Southeast

The Southeast Area for Special Olympics Iowa provides competition for athletes in the Iowa counties of:

• Appanoose
• Davis
• Des Moines
• Henry
• Jefferson
• Keokuk
• Lee
• Louisa
• Mahaska
• Monroe
• Van Buren
• Wappelo

The Southeast Area hosts competitions in:

• Bowling(held annually in September/October in Ottumwa at Champion Bowl)
• Basketball Skills (held annually in February in Burlington at Edward Stone School)
• Spring Games (held annually in April in Mt. Pleasant at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex)

Where to find forms:

• Physicals – Participation Forms
• Participant Release Form – Participation Forms
• Area Competition Entry Forms – Participation Forms

Where to send forms:

• Physicals – physicals@soiowa.org
• Participant Release Form – physicals@soiowa.org
• Area Competition Entry Forms – brad.benge@fmcsd.org or bjbenge@msn.com

If you need an updated copy of any report, please email your Regional Director

• Delegation Report (athletes/physical expiration date)
• Class A Credentials (Class A certified volunteers and expiration date and Protective Behaviors and expiration date)
• Sport Certification (Coaches/sport certifications and expiration, Head’s-Up Concussion expiration, and General Orientation completion)
• Centralized Accounting

If you are new to the area, please reach out to the regional director.
Southeast Regional Director: Dawn Criss – dcriss@soiowa.org

Sponsors for the Southeast Area Spring Games: 

If specific competition dates are not listed below, they are yet to be determined for this year.