Paralympic Sport Tampa Bay, a program of Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation, recently won the Small Team Division at the National Junior Disability Championships, in Middleton, Wisconsin.
The team, comprised of three athletes, competed in track and field, swimming, archery and weightlifting, squaring off against hundreds of others nationwide.
In all, Eric Lowry, 17, of Land O’ Lakes; Danielle Kanas, 12, of Lutz; and, 15-year-old Logan Krepop, of Parrish, won a combined 18 gold, 11 silver and four bronze medals. One of those gold medals came when Kanas shattered the previous national record in the javelin by 6 meters.
The events were held from July 16 to July 22.
The Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals is for athletes ages 6 to 22 with physical disabilities, and is the oldest and largest continuously held competitive sports event in the country.
A signature program of Hillsborough County’s Parks & Recreation, Paralympic Sport Tampa Bay offers year-round sports and recreation programs to promote healthy lifestyles, independence and personal growth for people with physical disabilities.
