2022 Special Olympics USA Games
We are excited to announce the TEAM OREGON roster for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Team Oregon will be comprised of 39 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 –athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling and swimming (aquatics). NOTE: The basketball team will be a Unified Sports® 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 – 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 country’s 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 Olympics’ work in sport, education, health and community-building. Learn more about the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
2022 Special Olympics USA Games - TEAM OREGON ROSTER
21 athletes, 7 unified partners, 7 coaches, 1 chaperone, 3 staff = 39 delegates
Staff
Head of Delegation (HOD)
Mark Hanken, Chief Operating Officer
Assistant Head of Delegation (AHOD)
Joe Harvey, Sr. Director of Program & Volunteer Services
Athletics
Coach Cindy Miguel, Clackamas
Female Category 2 (100m run, 200m run, 400m run, Shotput, L. Jump)
Cadence Lange, Washington
Avery Schuler, Yamhill
Alternate – TBD
Male Category 2 (100m run, 200m run, 400m run, Shotput, Long Jump)
Eric Keck, High Desert
Alternate Harley Lyberis, Lincoln
Male Category 5 (pentathlon)
Howard Day, Klamath
Alternate Daniel White, Washington
Basketball
Bend High School Unified Team
Unified Champion Schools (UCS) – Unified Sports® HS Basketball Team
Coach Robert Tadjiki
Coach Malia Mills
Coach Ron Crawford
Athlete
Carlos Reyes
Athlete
Leo Delgado
Athlete
Jack Bailey
Athlete
Jacob Aguilar
Athlete
Cameron Walker
Athlete
Jaethyn VanVliet
Unified Partner
Olive Nye
Unified Partner
Chloe LeLuge
Unified Partner
Austin Baker
Unified Partner
Ben Keown
Alternate
Nathan Criteser
Bocce
Coach Mandy Dyer, Benton
Female Unified Sports® Bocce Doubles Team
Samantha Lee, Washington
Vickie Lee, Washington
Alternate Jennifer Mosely, Linn
Alternate Eva Mosely, Linn
Unified Sports® Bocce Doubles Team
Ivory Moore-Pike, Douglas
John Pike, Douglas
Alternate Leonard Erwin, Clackamas
Alternate Jeffrey Erwin, Clackamas
Bowling
Coach Megan Patrignelli, Eugene/Springfield
Female Bowlers
Louiana (Kate) Rickey, Multnomah
Brandi Wriglesworth, Clackamas
Alternate Jennifer Hill, Marion
Male Bowlers
Walker Hill, Jackson
Marques Latson, Multnomah
Alternate Trevor Parker, Douglas
Swimming (Aquatics)
Coach Kathy Hinz, Benton
Female 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
Mentor Jill Sellers
Athlete, Annabeth Bassingthwaite
Unified Partner, Lillibelle Bassingthwaite
