Stark County DD brings home gold at Special Olympics

Special Olympians representing the Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities brought home 63 medals from the State Summer Games held June 23-24 at The Ohio State University. More than 50 athletes competed in track and field, bocce and bowling. The final medal count was 23 golds, 27 silvers and 13 bronze for the Stark DD team.

To kick off the games, Stark DD athlete Anthony Anderson ran the Olympic torch into the OSU stadium and lit the Olympic Flame at the opening ceremonies.

Thirteen athletes were double-medal winners. Brian Dunnivan brought home double gold medals for the 100M run and the 200M run. Cherie Brandenstein won the gold medal in the 200M run and a silver in the standing long jump. Four athletes brought home double silver medals: Steven Anderson, Silver-400M Run, Silver-Shotput ; Paul Gines, Silver-400M Run, Silver-200M Run; Anthony Anderson, Silver-1500M Run, Silver-800M Run; and Terry Weekly, Silver-Mini Javelin, Silver-400M Walk.

Indoors, the bowling lanes were hot for Stark athletes as 12 bowlers nabbed gold medals, three silver medals, four bronze medals and a fourth place finish.

Both of the Stark DD Bocce 4-person teams scored big, grabbing both the gold and silver medals. Players Amy Marginean, Chris Florea, Mary Beth Myers, Paul Klaus, Natalie Trump and Mike Busto were double medal winners, competing on both the 4-person and 2-person Bocce teams.
 
Complete State Summer Games results are:
 Bocce:
Amy Marginean, Silver-2 person; Gold-4 person
Christopher Florea, Silver-2 person; Gold-4 person
Jenny Welty,  4th place-2 person; Gold-4 person
Sean Givner, 4th Place-2 person; Gold-4 person
Mary Beth Myers, Silver-2 person; Silver-4 person
Paul Klaus, Silver-2 person; Silver-4 person
Natalie Trump, Bronze-2 person; Silver-4 person
Mike Busto Bronze-2 person; Silver-4 person

Bowling:
Tim Allen, Bronze
Megan Anthony, Gold
Eric Bishop, Gold
Nancy Blair, Bronze
Eugene Boyd, Bronze
John Buckridge, Gold
Bill Frye, Gold
Lisa Garner, Gold
Seth Geiselman, Gold
Martha Griffith, 4th
Janet Krabill, Gold
Teresa Miller, Gold
Shawn Neubauer, Gold
Helen Petrides, Silver
Don Sanders, Silver
Ronnie Smith, Gold
Cheryl Sprout, Gold
Stephanie Summers, Gold
Harry Widder, Silver
Danette Zane, Bronze
               
Track & Field:
Brian Dunnivan, Gold-100M Run; Gold-200M Run
Cherie Brandenstein, Gold-200M Run; Silver-Standing Long Jump
Anne Simmerman, Gold-400M Walk
Buck Smullen, Gold-100M Run
Tim Frient, Gold-100M Run
Ricardo Coleman, Gold-100M Run
Steven Anderson, Silver-400M Run ; Silver-Shotput (Double Silver)
Paul Gines, Silver-400M Run; Silver-200M Run (Double Silver)
Anthony Anderson, Silver-1500M Run; Silver-800M Run (Double Silver)
Terry Weekly, Silver-Mini Javelin; Silver-400M Walk (Double Silver)
Jennifer Nuske, Silver-Standing Long Jump
Tim Frient, Silver-Softball Throw
Jennifer Green, Silver-100M Run; Bronze-Mini Javelin
Anne Simmerman, Silver-100M Run
Jennifer Nuske, Silver-200M Run
Herbert Guilliron, Silver-400M Walk
Cato Hill, Silver-Shotput
Ricardo Coleman, Bronze-Shotput
Darryl Terrell, Bronze-Mini Javelin; 100M Dash-participation
Brianna Boley, Bronze-Mini Javelin
Jennifer Green, Bronze-Mini Javelin
Veronica Maier, Bronze-Mini Javelin; Bronze- 400M Walk
Michael Snyder, 4 place-50M dash; Softball Throw-Participation
Herbie Guilliron, 5 place-Shotput
Billy Wilcox, 5 place-Shotput; 5 place-100M Run
Brianna Boley, 5 place-100M Run