Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games will be held at The College of New Jersey from June 9-11, 2023.
Athletes who participate in summer sports begin practicing in April and compete at local and sectional competitions in order to advance to our annual state Summer Games.
Summer sports include Bocce, Gymnastics, Powerlifting, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, and Track & Field.
For registered athletes ages 2–7, there will be Young Athletes events with a unique guided-play program to show the benefits of participation.
Review our Campus Map for locations of all events.
Schedule
Healthy Athletes: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Brower Student Center
Opening Eyes will close at 12:00 p.m.
Young Athletes Activities: 9:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Dr. June Walker Field
Young Athletes Future Stars Race: 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Track & Field Complex
Olympic Village: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Trenton Hall Lawn
Closing Ceremony: 12:00 p.m.
Trenton Hall Patio
Bocce
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
8:00 a.m. - Unified Competition: 2-Person & 4-Person Teams
Gymnastics
Schafer Sports Center
8:30 a.m. - Registration / Open Stretch
9:00 a.m. - Women’s Artistic Gymnasts Report / Open Stretch
9:00 a.m. - Men’s Artistic Gymnasts Report / Open Stretch
12:30 p.m. - Awards
Softball
Armstrong Memorial Park
8:00 a.m. - Softball Final Competition & Awards
Swimming
Aquatic Center AM
7:00 Warm up
8:00
- 25M Butterfly
- 100M Breaststroke
- 25M Freestyle
- 200M Freestyle
- 4x25M Freestyle
- 200M Backstroke
- 100M Butterfly
- 50M Backstroke
- 50M Butterfly
- 4x50M Freestyle
Tennis
Tennis Complex
8:30 a.m. - Final Matches & Awards
Athletics (Track & Field)
Track/Field Complex
TRACK:
AM
8:00
- 3000/5000 Meter Run (M/F)
- 400 Meter Run (M/F)
- 50 Meter Dash (M) (8-15)
- 50 Meter Dash (F) (8-15)
- 50 Meter Dash (F) (16+)
- 800 Meter Run (M/F)
- 100 Meter Wheelchair Race (M/F)
- 200 Meter Wheelchair Race (M/F)
- 25 Meter Motorized WC Obstacle (M/F)
- 25 Meter Wheelchair Race (M/F)
- 50 Meter Motorized WC Slalom (M/F)
- 50 Meter Assisted Walk (M/F)
- 50 Meter Walk (M/F)
- 25 Meter Dash (M/F)
- 4X400M Relay (Trad. & Unified) (M/F)
PM
12:00
- Future Stars Race
- 100 Meter Dash (8-15) (F)
- 100 Meter Dash (8-15) (M)
- 100 Meter Dash (16-21) (M)
- 100 Meter Dash (22-29) (M)
- 100 Meter Dash (30+) (M)
FIELD:
AM
8:00
- Tennis Ball Throw* (M)
- Softball Throw* (16-29) (M)
- Softball Throw* (30+) (M)
- Softball Throw* (8-15) (M/F)
- Mini Javelin Throw* (8-21) (M)
- Mini Javelin Throw* (22+) (M)
PM
1:00
- Standing Long Jump (F)
- Running Long Jump (F)
*Event takes place at George Ackerman Park
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