June 15, 1997
Approximately 30 Carroll County youths participated in the Maryland Special Summer Olympic games earlier this month at Towson State University.
In equestrian events, results were as follows:
Bruce Watt, silver in equitation, trail and dressage; Megan Roland, gold in equitation and trail, silver in dressage; Chuck Toth, gold in equitation, bronze in trail, fourth place in team relay; Stephanie Carpegna, bronze in equitation, fourth in trail, silver in team relay; Joshua Smith, gold in equitation, trail, team relay, dressage (demonstration); Erin Strevig, gold in equitation, bronze in trail, silver in team relay.
Also, Adam Dunn, fourth in equitation, silver in trail and team relay; Patrick Dawson, fourth in equitation, bronze in trail, silver in team relay; Ralph Gemmill, bronze in equitation, gold in trail and team relay; Shannon Smith, bronze in equitation, gold in trail, fourth in team relay; Carrie Billings, fourth in equitation, trail and team relay.
Results in other events were:
Nicole Hurley: first in 4-X-25-meter free swimming relay, second in 25-meter backstroke, first in 25-meter freestyle.
Gerry Ibex: fifth in 100-meter race, first in softball throw.
Jonathan Itson: fifth in 50-meter race, third in softball throw, first in standing long jump.
Grant Jones: fifth in 100-meter race, second in softball throw, first in standing long jump.
Allen Kipps: sixth in 100-meter race, fourth in softball throw, second in standing long jump.
Mark Minnon: placed in softball throw.
Nicki Nalesnik: first in 4-X-25-meter free swimming relay, fourth in 100-meter freestyle, first in 25-meter freestyle, third in 50-meter freestyle.
Tamara Page: fifth in 50-meter race, second in softball throw, fifth in standing long jump.
Erika Wheeler: third in 100-meter race, first in softball throw, fifth in standing long jump.
John Sollers: second in 100-meter race, third in 200-meter race, second in standing long jump.
Ann Sturgeon: first in 4-X-25-meter free swimming relay, second in 25-meter backstroke and 25-meter freestyle, fifth in 50-meter backstroke.
Jeannine Taylor: fifth in 50-meter race, second in softball throw, third in standing long jump.
Christine Utz: second in 100-meter race, placed in softball throw, fifth in standing long jump.
Vernon Wallace: fifth in 100-meter race, first in softball throw, third in standing long jump.
Ray Clark: third in 100-meter race, eighth in softball throw, first in standing long jump.
Kristin Davis: third in 200-meter race, second in softball throw.
Jennifer Doyle: third in 4-X-25-meter free swimming relay, third in 25-meter backstroke, fourth in 25-meter freestyle, third in 50-meter freestyle.
Tori Eshelman: first in 4-X-25-meter free swimming relay, fourth in 25-meter backstroke, first in 25-meter freestyle, fourth in 50-meter freestyle.
Pub Date: 6/15/97
