Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet

Hunter Ross of Jackson flexes an arm while being recognized for placing second in the softball throw during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Hunter Ross of Jackson carries a Special Olympics flag while Jennifer Rubin of Cape Girardeau Police Department carries the torch in the opening ceremony of the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Hunter Ross of Jackson throws up his arms next to his mother Sandy Ross of Jackson after Hunter carried a Special Olympics flag in the opening ceremony of the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bayley James of Jackson, 19, makes her way around the track in the 100 meter run during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jeff Regelsperger of Perryville, Missouri, prepares to cross the finish line in the 100 meter walk during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Derrick Devon "DT" Liddell of Cape Girardeau, left, and Tim Kunz of Jackson close in on the finish line of the 100 meter run during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Brock Davis of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department shakes hands with Tim Kunz of Jackson after Kunz completed the 100 meter run during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Derrick Devon "DT" Liddell of Cape Girardeau, facing forward, hugs Tim Kunz of Jackson following their finishes in the 100 meter run during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Danny Simpson of Cape Girardeau, front, crosses the finish line followed by Francis Wolk during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Hunter Ross of Jackson prepares to release during the softball throw during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sophia McNeil of Arcadia Valley, Missouri, 10, (center) competes in the 25 meter run next to Emma Watson (left) and Casey Miller, both 17 and of Cape Girardeau, during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aiden Scheeter of Oran, Missouri, 12, makes his way toward the finish line of the 50 meter run next to his father John Scheeter of Oran during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aiden Scheeter of Oran, Missouri, 12, receives a kiss from his mother Lori Scheeter of Oran after Aiden completed the 50 meter run during the Southeast Area Special Olympics track and field meet Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)