Teche-Area athletes find success at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

Published 1:00 am Sunday, July 24, 2022

The following Special Olympics Louisiana Acadiana Area athletes, Unified partners and coaches participated in the 2022 Special Olympic USA Games in Orlando, Florida in June.

Over 5,500 athletes and coaches from all 50 states and the Caribbean competed in 20 sporting events during the week-long event. Louisiana’s 90+ delegates put in many hours of practice over the past 12 months to prepare for the Games.

As demonstrated below, our area competitors’ hard work paid off and they came home winners! 

ATHLETE   SPORT   FINISH   HOMETOWN

TANNER VICKNAIR FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE ST. MARTINVILLE

ALBERT FRIOU FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE ST. MARTINVILLE

JUSTIN SCHAUBERT FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE YOUNGSVILLE

ROY MENARD FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE NEW IBERIA

ASHTON SOUTHER FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE OPELOUSAS

JACOB REAUX (PARTNER) FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE NEW IBERIA

HUNTER REAUX (PARTNER) FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE NEW IBERIA

BAYLEN DUGAS (PARTNER) FLAG FOOTBALL BRONZE CARENCRO

COACH JADE REAUX FLAG FOOTBALL NEW IBERIA

JASON KINNEY BOCCE SILVER (TEAM), 4TH (DOUBLES) & 5TH (SINGLES) LAFAYETTE

COACH CHARLIE COURVILLE BOWLING LAFAYETTE

BRENDA COUVILLIER BOWLING SILVER (DOUBLES), BRONZE (TEAM) & 6TH (SINGLES) ST. MARTINVILLE

HANNAH MIRE BOWLING BRONZE (DOUBLES), BRONZE (TEAM) & 6TH (SINGLES) NEW IBERIA

AMANDA MOORE ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD) GOLD (SHOT PUT), SILVER (MINI-JAVELIN) & 5TH (400M) NEW IBERIA

JOSH RACCA ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD) 4TH (100M) & 4TH (200M) NEW IBERIA

COACH LANDA GANN ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD) LAFAYETTE

COACH MIKE RHODES ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD) LAFAYETTE

ALEX SMITH SWIMMING GOLD (50YD BACKSTROKE), SILVER (50YD FREESTYLE RELAY) & 5TH (50YD FREESTYLE) BROUSSARD

BILL PARKER BOWLING GOLD (SINGLES), GOLD (DOUBLES) & 4TH (TEAM)BROUSSARD

SETH POCHE SOFTBALL GOLD ST. MARTINVILLE

ED JACKSON SOFTBALL GOLD LAFAYETTE

ANTHONY ERNEST SOFTBALL GOLD LAFAYETTE

BRIE SAVOY SOFTBALL GOLD OPELOUSAS

RYHAN POCHE SOFTBALL GOLD ST. MARTINVILLE

CHRIS POCHE SOFTBALL GOLD ST. MARTINVILLE

COLT HARRISON BASKETBALL 5TH LAFAYETTE