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NCAA Division III 50 for 50th Special Olympics Challenge Results

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Special Olympics celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2018. In honor of this occasion, DIII SAAC challenged all Division III institutions to have at least 50 student-athletes participate in one or more Special Olympics events between August 2018 and April 2019. The results are in and Division III SAAC could not be prouder of its student-athletes, institutions and conferences.

As of April 30, 2019, 53 institutions reported completing the 50 for 50th Special Olympics Challenge. Those institutions are:

  • Allegheny College
  • Beck College
  • Bryn Athyn College
  • Carthage College
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Catholic University
  • Concordia University Chicago
  • Denison University
  • DeSales University (DeSales)
  • Eastern Nazarene College
  • Elizabethtown College
  • Emory University
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham
  • Geneva College
  • Goucher College
  • Gustavus Adolphus College
  • Hamline University
  • Haverford College
  • Hollins University
  • Illinois College
  • Juniata College
  • King's College (Pennsylvania)
  • Lake Forest College
  • Marietta College
  • Marymount University (Virginia)
  • Misericordia University
  • Mitchell College
  • Moravian College
  • Oberlin College
  • Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Olivet College
  • Penn State University Abington
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Shenandoah University
  • Smith College
  • Springfield College
  • St. John's University (Minnesota)
  • St. Norbert College
  • State University of New York at Oswego
  • Susquehanna University (Susquehanna)
  • Thomas College
  • University of Lynchburg
  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  • University of the Ozarks (Arkansas)
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • Vassar College
  • Waynesburg University
  • Wells College
  • Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
  • Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
  • Worcester State University

Each of these institutions will receive a token of appreciation from Division III SAAC. Additionally, DeSales, RPI and Susquehanna reported the highest percentage of participation by student-athletes and will face off during the May Spotlight Poll for the grand prize. Please visit the Division III Special Olympics website to vote for your favorite activity.