LOPES Academy hosted 16 alumni Thursday morning for their first alumni summer Olympics. The event featured multiple games, including the "Human Knot," “Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone” and an intense relay race inside the Lopes Performance Center. Story
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Red Rangers team member Connor Homan shoots a stream of water during a team battle at the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
LOPES Academy Project Coordinator April Hoops defends the blue team’s area with a water blaster during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Shamrock-the-House team member Hannah Kossler tries to avoid getting wet as she runs back to base with a captured ball during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Red Rangers team member Isaiah Fierro gets blasted with water while trying to capture a ball during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Shamrock-the-House team member Davis Ketchum fires a blast of water at an opponent during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Red Rangers team member Kristina Lang runs back to base while trying to avoid getting wet during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Shamrock-the-House team member Matthew Adams looks for his next target to get with a water soaker during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
LOPES Academy Graduate Assistant Delia Rodriguez helps defend the red team’s area during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Devon Kyte (center) and Red Ranger team members celebrate their victory in an event during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Team USA’s Gabrielle Dorathy (center) works her way through an entanglement of teammate’s arms during the Human Knot game at the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Lope Shop’s Garrett Miller referee’s a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Team members face off in a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Red Rangers team member Devon Kyte (center) prepares to take part in a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
LOPES Academy Program Manager and Shamrock-the-House team leader Courtney Patton prepares to face off against the red team in a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
LOPES Academy Program Manager and Shamrock-the-House team leader Courtney Patton reacts after getting beat in a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Red Rangers team member Connor Homan celebrates his victory in a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Matthew Adams (right) watches his Shamrock-the-House teammate Chase Baird in a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Red Rangers team member Delia Rodriguez (right) congratulates teammate Kristina Lang after her victory in a game of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Lope Shop’s Garrett Miller referees as teams work to build a puzzle during a relay race at the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics event on June 25, 2026. -
Teams race to build a puzzle during an event at the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics on June 25, 2026. -
Kristina Lang (center) and her Red Rangers teammates head into the final event during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics on June 25, 2026. -
Shamrock-the-House team member Matthew Adams (left) and Team USA’s Andrew Martinez square off in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors during the LOPES Academy Alumni Summer Olympics on June 25, 2026.
