Civitan Services' Special Olympics Team Gets New Uniforms!

On Wednesday, May 19th, the Benton Civitan Club and Civitan Services' Board of Directors surprised Civitan Special Olympics athletes with new competition uniforms.  The royal blue and gold uniforms were presented to the athletes at a surprise lunch attended by members of the Civitan Club and Board of Directors.

2004 Civitan Services State Special Olympics Participants

Track & Field

Keith Lertpenmaeta     Silver for the 50 Meter Dash; Gold for the Softball Throw
Shannon McKinzie      Gold for the 50 Meter Dash; Silver for the Softball Throw
Shirley Mullins            4th in 100 Meter Walk; Silver in Softball Throw
Brian Reese               Gold in 50 Meter Dash; Silver in Softball Throw
Lloyd Rushing            Gold in 100 Meter Walk; Silver in Standing Long Jump
Michael Hutcheson     4th in 200 Meter Dash; Silver in Standing Long Jump
Alan Brown                Gold in Powerlifting - Benched pressed 120 lbs.; Dead lift 205 lbs.; Combined Weight 325 lbs.
Jacob Baggett            Silver in Running Long Jump; Bronze in 100 Meter Dash
Michelle Cook             5th in Softball Throw; Silver in Standing Long Jump
Bettye Coston           Gold in 100 Meter Walk; Gold in Standing Long Jump
Rocky Jenkins           Gold in Running Long Jump; Bronze in 50 Meter Dash
Natalie Holladay         5th in Running Long Jump; 4th in 50 Meter Dash

Bocce Participants

Elsie Griffith             Bocce 4th
Beecher Culpepper   Bocce 4th
Betty Roberts          Bocce 4th
Donald Harrison       Bocce 4th
Richard Emerson     Bronze in Bocce
Sherry Rudd            Bronze in Bocce
Jana Blair               Gold in Bocce