Greater Houston Area Athletes and Coaches to Represent Team Texas at Special Olympics U.S.A. National Games
In three days, 45 Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) – Greater Houston Area athletes and 15 coaches will arrive in Lincoln, Nebraska for the 2010 U.S.A. National Games! The Games will be held on and near the University of Nebraska at Lincoln campus, July 18-23.
The athletes and coaches are among 152 Texas athletes and 39 coaches representing Texas at National Games. SOTX athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, bocce, basketball, bowling, golf, gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, softball, flag football, tennis and volleyball. They will depart for Omaha from the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on a 9:20 p.m. flight on Saturday. They'll meet at the Continental Airlines ticket gate at 7:30 p.m. for check in. Complete bios, updates and results on Team Texas athletes will be available online at www.specialolympicstexas.org.
About the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games
The 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, Nebraska will showcase and celebrate the Special Olympics movement and athletes from across the United States, while illustrating the power of sports to educate and inform about the true abilities and achievements of people with intellectual disabilities. From July 18-23, 2010, nearly 3,000 athletes will compete in 13 Olympic-style sports, with the support of 1,000 coaches, 8,000 volunteers and an estimated 15,000 family and friends. In addition to sports, the USA National Games will offer various programs in health, wellness and education. To learn more, visit www.2010specialolympics.org.
About Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas is a privately funded non-profit organization providing year-round sports training and athletic competition for 36,311 children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Lone Star State. Be a part of the movement that is CHANGING LIVES in your community. For more information, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org.
Special Olympics Texas Official Partners:
Coca-Cola Bottling Companies of Texas, Food Town, H-E-B Tournament of Champions
Charitable Trust and the Law Enforcement Torch Run
ATHLETE NAME, SPORT - HOMETOWN
Venoy Allen, Tennis - Spring
Lee Bell, Bowling - Spring
Ashley Billard, Aquatics - Houston
Kimberly Bormaster, Tennis - Bellaire
Billy Brown, Golf - Spring
Stacy Brown, Golf - Spring
Gabriel Cantu, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Blair Claghorn, Golf - The Woodlands
Elizabeth Crook, Golf - Houston
Christopher DeLeon, Volleyball - Houston
Blake Dickens, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Jessi Earnst, Soccer - Baytown
Michael Earnst, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
David Fenner, Athletics - Katy
Jeremy Fox, Volleyball - Deer Park
Christopher Garza, Volleyball - Deer Park
Rafael Guajardo, Jr., Volleyball - Pasadena
Justin Hauff, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Tara Hayes, Soccer - Baytown
Jennifer Jones, Soccer - Baytown
Tyler Jordan, Soccer - Baytown
Hillary Kern, Bocce - Houston
John Lakey, Volleyball - Houston
Robert Lane, Volleyball - Pasadena
Francisco Lucatero, Soccer - Baytown
John Malone, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Amanda Mickan, Volleyball - Richmond
Charles Milby, Unified Flag Football - Seabrook
Michael Motter, Athletics - Houston
Kenny New, Volleyball - Sugarland
Heather Neitsch, Bowling - Spring
Margaret Norman, Aquatics - Houston
Michael O'Connell, Tennis - Spring
Tyler Pike, Soccer - Baytown
Morgan Plant, Soccer - Highlands
Katherine Richards, Tennis - Houston
Brandon Russell, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Jesus Salas, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Clay Schrock, Soccer - Baytown
James Shannon, Volleyball - Deer Park
Andrew Simpson, Aquatics - Houston
Kim Smith, Soccer - Baytown
Derek Stanley, Soccer - Baytown
Zachary Wallace , Volleyball - Deer Park
David McLean, Aquatics - Silsbee
COACH NAME, SPORT - HOMETOWN
Michael Barry, Volleyball - Deer Park
Mike Earnst, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Melvyn Fenner, Athletics - Katy
Mary Ann Fox, Volleyball - Deer Park
Rory Fox, Volleyball - Deer Park
Jon Godby, Aquatics - Houston
Alan Hirshman, Golf - Houston
Diane Jones, Soccer - Baytown
Kenneth Jones, Soccer - Baytown
Barbara Kern, Tennis - Houston
Elizabeth Phillips, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Chuck Russell, Unified Flag Football - Baytown
Stacy Saxon, Soccer - Baytown
Cathy Schreiber, Bocce - Houston
Donald Wolf, Athletics - Katy
Ramonica Jones
Public Relations Coordinator
Special Olympics Texas
rjones@sotx.org
