Special Olympics Iowa is pleased to announce the team that will be representing Iowa at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minneapolis! In June, more than 4,500 athletes and coaches from all 50 states will travel to Minneapolis to compete before more than 85,000 fans, spectators, and volunteers.
Among those 4,500 athletes and coaches will be Team Special Olympics Iowa:
| Athletics | Pickleball |
| Head Coach: Dakotah Overton-Weaver | Head Coach: TBA |
| Gianni Berry | Karen Bernick |
| Keera Galindo | Billy Habermann |
| Justin Palas | Eric Rasmussen |
| Sydnee Thornton | Adrienne Rus |
| Basketball | Powerlifting |
| Head Coach: Ed Mead | Head Coach: Kevin Kemp |
| Brady Bakeris | Isaac Baldus |
| Darreon Draine | Mitchell Betsworth |
| Jared Hinton | Amanda Bride |
| Paul Rolland | Hayli Schumacher |
| Tyler Schlabach | |
| Cade Schneider | Swimming |
| Sean Tully | Head Coach: Michelle Bussanmas |
| Gabe Veasey | Kaitlin Colwell |
| Alexandra Fountain | |
| Bocce | Kourtney Lytle |
| Head Coach: TBA | Travis Moss |
| Nicole Ashbaugh | |
| Landon Gunderson | Tennis |
| Tyler Leech | Head Coach: TBA |
| Danielle Mally | Alex Brooks |
| Dawn Meyers | |
| Bowling | Cabot Todd |
| Head Coach: Lori Christensen | Nathan Williams |
| Brandon Bruscher | |
| Marissa Christensen | Volleyball |
| Patrick Gulbranson | Head Coach: Deb Middle |
| Christina Rasmussen | Assistant Coach: Sara Wolthuizen |
| Assistant Coach: Mindy Liechti | |
| Intercollegiate Flag Football | Isabel Back |
| Head Coach: Maddie Schulte | Dan De Boer |
| Assistant Coach: Tommy Schorer | Allison Ernst |
| Assistant Coach: Adam Walsh | Colby Huffman |
| Brendan Bloomer | Travis Klein |
| Madison Brewster | Matt Kramer |
| Alex Brown | John List |
| Logan Feinstein | Scott Wheeler |
| Carter Jorth | Charles White |
| Jaison Marks | |
| Emmitt McConville | |
| Alex Pacha | |
| Evan Phillips |
The USA Games are scheduled to take place from June 20-26, 2026, at the prestigious University of Minnesota, the official host venue. In addition to the University, the event will unfold across other premier locations, including the National Sports Center in Blaine. The games will showcase 16 Olympic-style team and individual sports, including athletics (track & field), basketball, bocce, bowling, cheerleading, cornhole, flag football, golf, gymnastics, pickleball, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
To learn more about the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games visit www.2026USAGames.org.