Florida Triathlon Team
At
a media event this month, Special Olympics Florida President and CEO Sherry Wheelock
surprised the Unified triathlon team by announcing they had been invited to be part of the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
The
triathlon team representing Team Florida includes:
- Kennet Lefkovic, Flagler County athlete
- Kyle Krekeler, Lake County athlete
- Adam “AJ” Mucklow, Lake County athlete
- Adrienne Bunn, Marion County athlete
- Erin Freel-Mann, Marion County Unified partner
- Douglas Troyer, Marion County Unified partner
- Thomas Welsh, Marion County athlete
- David Berlant, Orange County Unified partner
- Robert Berlant, Orange County Unified partner
- Gustavo Costa, Orange County Unified partner
- Dan Grieb, Orange County Unified partner
- Wynne McFarlin, Orange County Unified partner
- Jamie Moses, Orange County Unified partner
- Jonathan Sady, Orange
County athlete
- Andrew Ahearn, Pasco County athlete
- Phyllis Crain, Pasco County Unified partner
- Kairee Whitmore, Pasco County athlete
- Abigail Adams, Seminole County athlete
- Simone Goodfriend, Seminole County Unified partner
- Chris Nikic, Seminole County athlete
The
creation of the triathlon program in January 2018 was led by Wynne McFarlin, a triathlete and volunteer with
Special Olympics Florida. It has grown quickly and will be included as
an official sport in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
The
event featured guest appearances by Florida Govenor Ron DeSantis and 2022
Special Olympics USA Games President and CEO Joe Dzaluk.