• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  Return to Activity & COVID-19 Update  
SONC

SONC

Special Olympics North Carolina

DONATE NOW
MAIN MENU
  • Sports & Competitions
  • Get Involved
    • Help to Fundraise
    • Become A Volunteer
    • Become An Athlete
    • Become A Coach
  • Health & Wellness
  • Torch Run
  • Unified Champion Schools
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Ways to Give
    • Advocate
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Contact Us
Home | Feature Stories | Special Olympics Qualla Boundary athletes excel at 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games

Special Olympics Qualla Boundary athletes excel at 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games

June 6, 2019 | Categories: Feature Stories, Unified Champion Schools

Two Special Olympics Qualla Boundary athletes recently returned from Toronto after competing in the 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games. Jacee Smith of Cherokee and Dustin Pheasant of Cherokee both represented Special Olympics North Carolina by competing in athletics. They were accompanied by Beth Romans-Corsi of Cherokee.

Results: 

Jacee Smith
Silver medal: 200m
4th place ribbon: Shot put 
5th place ribbon: 100m

Dustin Pheasant
Silver medal: Shot put
Bronze medal: Running long jump
Bronze medal: 100m
5th place ribbon: 200m

The 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games brought together 2,000 student-athletes from around the world to Toronto, May 14th to 17th, 2019. For the first time, high school-aged athletes with an intellectual disability had the chance to compete in an international sports competition. Athletes aged 13-21 both with and without an intellectual disability competed in athletics, basketball, bocce, floor hockey or, soccer.

View photos of Jacee and Dustin’s time in Ontario here.

Footer

RESOURCES | BLOG | OUR SPONSORS | GIVE | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | ESPAÑOL | SITEMAP | SPECIAL OLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL

     | VIEW OUR PHOTO GALLERY

© 2023 Special Olympics North Carolina
Authorized and Accredited by Special Olympics, Inc. for the Benefit of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
Website Design and Development by Digital Mettle.

Special Olympics North Carolina
2200 Gateway Centre Blvd., Ste. 201
Morrisville, NC 27560
Tax ID: 56-1149607
919-719-7662
919-719-7663 (fax)

MAIN MENU
  • Home
  • Sports & Competitions
  • Get Involved
    • Help to Fundraise
    • Become A Volunteer
    • Become An Athlete
    • Become A Coach
  • Health & Wellness
  • Torch Run
  • Unified Champion Schools
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Ways to Give
    • Advocate
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Contact Us