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District 228 Students Take Gold at Illinois Special Olympics
Team Braves takes home four gold medals, four silver medals, and a sixth-place finish.
Eight Bremen High School District 228 students competed in the Illinois Special Olympics at Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal this past weekend. Bremen High School District 228 students took home four gold medals, four silver medals, and one sixth-place finish. Students participated in the 50 Meter Dash and Softball Throw. They were accompanied and led by their coaches Mrs. Rachel Wnenk, Ms. Meredith Madden, and Mr. Tom Nealon.
Congratulations to…
- Gold Medalist, Billy Davis from Hillcrest High School in the Male 50 Meter Dash and Silver Medalist in the Male Softball Throw
- Gold Medalist, Tommy Black from Bremen High School in the Male 50 Meter Dash
- Gold Medalist, Nicholas D'Aguanno from Bremen High School in the Male 50 Meter Dash
- Gold Medalist, Lee Williams from Hillcrest High School in the Male 50 Meter Dash
- Silver Medalist, Deja Voss from Hillcrest High School in the Female 50 Meter Dash
- Silver Medalist, Drew Suett from Bremen High School in the Male Softball Throw
- Silver Medalist, Hector Martinez from Bremen High School in the Male 50 Meter Dash
- 6th Place Finalist, Jacob Fenlon-Panozzo from Oak Forest High School in Male Softball Throw
In order to compete in the state competition, students had to qualify in Region E’s Spring Games which were held at Thornwood High School in South Holland, Ill. on May 6. This is the third year Team Braves has competed in the Special Olympics and the second year Team Braves has had students qualify for state. In 2017, four students qualified.
