2022 Special Olympics USA Games
Until USA Games Opening Ceremony

2022 Special Olympics USA Games - TEAM OREGON ROSTER
21 athletes, 7 unified partners, 7 coaches, 1 chaperone, 4 staff = 40 delegates
We are excited to announce the TEAM OREGON roster for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Team Oregon will be comprised of 40 total delegates from across Oregon who will represent Special Olympics Oregon at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida from June 5-12, 2022. NOTE: We are still in the process of confirming the commitment from some alternates so this list may change. Any roster updates will be shared as they are confirmed.
Special Olympics Oregon will have participants from 5 different sports โathletics, basketball, bocce, bowling and swimming (aquatics). NOTE: The basketball team will be a Unified Sportsยฎ HS team selected from the Unified Champion Schools (UCS) program.
2022 SO USA Games will take place June 5-12, 2022 in some of the best sports/entertainment facilities in the Orlando area โ including Disney Wide World of Sports, Exploria Stadium, Rosen Aquatic Center and more.
The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games will feature 4,000 athletes, 10,000 volunteers, and 125,000 fans, all of whom will unite in the Orlando area and participate in one of the countryโs most cherished sporting events.
Athletes will compete in 16 Olympic-type team and individual sports. The Games will promote the ideals of acceptance and inclusion through sport and will showcase the athleticism and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities, while highlighting Special Olympicsโ work in sport, education, health and community-building.
MEET THE TEAM
Staff

Head of Delegation (HOD)
Mark Hanken, Chief Operating Officer

Assistant Head of Delegation (AHOD)
Joe Harvey, Sr. Director of Program & Volunteer Services

Athletes and Healthy Families
Caitlin Buyserie, Director of Program & Volunteer Services
Athletics

Megan Patrignelli, Eugene/Springfield
Female Category 2 (100m run, 200m run, 400m run, Shotput, L. Jump)

Cadence Lange, Washington

Avery Schuler, Yamhill

Alternate Devin Brownridge, Yamhill
Male Category 2 (100m run, 200m run, 400m run, Shotput, Long Jump)

Harley Lyberis, Lincoln

Alternate Hunter Westerholm, Clatsop
Male Category 5 (pentathlon)

Howard Day, Klamath

Alternate Daniel White, Washington
Basketball
Bend High School Unified Team
Unified Champion Schools (UCS) โ Unified Sportsยฎ HS Basketball Team

Coach Robert Tadjiki

Coach Malia Mills

Coach Ron Crawford

Athlete
Carlos Reyes

Athlete
Keifer Jackson

Athlete
Jack Bailey

Athlete
Jacob Aguilar

Athlete
Cameron Walker

Athlete
Nathan Criteser

Unified Partner
Olive Nye

Unified Partner
Chloe LeLuge

Unified Partner
Austin Baker

Unified Partner
Ben Keown
Bocce

Coach Mandy Dyer, Benton
Female Unified Sportsยฎ Bocce Doubles Team
Unified Sportsยฎ Bocce Doubles Team

Ivory Moore-Pike, Douglas

John Pike, Douglas

ย Alternate Leonard Erwin, Clackamas

ย Alternate Jeffrey Erwin, Clackamas
Bowling

Coach Cindy Miguel, Clackamas
Female Bowlers

Brandi Wriglesworth, Clackamas

Nancy Roberts, Clatsop
Male Bowlers

Walker Hill, Jackson

Marques Latson, Multnomah

Alternate Trevor Parker, Douglas
Swimming (Aquatics)

Coach Kathy Hinz, Benton
Femaleย Category 1 (25 back, free)

Lucy Balthazar, Multnomah

Alternate Alivia Dibrito, Klamath
Female Category 2 (25 back; 50 back, breast, fly, free; 100 free)

Caitlyn Calaway, Baker

Alternate Selah Bryce, Clatsop
Male Category 2 (25 back; 50 back, breast, fly, free; 100 free)

Danny Tran, Washington

Alternate Taran Tyler, Linn
Male Category 3 (100 free, back, breast, fly, IM; 200 free, IM)

Shaun See, Jackson

Alternate Mason Coad, Washington
Unified Champion Schools Youth Leadership
Newport High School