katie | Magle | SO Door County 5-04 |
| Basketball | Erin | Marsch | SO Greem Bay Metros 5-15 |
| Basketball | Zeliana | Baum | SO Green Bay Metros 5-15 |
| Basketball | Molly | Teitgen | SO North Suburban 8-02 |
| Basketball | Rebecca | Perren | SO La Crosse Park & Rec 6-36 |
| Basketball | Jessica | West | SO Walworth Co Adult Program 7-08 |
| Basketball | Rebecca | Olsen | SO Green Bay Metros 5-15 |
| Basketball | Debbie | Gildemeister | SO Wil-O-Way Grant 8-29 |
| Basketball | Holly | Biegler | SO West Bend Recreation 8-33 |
| Basketball | Christine | Cherne | SO North Suburban 8-02 |
| Aquatics | Ryan | Phillips | SO Racine 7-15 |
| Aquatics | Nate | Gerharz | SO Sheboygan Adult Program 5-07 |
| Aquatics | Terry | Schill | SO Sheboygan Adult Program 5-07 |
| Aquatics | Nicholas | Stonelake | SO ARC of Outgamie Co. 4-25 |
| Powerlifting | Matt | Manderfield | SO ARC of Neena-Menasha 4-14 |
| Powerlifting | Eric | Yerges | SO Dodge County Arc 4-04 |
| Powerlifting | Scott | Stanton | SO La Crosse Park & Rec 6-36 |
| Athletics | Zachariah | Higgs | SO Viroqua 6-40 |
| Athletics | Ike | Walters | SO Team Milwaukee 8-42 |
| Athletics | Jacob | Shepherd | SO Brookwood 6-53 |
| Athletics | Andrew | Gitzlaff | SO Arrowhead 8-19 |
| Athletics | Amy | Kiesner | SO Wauwatosa 8-05 |
| Athletics | Jessica | Harter | SO Viroqua 6-40 |
| Athletics | Crystal | Fougner | SO Polk County 3-36 |
| Athletics | Toni | Wagner | SO Sauk County ARC 6-52 |
| Athletics | Rebecca | Jaskie | SO Arrowhead 8-19 |
| Athletics | Kristin | Martin | SO West Allis 8-14 |
| Athletics | Sara | Willette | SO West Allis 8-14 |
| Athletics | Vicki | Luxton | SO Sauk County ARC 6-52 |
| Golf | Kaitlin | Miller | SO Syble Hopp School 5-03 |
| Golf | James | Miller | SO Syble Hopp School 5-03 |
| Golf | Ivy | Kleist | SO Waupaca 4-15 |
| Golf | Clark | Kleist | SO Waupaca 4-15 |
| Tennis | Jerome | Aguirre | SO Walworth County Adult 7-08 |
| Tennis | Tyler | Derringer | SO West Allis 8-14 |
| Tennis | Charles | Bohmert | SO Lakeland Region 2-30 |
| Tennis | Joseph | Neumann | SO La Crosse Park & Rec 6-36 |
| Bocce | Adam | Palmer | SO Valley Packing Ind. 4-07 |
| Bocce | Richard | Schilling | SO Wauwatosa 8-05 |
| Bocce | Sarah | Meyer | SO La Crosse Park & Rec 6-36 |
| Bocce | Janan | Hetzel | SO Wauwatosa 8-05 |
| Softball | Jeremy | Patterson | SO North Suburban 8-02 |
| Softball | Merle | Cooney | SO Stevens Point YMCA 2-25 |
| Softball | James | Graff | SO Manitowoc Co Miracles 5-14 |
| Softball | Troy | O'Brien | SO West Bend Recreation 8-33 |
| Softball | Scott | Camen | SO Barron Co 3-30 |
| Softball | Farrell | Vangsness | SO North Suburban 8-02 |
| Softball | Craig | Becker | SO North Suburban 8-02 |
| Softball | Douglas | McClure | SO Eau Claire Adults 3-06 |
| Softball | Louis | Riley | SO Shepherds 7-20 |
| Softball | Jason | Engelhardt | SO Valley Packing Ind. 4-07 |
| Softball | Dave | Wilinski | SO Green Bay Metros 5-15 |
| Softball | Josh | Martin | SO West Madison 6-12 |
| Softball | Michael | Graff | SO Manitowoc Co Miracles 5-14 |
| Softball | Brad | Treutinger | SO Green Bay Metros 5-15 |
