photo by Carolyn Bertsch
With only a few feet to the finish line, a tight race ensued between (left to right) athletes Maxx Grell of St. Joseph and Benjamin Rolfes of St. Cloud. Grell finished in first place in the 800-meter walk at the Special Olympics Track and Field Meet, held May 16 at the Sartell Middle School. Twenty-one teams, including the St. Cloud Area 7 Team which is comprised of athletes residing in St. Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, Waite Park, Clear Lake, Clearwater and Rockville, participated in field events, including long jump and Bocce, and track events including running, walking and relays.
With only a few feet to the finish line, a tight race ensued between (left to right) athletes Maxx Grell of St. Joseph and Benjamin Rolfes of St. Cloud. Grell finished in first place in the 800-meter walk at the Special Olympics Track and Field Meet, held May 16 at the Sartell Middle School. Twenty-one teams, including the St. Cloud Area 7 Team, which is comprised of athletes residing in St. Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, Waite Park, Clear Lake, Clearwater and Rockville, participated in field events, including long jump and Bocce, and track events including running, walking and relays.