Special Olympics Iowa is pleased to announce the team that will be representing Iowa at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games next year in Orlando! In a little less than one year – June 5-12, 2022 – more than 5,500 athletes and coaches from all 50 states and the Caribbean will travel to Orlando to compete before more than 125,000 fans, spectators, and volunteers.
Among those over 5,500 athletes and coaches will be Team Special Olympics Iowa:
| Athletics | Bowling |
| Head Coach: Rob Wagner | Head Coach: Julie Pence |
| Assistant Coach: Brenda Haefner | Assistant Coach: Angela Wright |
| Assistant Coach: Kirk Haefner | Nicole Skelley |
| Tomi DeGrado | Shelly Snyder |
| Abbi Stastny | Tyler Leech |
| Nathan Paulsen | Patrick Gulbranson |
| Alexandra Fountain | Jody Sheriff |
| Abigail Cvrk | Kristy Sheriff |
| Charity Hodson | Tasha Conklin |
| Brandon Baier | Kevin Conklin |
| Collins Clingman | |
| John Flannery | Cheerleading |
| Patrick Smith | Head Coach: Kelly Cocks |
| Jonathan Blankenship | Assistant Coach: Teri Christensen |
| Assistant Coach: Helen Dao | |
| Bocce | Leon Nguyen |
| Head Coach: Molly Vander Linden | Dustin Burke |
| Assistant Coach: Laurie Fallon | Emily Mulder |
| Kim Lively | Daniel Custis |
| Matthew Johnson | Ian Kastner |
| Sue Davis | Teddy Velman |
| Cari Davis | |
| Gracy Elsenbast | Equestrian |
| Emma Harle | Head Coach: Kim Stine |
| Emma Marlow | Abbie Kliegl |
| Erin Peterson | |
| Powerlifting | |
| Flag Football | Head Coach: Troy Betsworth |
| Head Coach: Tim Atkin | Assistant Coach: Rob Baldus |
| Assistant Coach: Bruce Barnett | Amanda Bride |
| Assistant Coach: Corey Leonhard | Jessica Copple |
| Eric St. Clair | Mitchell Betsworth |
| Chris Ashbaugh | Isaac Baldus |
| Matthew Trujillo | Joshua Davis |
| Jay Small | Kevin Ahrendsen |
| Kevin Brockert | |
| Angela Collins | Swimming |
| Adie Strong | Head Coach: Mark Robinson |
| Danielle Mally | Assistant Coach: Michelle Bussanmas |
| Brad Small | Christina Rasmussen |
| Travis Moss | Kaitlin Colwell |
| Desiree Peterson | |
| Golf | Emily White |
| Head Coach: Keith Pease | Patrick Cunningham |
| Jesse Pease | Keen Harvey |
| Jason Pease | Adam Rininger |
| Brian Rolek | Preston Stevens |
| Jill Southworth | |
| Tennis | |
| Intercollegiate Unified Basketball | Head Coach: Sydney Dommer |
| Head Coach: Tommy Schorer | Angela Dohrn |
| Assistant Coach: Adam Walsh | Alexandria Brooks |
| Austin Climer | Billy Habermann |
| William Woodruff | Nathan Williams |
| Dylan Soppe | |
| Elliot Lee | Youth Leadership Experience |
| Hayli Schumacher | Mentor: Lisa Klien |
| Cali Schmitz | Jacob Whack |
| Jaison Marks | |
| Jenah McCarty | Head of Delegation: Seann DeMaris |
| Maddie Schulte | Assistant Head of Delegation: Rhonda Schwarzkopf |
| Wes Jackson | Additional Staff: Kevin Kemp |
The USA Games will kick off on June 5, 2022, with the Opening Ceremony in Exploria Stadium. The games will showcase 19 Olympic-style team and individual sports, including athletics (track & field), basketball, bocce, bowling, cheerleading, equestrian, flag football, golf, gymnastics, open water swimming, powerlifting, soccer, softball, stand up paddleboard, surfing, swimming, tennis, triathlon, and volleyball.
The USA Games will be hosted at various venues across Orlando, with the main location being ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. Other sporting facilities across Orlando include Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Lake Minneola Waterfront Park, Lucky’s Lake, Orange County National Gold Center, Osceola Heritage Park, Rosen Aquatic Center, and USTA National Campus.
To learn more about the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games visit www.2022USAGames.org. Follow the organization on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.