More than 150 athletes competed in the 20th annual Adult National Open and Great Lakes Regional Games for paralympic sports June 8-10 in Lake Forest and Wilmette. The event was hosted by the Lake Forest-based Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association, and competitions took place at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest and Loyola Academy in Wilmette.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER/JWC MEDIA
Ryan Wolak from St. Louis, Missouri, crosses the finish line in 1st place in the 5th heat of the Mixed 200 Meter Dash as the crowd cheers him on at the Great Lakes Regional Games – Adult National Open held at Loyola Academy and hosted by Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.
Ariel Liker from Lake Villa competes in the shot put
Chelsea Crytzer #627 pours on the speed against Stella McMillan #638 from Chicago as they compete in the 5th heat of the mixed 200 meter dash
Jerson Calderon from Hillsdale, New Jersey, crosses the finish line in 1st place in the Mixed 200 Meter Dash.
Ethan Burkhart, 16, from Libertville, in the mixed javelin throwing competition
Emily Frederick from Hokes Bluff, Alabama, in the shot put
Jacob Zalewski from Homewood in the discus throwing
Ive Kevin Orcel, from Miami, Florida, in the Mixed Long Jump
Margaret Beaudoin from Berkley, Michigan in the Shot Put
Carter Johnson, age 7, from O’Fallon, Missouri in the Mixed Long Jump
Ive Kevin Orcel, from Miami, Florida, in the Mixed Long Jump
Logan Langley from Hokes Bluff, Alabama, in the mixed javelin throwing
Jacob Zalewski of Homewood in the mixed javelin throwing at the Great Lakes Regional Games – Adult National Open held at Lake Forest High School on June 3. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER/JWC MEDIA