For Frenship, March 20th at Peoples Bank Stadium was a very memorable day. The Frenship Unified Track team won the Tiger Relays competition, and several Tigers were presented with notable honors.
Hannah Pharies and Jeremiah “JP” Pardo signed their official commitment letter to the Regional Youth Leadership Committee through Special Olympics Unified. Members of the Regional Youth Leadership Committee will collaborate and advocate for peers at the area and regional level. Click here to read more about Hannah and JP.
Frenship’s Unified Esports team was also honored at the Tiger Relays. The team recently won State in Unified Rocket League. A member from Unified Sports presented the trophy to the team. To read more about Unified Esports, click here.
At the Relays, Frenship faced Unified track teams from four schools across the area. The Tigers competed in shot put, long jump, the 100 Meter, and the 400 Meter. Check out a few of the top places below:
Shotput
- Trey Lorimer, 1st place
- Grayson Page, 2nd place
- Noah Ingram, 3rd place
Long jump
- Brady Boles, 1st place
- Holden Phillips, 2nd place
- Lowell Sittre, 3rd place
100M
- Brady Boles, 1st place
- Holden Phillips, 2nd place
400M
- Armani Gacanica, 1st place
- Trey DeLavan, 2nd place
Frenship Unified Coach, Kayci Smith, has seen the impact of Unified on students and how participating in the program can create lasting relationships.
“Unified Sports creates unique teammate bonds through sports experiences just like any other sports team. These experiences create a culture of inclusion and foster understanding in schools and communities,” said Coach Smith. “Participation in Unified Sports leads to new friendships, improved self‑esteem and positive changes in attitude, behavior and performance for all students involved and our school and community. Specifically, Frenship Unified Track has created a lasting impact on all those participating and fosters true friendships that last beyond their high school years.”
Up next for Unified Track is the Area Meet on April 3. More details to come.
View the Tiger Relays Photo Album HERE
Awesome job, Unified Track!