Let’s Go Colorado 2022 USA Games Podcast

Recap Friday, June 10, 2022

Saturday morning and all competitions have concluded with the exception of the Triathlon, taking place bright and early this morning!!

The Colorado team added 6 medals and ribbons yesterday!

Athletics:

Aryanna Morgan – Silver Medal in the shot put

Basketball:
Montrose Team – 4^th Place

Flag Football

Flag Football Intercollegiate Unified Team – 4^th Place

Soccer Intercollegiate Unified Team

4^th Place

Tennis

Singles

Andie Zitek – Silver
Michelle Zhang – Gold

Doubles – Fourth place

Golf

Vince Egan – Silver Medal in Level 5: Individual Stroke

In today’s podcast, we hear from athletes Vince Egan, Anna Mercado, and Mike Smisek as well as Michelle Pewters.

Recap Thursday, June 9, 2022

Welcome back to Let’s Go Colorado! It’s Friday and we’re celebrating Thursday’s competition and awards from the Special Olympics 2022 USA Games!

Athletics

Augie Lara – 4^thin the 100M
Aryanna Morgan – 7^thin the 100M
Morrigan Hubbard – 6^thin the 400 M

Swimming:

Heather Bean – Gold Medal in Women’s 100-yard Backstroke
Aidan McNeese – Silver Medal in Men’s 100-yard Backstroke
Leigh Shafer – 4^thPlace in Women’s 50-yard Butterfly

Bocce:

Steven Crawley and Jimmy Kropp – Gold Medal in Men’s Doubles
Laura Milliard and Jennifer Regan – Silver Medal in Women’s Doubles

Open Water Swimming, 1000M

Catherine Darrow – Gold Medal
Jamie Milligan – Silver Medal
Joe Day – Bronze Medal
Greg Mark – Silver Medal

Powerlifting:

Tania Wright
- Silver in the squat
- Gold in the bench
- Silver in the deadlift
- Silver in the overall
Bill Burnette
- Bronze in the squat
- 4th in the bench
- Silver in the Deadlift
- Bronze in the overall
Isaac Dolson
- Gold in the squat
- Gold in the bench
- Gold in the deadlift
- Gold in the overall

This episode features Coach Jesse Branham, Isaac Dolson, Michelle Pewters, Augie Lara, Rick Brady, and Meadow Rodine.

Recap Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Happy Wednesday to our Team Colorado friends and family! Welcome back to Let’s Go Colorado! The competition and fun continue in Orlando. At this time Team Colorado has earned:

2 Gold Medal
4 Silver Medals
3 Bronze Medals
3 4^th Place Ribbons
1 5^th Place Ribbon

Athletics:

Augie Lara – 5^th Place in Men’s Shot put

Powerlifting:

Anna Mercado
- Silver medal in the squat
- Bronze medal in the bench
- Gold medal in the deadlift
- Silver medal overall

Swimming:

Craig Goodemote – 4^th Place in the 200M
Team placed 2nd in the 4×50 Yard Medley Relay

In this episode we hear from athletes Aidan McNeese, Craig Goodemote, Leigh Schafer, Heather Bean, Jen Regan, Laura Milliard, Robert Anderson, Andie Zitek, and Michelle Zhang. We also check in with Chloe Johnson and Meadow Rodine from the Youth Leadership Experience. Thanks to SOCO Staff Megan Scremin, Michelle Pewters, Mandi DeWitt, and Julia McConnaughey.

Recap Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Tuesday was an exciting day of competition and Team Colorado earned 7 medals and recognition for all their hard work!

Congratulations to:

Swimming:

Heather Bean – Gold Medal in Women’s 100-yard Backstroke
Aidan McNeese – Silver Medal in Men’s 50 yard Breast Stroke
Leigh Shafer – 4th Place in Women’s 50-yard Butterfly

Bocce:

Jimmy Kropp – Silver Medal in Men’s Singles
Laura Milliard – Bronze Medal in Women’s Singles
Steven Crawley – Bronze Medal in Men’s Singles
Jennifer Regan – 4th Place in Women’s Singles

In this episode we hear from medalist Jimmy Kropp and Steven Crawley. We also hear from Tyler Anderson from Unified Intercollegiate Flag Football and Unified Soccer Coach Denise Hulstrom and athlete Ron Schultz.

Recap, Monday, June 6, 2022

In this episode of Let’s Go Colorado we hear from Basketball Coach Bobby and athlete Jimmy Becker, then we get into Bocce with Coach Mollyn Underly and athlete James (Jimmy) Kropp. Next up is Flag Football Coach Liz Belecky and staff fans Michelle Pewters and Seth Krebill. We finish the episode with an amazing recap of the day with CEO & President Megan Scremin, athlete and Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Hanna Atkinson, Athlete and Co-Chair of the Board Mackenzie Beauvais-Nikl, and staffer Stephanie Lauchmen!