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Stagg HS athletes excel at Special Olympics State Summer Games
Chargers bring home 3 Gold, 1 Silver and a 4th Place Finish
The Stagg High School Charger Special Olympics Program excelled at the State Summer Games in Bloomington-Normal.
Becca Gehle won the Gold in the 25 M backstroke with a time of 21.75 seconds. Paulina Leja won the Gold in the 50 M backstroke with a time of 1:10.71. These are the first time in more than 10 years that a Stagg Charger won state in a swimming competition.
Marium Wahid won a Gold Medal in bocce singles defeating her opponent in her final throw to win 12-11.
Bobby Shamasko and Jarred Williams competed in the pentathlon which included 5 events: 400M dash, 100M dash, high jump, running long jump, and shot put. These two athletes competed their events over the span of the entire weekend with Bobby earning a 4th place finish and Jarred earning a 2nd place finish.
The team is coached by Tom Syska, Abby Degliomini, Sharon Chorzempa, and Peyton Carroll.
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Stagg High School’s Charger Special Olympics team, including Coach Tom Syska, Coach Abby Degliomini, Marium Wahid, Becca Gehle, Bobby Shamasko, Paulina Leja, Jarred Williams, Coach Sharon Chorzempa and Coach Peyton Carroll excelled at the State Summer Games.
