On Saturday, April 30th, 70 athletes represented Philadelphia at the 2016 Eastern Spring Sectional held at Kutztown University. Opening Ceremonies was filled with many performances including the KutzTones, Kutztown University’s A cappella group, singing the national anthem, Special Stars cheerleading team performing their routine, and Kutztown University Dance Team performing two numbers. During Opening Ceremonies, Fran Moore, Head Coach of Special Olympics Philadelphia Aquatics lead the coaches in the Coaches’ Oath. After the conclusion of Opening Ceremonies, our Philadelphia athletes joined over 1,000 athletes from the eastern part of Pennsylvania to compete in one of the six sports offered at the Eastern Spring Sectional – Athletics, Aquatics, Basketball, Golf, Softball, and Tennis.

Aquatics Results:

Joseph Barut	25 M Freestyle, :34.72	2nd Place
	50 M Backstroke, 1:39.10	1st Place
	25 M Backstroke, :47.81	1st Place
Ian Capacio	100 M Butterfly, 1:47.91	1st Place
	200 M Individual Medley	Participation
	800 M Freestyle, 12:20.22	3rd Place
Meghan Garlick	200 M Individual Medley	Participation
	100 M Backstroke, 1:48.37	1st Place
	200 M Breaststroke, 4:42.54	1st Place
Kelsey Greenewald	200 M Freestyle, 4:01.81	1st Place
	25 M Backstroke, :28.39	1st Place
	100 M Freestyle, 1:47.92	2nd Place
Katelyn Joyce	50 M Butterfly, 1:37.42	2nd Place
	100 M Freestyle, 2:38.29	2nd Place
	50 M Backstroke, 1:14.96	3rd Place
Heather Lutts	100 M Freestyle, 2:39.53	3rd Place
	50 M Backstroke, 1:18.87	5th Place
	25 M Butterfly, :41.29	1st Place
Jackie Lutts	100 M Freestyle, 1:54.71	4th Place
	50 M Backstroke, 1:06.78	3rd Place
	50 M Freestyle, :51.38	2nd Place
Matthew Malyj	25 M Breaststroke, :31.16	2nd Place
	50 M Breaststroke	Participation
	100M Freestyle, 2:13.53	1st Place
Brian Meehan	100 M Backstroke, 2:08.16	4th Place
	400 M Freestyle, 9:26.72	1st Place
	200 M Freestyle, 4:29.90	3rd Place
Katie Moore	800 M Freestyle, 19:33.35	2nd Place
	100 M Individual Medley, 2:13.82	2nd Place
	100 M Butterfly, 2:30.95	2nd Place
Jesse Rose	100 M Butterfly, 2:34.30	3rd Place
	200 M Backstroke, 4:21.59	1st Place
	800M Freestyle, 18:57.97	1st Place

 

Basketball Results:

Philly Phlames

Matthew Grabowski, Clifford Johnson, Kwante Crummy, Ryan Bogan, Joe Rynkiewicz, Angel Rodriguez, Charlie Zisette, Mitchell Stahl

Northwest Warriors

Lavar Gladden, Devone Clements, Nicole Stnaley, Demetrius LeFlore, Tyrone Durant, Abdul Muhammad, Frank Olevsky, Benjamin Liken, Michael Henderson, Denzel McFadden

Philly Phorce

Andrew Hooks, Matt Beckman, Sam Fioravanti, Ronald Atkins, William Strauser, Emest Swanson, Danny Amrik, Allison Rutizer

Philly Phlash

Lateef Hiller, James Fulton, Felipe Rivera, Kenny Lamont, James Trotman, Nakisha Johnson, Kyle Sheaff, Christopher Ray, Sharod King, Jonathon Watson, James Daly III, James Thorton

Philly Phever

Vernon Mayfield, Matthew Everett, Derrell Sutton, Luis Cotto, Brian Stulz, Carl Irvis, Derrick Jackson, Josh Harris, Danny Charlton, Corey Sweet

Philly Phusion

Emmett Abdo, Michael Castillo, Stanley Dluzniewski, James Shelton, Kelly Dluziewski, Kristie Walls, David Brent Williams, Bianca Pedulla, Anthony Gross, Aida Ortiz, Carlyn Robinson

All Photos