June 14, 2023 at 1:22 p.m.

Photo: Rhinelander Special Olympians compete at State

Photo: Rhinelander Special Olympians compete at State
Photo: Rhinelander Special Olympians compete at State

Rhinelander Area 2-05 Special Olympics competed at the 2023 Summer Games at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater June 9-10. Five athletes qualified for this year's Track and Field (Athletics) event with the following results.

Aaron Hass: 100-meter walk (6th place), mini-javelin (5th place), shot put (5th place)

Jonathan Ankrom: mini-javelin (3rd place), standing long jump (6th place)

Daniel Strutz: 100-meter run (5th place), 800-meter run (5th place), running long jump (1st place)

Darrick Nelson: 100-meter run (5th place), 200-meter run (5th place), running long jump (1st place)

Christopher Buhl: 100-meter walk (1st place), shot put (2nd place).

The Athletics team was coached this past season by Rod Ankrom and Anna Mathy. Rhinelander Area Special Olympic athletes will transition into bocce ball competition in June. For more information about Rhinelander Special Olympics, call 715-362-4792.


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