Jude Orlando led a 13 – member contingent, representing the Bayonne Recreation Panthers
Special Olympics track and field team, by copping two gold medals at the recently – held 2014 SONJ chapter summer games.
The three –day event was contested at the college of New Jersey (in Ewing) & the results follow:
800m walk:
4th – Jody Czucza and Barbara Mari
2nd – (silver medal) – Siearra Battle
400m walk:
6th – Jody Czucza
3rd – (bronze medal) – Wendy Didomenico
2nd – (silver medal) – Barbara Mari
1st – (gold medal) – Siearra Battle
100m walk:
4th – Michael Walsh
1st – (gold medal) – Debbie Lesane & Jude Orlando
200m dash:
3rd – (bronze medal) – Roger Belanger
2nd – (silver medal) – Samantha Ciemiecki & Ronald Benitez
1st – (gold medal) – Nicole Bawiec & Violet Malcolm
100m dash: 1st – (gold medal) – Francheska Huentelaf
Softball throw:
6th – Nicole Bawiec
4th – Debbie Lesane & Michael Walsh
3rd – (bronze medal) – Samantha Ciemiecki
2nd – (silver medal) – Wendy Didomenico
1st – (gold medal) – Jude Orlando
Shot put:
3rd – (bronze medal) – Violet Malcolm
Mini – jav:
5th – Ronald Benitez
4th – Francheska Huentelaf
1st – (gold medal) – Roger Belanger
The panther’s weekend was capped – off by their two relay squads:
4x100m relay (Panthers):
6th – Roger Belanger, Samantha Ciemiecki, Nicole Bawiec & Ronald Benitez
4x100m walk relay (Jaguars):
1st (gold medal) became two – time defending state champions in this event
Barbara Mari, Siearra Battle, Jody Czucza & Debbie Lesane
Their very proud coaches Denise Bawiec, Theresa Diaz, and Tom Moody, who were ably assisted by Veronica Burns, accompanied the panthers to the meet.