Competition information (including deadlines/forms) for Summer Games can be found HERE.
(Scroll down for volunteer information.)
Interested in volunteering for the Summer Games?
May 22-24, 2014
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Click here to register
(once you get to this page, click Summer Games Registration)
To volunteer, please select the day, time, event, and job you would like.
Per Iowa State's policy, all volunteers will be screened for sex offender violations.
Please mark yes the form to approve screening. Those who refuse screening cannot volunteer.
Registration closes May 12, 2014
Special Olympics athletes will compete in soccer, cycling, tennis, track and field, swimming, and developmental events.
If you have questions, please contact Michelle Haney, Director of Volunteers and Unified Sports,
at 515-986-5520 or mhaney@soiowa.org.
(Special Olympics Iowa athlete, Chris Puffer, presents award to Coach of the Year, Rob Wagner)
Rob Wagner named 2013 Special Olympics Coach of the Year
Special Olympics Iowa is honored to announce the selection of Rob Wagner of North Liberty as Special Olympics North America’s 2013 Coach of the Year. Wagner was presented with the national award during the 2014 Special Olympics Iowa State Winter Games in Dubuque on January 14.
The 2013 Coach of the Year finalists represent Special Olympics North America’s most exemplary coaches - true leaders and dedicated volunteers who serve as role models to other coaches, inside and outside of Special Olympics. An athlete himself, Wagner’s dedication and enthusiasm for coaching after 30 years was obvious among the 120,000 other candidates.
Wagner also dedicates his time to mentoring University students, establishing new Special Olympics sports programs and ensuring coaches and athletes are in good hands across the nation.
“Rob Wagner is dedicated to Special Olympics Iowa and our athletes,” said SOIA President and CEO Hal Pittman. “He embraces all aspects of Special Olympics, and encourages every athlete to reach their full potential while creating a