Forty-four members of Wellness Complexes take part in Sr. Olympics
For The Vista
Forty-four members of the Cumberland Medical Center Wellness Complexes at Crossville and Fairfield Glade participated last month at the District Senior Olympics in Franklin, Tennessee.
Participants must be age 50 by Dec. 1, 2012 to qualify for the competition. Counties competing included Cumberland, White, Putnam, Mc Minn, Fentress, Pickett, and Smith.
The State level Senior Olympics is scheduled in July in Franklin, Tennessee.
“It’s great to see so many of our members participate in the Senior Olympics, and it’s possible because they exercise on a regular basis,” said Tres Baucum, manager of the two facilities.
“It just proves staying active means being healthier as a senior.”
Competitive categories include Basketball Free Throw, Basketball 3-on-3, Bowling (singles, doubles and mixed doubles), Discus Throw, Golf, High Jump, Horseshoes and Javelin Throw.
Others include Long Jump, Pickleball (singles, doubles, mixed doubles), Race Walk 1500M, Run 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M and 1500M, Shot Put, Shuffleboard (singles, doubles), Softball, Softball Throw.
Swimming events included Backstroke 50M, 100M and 200M, Breaststroke 50M, 100M and 200M, Butterfly 50M, Freestyle 50, 100M, 200M and 400M, and the Individual Medley 100M.
Additional events were Table Tennis (singles, doubles and mixed doubles) and Tennis (singles, doubles and Mixed doubles).
Wellness Complexes members who participated include Gerald A. Allard, Jan A. Argubright, Frank C. Baker, Dee Dee Barnwell, Marilyne Bartos, Linda Bruder, Paul B. Cann, John O. Capobianco, Jerold J. Damron, Dick DeWeese, Richard W. Edward, June R. Frazier, Dinah M. Goodwin, Bruce T. Horn, Glen A. House, Jeannette V. Hurst, Howard Johnson, Elliot Kornreich, Naiad W. Kuhlman, Eddie W. Liskovec, Mary M. Listenberger, Gloria M. Lusk, Auda L. McCoy, Donald E. Melcher, Shirley A. Nelson, Gary A. Nyquist, Linda M. Nyquist, Robin L. O’Hara, Al J. Ott, John N. Owings, Wallace A. Patrick, Glen Price, Denny Roy, Scott Shanks, Calvin L. Smart, Marilyn Stubella, Tamara G. Tindall, Skip L. Vober, Joseph E. Walasinski, Terry W. Walter, John T. Wigington, A.C. Wilson and Ray Woolsey.