2008 Special Olympics Alabama State Summer Games

By tmfuselier

Published: May 23, 2008

2008 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ALABAMA STATE
SUMMER GAMES

The 2008 Special Olympics Alabama State Summer Games were held on the campus of Troy University May 16 – 18, 2008.  There were several athletes from the Dothan/Houston County Area that competed.  Listed below are the competition results:

Swimming
4x25 Freestyle Relay       Gold  
Joyce Adams, Ashley Kelley, Andrew Neve, Elizabeth Bronold
4x25 Freestyle Relay     Gold  
Garett Butler, Ben Bailey, Zachary Grice,
Brad Cobb
4x25 Freestyle Relay     Silver  
Wendy Schofield, Katherine Watson, Kerri Nowell, Robbie Wilson
4x25 Freestyle Relay     Silver
Anthony Whitehead, Jay Bighems, Andrew Neve, Nici Reeser

Individual Swimming Competition
Kerri Nowell     50 Freestyle         Gold  
            50 Backstroke   Gold  
Robbie Wilson     50 Freestyle         Silver           50 Backstroke   Gold  
Wendy Schofield     50 Freestyle       Gold         100 Freestyle     Gold
Andrew Neve     50 Freestyle         Gold             100 Freestyle       Gold   Ben Bailey     50 Freestyle         Silver             100 Freestyle         4th
Zachary Grice     50 Freestyle         Bronze         100 Freestyle       5th    
Elizabeth Bronold 50 Breaststroke   Gold             100 Breaststroke   Gold
Joyce Adams     100 Freestyle     Gold               100 Backstroke   Bronze
Ashley Kelley     100 Freestyle       4th             100 Backstroke   Silver  
Jay Bighems     100 Freestyle     Silver             100 Backstroke   Gold  
Brandi Deese     100 Freestyle         5th  
Brad Cobb     50 Freestyle       Gold             100 Freestyle     Silver  
Garett Butler     50 Freestyle     Silver             50 Backstroke   Silver
Nici Reeser     50 Freestyle     Gold             50 Backstroke     Silver
Katherine Watson   50 Freestyle     Gold             50 Backstroke   Gold  
Anthony Whitehead 50 Freestyle   4th

Track and Field
Breanne Baxley     Softball Throw   Silver
      100M Walk         Gold
Lakeebie Freeman Softball Throw   Silver
      100M Walk     Silver
Chris Shelley     100M Run     Gold

Unified Bowling
Dream Team 1     Silver
Wade Miller, Mike Devine, Arlen Chapman, James McCord

Dream Team 2     Silver
Darren Wood, Lee Rogers, Don Rogers, Shawn Curtis

Dream Team 3     4th Place
Shannon Haney, Davonne McCoy, Dana Henderson, Larry Flippo

Dream Team 4     4th Place
Beth Smith, Mandy McGill, Eleanor Flippo, Dawn Gibbons

Individual Bowling Competition
Kayla Kelley     Bronze
Cindy Flippo     Bronze
Jessica Josey     Gold

Powerlifting
Jeffrey Hicks  
Dead Lift     Gold
Bench Press     Gold
Squat         Gold  
Overall     Gold

The Dothan Blast Softball Team     Bronze
Team members – William Gill, James Coleman, BreAnna Shelley, Gregory Guilford, Crystal Smith, Charles Fournier, John Wilson, Michael Springfield, Ben Carter, BJ Gray Anthony Wilson, Sandy McKnight and Greg Allen. 
Game 1 - Dothan 6   Anniston 7           Game 2 - Dothan 26   Montgomery 6

Dothan was represented very well by these athletes.  For more information about the local Special Olympic Program, please contact Angie Lowe with Dothan Leisure Services at 615-4743 or 615-4740.