We would like to congratulate our amazing Buncombe County athletes on their hard work and determination during the 2016 Summer Games.  They contributed an amazing amount of hard work in preparation for the games and their results certainly demonstrated their dedication.  Below is a tally of the awards received by Buncombe County Special Olympics athletes.

Jaguars, Cheerleading Team
Team Gold Medal

• Meghan Adams
• Ky-lee Barnes
• Kelti Buchhotz
• Kathryn Campbell
• Jonathan Carter
• Russel Cochran
• Madison Davis
• Cora Fisher
• Rachel Greenberg
• Rachel Hiers
• Anna Joyner
• Bridget Leary
• Elizabeth Pritchett
• Emma Randall

Buncombe Blasters, Bowling Team, Singles Competition

• Alex Potts, Gold medal
• William Clark, Silver Medal
• Isaiah McDonald, Silver medal
• Matt Paoletti, Bronze medal
• David Lunsford, 4th place ribbon
• Andre Wilson, 4th place
• Brian Comer, 5th place

Track and Field Athletes

• Ethan Stewart, 1500m run – Gold Medal, 800m run – Gold Medal
• Joshua Stuart, Running Long Jump -Silver Medal, Mini Javelin -Silver Medal
• Tyler Ayers, Shot put – Bronze Medal, 100m dash – Bronze Medal

Gymnastics Team

Bergrud, Tait	Men’s Floor Exercise	Gold Medal
	Men’s High Bar	Gold Medal
	Men’s Pommel Horse	Gold Medal
	Men’s All Around	Gold Medal
Gilbert, Shelby	Level A&B Wide Beam	Gold Medal
Bergrud, Tait	Men’s Parallel Bars	Silver Medal
	Men’s Rings	Silver Medal
	Men’s Vault	Silver Medal
Gilbert, Shelby	Level A&B All Around	Silver Medal
	Level A&B Single Bar	Silver Medal
	Level A&B Vault	Silver Medal
Haines, Benjamin J.	Level A&B Wide Beam	Silver Medal
Condon, Maxwell	Level A&B Single Bar	Bronze Medal
Gilbert, Shelby	Level A&B Floor Exercise	Bronze Medal
Haines, Benjamin J.	Level A&B Vault	Bronze Medal
Condon, Maxwell	Level A&B All Around	4th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Floor Exercise	4th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Vault	4th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Wide Beam	4th Place Ribbon
Haines, Benjamin J.	Level A&B All Around	4th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Floor Exercise	4th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Single Bar	4th Place Ribbon
Hylton, Alexander	Level A&B Single Bar	4th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B All Around	6th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Floor Exercise	6th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Vault	6th Place Ribbon
	Level A&B Wide Beam	6th Place Ribbon

Buncombe Dolphins, Aquatics Team

Copeland, Christopher	100y Freestyle	Gold Medal
	50y Butterfly	Gold Medal
Copeland, Drew Joseph	100y Freestyle	Gold Medal
	50y Backstroke	Gold Medal
	50y Freestyle	Gold Medal
Davis, Bobby	25y Breaststroke	Gold Medal
Williams, Leeann	25y Backstroke Level 1	Gold Medal
	25y Flotation Race	Gold Medal
	25y Freestyle Level 1	Gold Medal
Copeland, Christopher	50y Freestyle	Silver Medal
Davis, Bobby	50y Breaststroke	Silver Medal
Brown, Alexander N.	4X50y Freestyle Relay	Bronze Medal
Copeland, Christopher	4X50y Freestyle Relay	Bronze Medal
Copeland, Drew Joseph	4X50y Freestyle Relay	Bronze Medal
Davis, Bobby	4X50y Freestyle Relay	Bronze Medal
	50y Freestyle	4th Place Ribbon
Brown, Alexander N.	25y Backstroke	Participation Ribbon
	25y Freestyle	Participation Ribbon
	50y Freestyle	Participation Ribbon
Burton, Elizabeth Liza	50y Backstroke	Participation Ribbon
	50y Butterfly	Participation Ribbon