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Meet Christopher!

Meet Christopher! He is 16 years old and will be a sophomore in high school this year! He has been involved with Special Olympics South Dakota since he was 11

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Meet Rylan!

Meet Rylan! Rylan is 13 years old and lives on a farm with his parents, two dogs, cats, chickens, and cows! He has been involved with Special Olympics South Dakota

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Meet Lydia!

Meet Lydia! Lydia has participated with Special Olympics South Dakota for many years and is with the Sioux Falls Lancers! She is going to be a sophomore at Harrisburg High

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Meet Victor!

Meet Victor! Victor is 31 years old and has two kids named Noah and Kylee. His son Noah takes part in Special Olympics and bowls. Victor is part of the

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Meet Isaac!

Meet Isaac! Isaac is a sophomore at Hamlin High School and is part of the NESC Rockets. He has been in Special Olympics South Dakota for 8 years and competes

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Meet Colton!

Meet Colton! Colton is part of the Pierre Wildcats delegation and has been participating in Special Olympics for about 5 years. He loves to take part in all the events

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Meet Landon!

Meet Landon! Landon lives in Watertown and is starting his freshman year this year. He’s been involved with Special Olympics South Dakota for five years and is with the NESC

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Meet Justin!

Meet Justin! Justin has been with Special Olympics South Dakota since he was 10 years old. His birthday is February 15, and he lives with his mom, Penny; dad, Kevin;

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Meet Xander!

Meet Xander! Xander is a Unified Partner with Special Olympics South Dakota and is part of the NESC delegation. He is a sophomore at Dakota State University and a running

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Meet Josh!

Meet Josh! Josh joined Special Olympics South Dakota when he was 8 years old and is turning 36! He is part of the Aberdeen Thunder delegation. He lives with his

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Please submit it to Jill Kvanli at jkvanli@sosd.org