Welcome to the Iowa Senior Olympics

 

100 DAY WELLNESS CHALLENGE IS UNDER WAY

 

The Iowa Senior Olympics has two teams competing in the Live Healthy Iowa 100 Day Challenge. Good luck to everyone taking part. Stay Healthy, Get Fit and be ready to break records at the Iowa Senior Olympics in June.

 

 2011 Iowa Sr. Olympic Games Video

Brandon Fuller is a film producer out of Austin, Texas. He was home visiting his mother last June when he heard about the Senior Olympics. It sounded like a great project to him so he contacted us about coming and shooting a video. Click Here to view the video.  If any of you have video of past Games you would like to share contact lynns@wdmcs.org and we will post it on our You Tube page.
 More National Results
Wayne and Ruth Hugen of Des Moines brought home the Bronze Medal in Mixed Shuffleboard (65-69) from the 2011 National Senior Games in Houston.  They also placed 4th individually in the 65-69 age group for singles in Shuffleboard.
 
 Check Out Every Newsletter for 2011 at the "News" Tab.
 

New Events for the New Year

2012 is a Qualifying Year for the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland. The Iowa Senior Olympics will be doing everything possible to give you an opportunity to advance on to Nationals as well as providing you with a broad range of events to compete in. We will be hosting 78 events this year, 16 more than are offered at the National Championships. 

You will be able to compete in 3 National Sports which have never been offered in Iowa before. Archery, 20 & 40K Bike Races and Triathlon will make their debut in the 2012 Games. In addition to these events we are adding a Power Walk division to the Walking Events and Frisbee Accuracy Throw to our list of events you can take part and win medals in. Read the December #11 Newsletter in the “News” tab for more details.  

 
2012 Iowa Senior Olympics Tentative Schedule


PDF of Tentative Schedule

(Dates and Times Could Change)

Friday, June 1

5:00 p.m.         Softball Tournament  Raccoon River Park

Saturday, June 2

8:00 a.m.         Softball Tournament   Raccoon River Park

4:00 p.m.         5 K Cycling                 Elkhart, IA Memorial Park

4:00                 10 K Cycling               Elkhart, IA Memorial Park

 Thursday, June 14

8:00 a.m.         Golf Tournament         Willow Creek G.C.

8:00 – 10:00    Shuffleboard:               Valley High School
                             Singles (50-69)       

9:00 – 6 p.m.   Pickleball:                    Valley High School

                            Singles, Doubles, and Mixed

10:00 - Noon   Shuffleboard:               Valley High School
                             Singles (70+)         

Noon – 2:00    Shuffleboard:               Valley High School

                             Doubles (70+)       

2:00                 Shuffleboard:               Valley High School
                             Doubles (50-69)    

4:00                 Horseshoes                  Holiday Park

5:45                 Volleyball                    Valley High School

 Friday, June 15

8:30 a.m.         Tennis: Singles             Valley Southwoods

8:30-10:00       Basketball Shooting:    Valley High School
                             Free Throws

9:00 - Noon     Table Tennis: Singles   Indian Hills Jr. High

10:00-11: 30    Basketball Shooting:    Valley High School

                             Around the World

10:00 -1:00      Racquetball: Singles     Riverfront YMCA

10:00 -1:00      Handball: Singles         Riverfront YMCA

Noon               Table Tennis:               Indian Hills Jr. High

                             Doubles and Mixed Doubles

11:30 - 2:00     Football Throws:          West Valley Practice Field   

                             Distance and Accuracy      

11:30 - 2:00     Softball Throws:           West Valley Practice Field   

                             Distance and Accuracy                    

1:00                 3x3 Basketball              Valley High School

1:00                 Racquetball: Doubles   Riverfront YMCA

1:00                 Handball: Doubles       Riverfront YMCA

2:00 - 3:15       Frisbee Throw              Valley High Stadium

                            Distance and Accuracy

3:15 – 5:00      Field Goal Kick           Valley High Stadium

3:15 – 5:00      Soccer Kick                  Valley High Stadium

5:30-8:00         Granny Basketball        LRC Building

                             Social & Banquet

6:00                 Social &                       Site to be Set

                        Hall of Fame Reception  

Saturday, June 16

8:00   a.m.       Road Race: 5k-10k      Clive Aquatic Center

8:30                 Granny Basketball       Valley High School

8:30                 Tennis: Doubles and    Valley Southwoods

                             Mixed Doubles

9:00                 Scrabble Tournament  Valley High School

9:00                 Badminton: Singles      Valley Southwoods

 11:00               Badminton: Doubles and         Valley Southwoods

                             Mixed Doubles

Noon               Swim Meet                   Valley High School

                             (see www.iowaseniorolympics.com for order of events.)

Noon               Bowling Singles           Val Lanes Bowling

Track: Running Events

8:15 a.m.         5,000 Meter                 Valley HS Track

                             Power Walk & Race Walk

9:15                 100 Meter Dash           Valley HS Track

10:15               1,500 Meter Run          Valley HS Track

10:45               400 Meter Run             Valley HS Track

11:15               1,500 Meter                 Valley HS Track

                             Power Walk & Race Walk

11:45               50 Meter Dash             Valley HS Track

12:30 p.m.       800 Meter Run             Valley HS Track

1:00                 200 Meter Dash           Valley HS Track

 Track: Field Events

1:00-2:30 p.m. Shot Put (50-64)          Valley HS Track

1:00-2:30         Discus (65+)               Valley HS Track

1:30                 High Jump                   Valley HS Track

2:00-4:00         Running Long Jump     Valley HS Track

2:00-3:30         Standing Long Jump    Valley HS Track

2:30-4:00         Shot Put (65+)            Valley HS Track

2:30-4:00         Discus (50-64)             Valley HS Track

4:00-5:00         Triple Jump                  Valley HS Track

5:00-6:00         Javelin Throw              Valley HS Track

Sunday, June   17

8:30 a.m.         Granny Basketball       Valley High School

Noon               Bowling Doubles         Val Lanes Bowling

                        and Mixed Doubles

 Events Co-Hosted with Iowa Games

Triathlon

Sunday                         July 8                           Easter Lake, Des Moines


Archery

Saturday-Sunday          July 14 - 15                              Ames


Cycling Road Race

Sunday                         July 15                                     Boone


2013 National Games
This is a qualifying year for the National Games. To compete at the 2013 National Games you need to participate in the State Games this year. Top finishers in this year’s Iowa Senior Olympics will qualify to compete at the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland. We will get you more information as the Iowa Senior Olympics approach in June. I have attached a list of events which are offered at Nationals. One of the new events to be held in Cleveland is Pickleball. The Iowa Senior Olympics offers 16 more events for you to compete in than the National Games offers. We are working on options to give you opportunities to qualify for Nationals in Archery and Triathlon as well as the long Cycling events.
Memorial
Sadly, one of our Senior Olympians passed away recently. Jim Kelly had competed in the Games for many years, winning many medals in the Shot Put and Discus, including Gold in the Shot Put the past two years. We received a donation in the memory of Jim from John and Deena Dostart. You can read more about Jim at the link below.
 
2011 Iowa Senior Olympic Games Results
 Athletes competed in over 2,300 Events During the 25th Iowa Senior Olympic Games
Results and Records for the 25th Iowa Senior Olympics are now posted under the "Results" tab.
 
 
 
 
 
Check out the "News" tab for all the past Newsletters with information on everything from results to training tips as well as stories about athletes and health issues.
 
Go to the Photo Gallery tab to check out pictures from the 2011 Games.
 
 

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