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: Kirsten Selsor |
| 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 |
| Baylee Norris | Hayli Schumacher |
| JJ Nunally | |
| Paul Rolland | Swimming |
| Tyler Schlabach | Head Coach: Michelle Bussanmas |
| Cade Schneider | Kaitlin Colwell |
| Sean Tully | Alexandra Fountain |
| Gabe Veasey | Kourtney Lytle |
| Travis Moss | |
| Bocce | |
| Head Coach: Bruce Barnett | Tennis |
| Nicole Ashbaugh | Head Coach: Emily Morris |
| Landon Gunderson | Alex Brooks |
| Tyler Leech | Dawn Meyers |
| Danielle Mally | Cabot Todd |
| Nathan Williams | |
| Bowling | |
| Head Coach: Lori Christensen | Volleyball |
| Brandon Bruscher | Head Coach: Deb Middle |
| Marissa Christensen | Assistant Coach: Sara Wolthuizen |
| Patrick Gulbranson | Assistant Coach: Mindy Liechti |
| Christina Rasmussen | Isabel Back |
| Keyanna Brower | |
| Intercollegiate Flag Football | Dan De Boer |
| Head Coach: Maddie Schulte | Allison Ernst |
| Assistant Coach: Tommy Schorer | Colby Huffman |
| Assistant Coach: Adam Walsh | Travis Klein |
| Brendan Bloomer | Matt Kramer |
| Madison Brewster | John List |
| Alex Brown | Scott Wheeler |
| Logan Feinstein | Charles White |
| Carter Jorth | |
| Jaison Marks | |
| Emmitt McConville | |
| Alex Pacha | |
| Evan Phillips |
To learn more about the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, visit the website.