Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Beacon Athletes Win Medals In Special Olympics
Coach, Debbie Hunter, and a group of athletes from the Moultrie County Beason competed in the statewide Special Olympics in Bloomington June 15-17.
Hunter said, “Thousands of athletes from all over the state came to compete. We are so proud of our young people who came home with medals.”
The Beacon medal winners are:
Chance Shuman – gold medal in softball throw and 4th in 50- meter run.
Laura Walter – silver in 100- meter walk
Elisa Whitehead – silver in standing long jump
Kim Fair – bronze in standing long jump
Richard McCabe – bronze in 800-meter walk race
John Whitehead – bronze in shot put
Becky Ellis ( Whitrock) – 4th in 100-meter walk
Kim Yeakel – 4th in standing long jump
Kailee French – participation ribbon in 100-meter walk
Jennifer Kenny - 7th in 100-meter walk