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Special Olympics PEI Announces Team PEI 2026!

November 10, 2025
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    Every two years, alternating between Summer and Winter, Special Olympics PEI is represented on the national level by a team of athletes, coaches, and mission staff. Athlete team members are selected based on results from regional and provincial competitions. Coach and Mission Staff positions are selected by an ad hoc subcommittee of the Special Olympics PEI Board of Directors.

    The 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games are taking place in Medicine Hat, Alberta in August 2026. Team PEI will be represented by 47 athletes and 25 coaches and mission staff. Athletes will be competing in 8 sports - Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball and Swimming.

    It has been a tremendous honor to witness our members train and qualify for this team since Fall 2023. Each individual has worked very hard and we are so fortunate to have such devoted volunteers in coach/mission roles who have committed to preparing athletes for 2026! This team of 72 is one of the largest Summer Games teams that will be representing PEI. I am thrilled to continue this journey to Medicine Hat with this incredible group to witness all the accomplishments on and off the field.
    Matthew McNally, Team PEI Chef de Mission

     

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    Team PEI 2026 Official Roster

    Team Leadership

    • Chef de Mission: Matthew McNally
    • Team Manager: Genna Phelan
    • Mission Staff: Dave Morrow, Fran Gillis, Jodi Harper, Kaylee Doiron, Sarah Profitt - Wagner

    Athletics

    • Jeremy Wall, Keegan Waite
    • Coach: Donna Campbell

    Basketball

    • Braden Gaudet, Conner Arsenault, Jacob MacNeill, Jennifer Hickox, Rachael Loggie, Rick Chan, Ty MacLeod, Zachary Hebert
    • Coaches: Troy Livingstone, Allan Gillis, Mylene Arsenault

    Bocce

    • Michelle O'Hanley, Rolanda Bridges, Ryan MacNeil, Tommy Ling
    • Coach: Lynda Hontscharowicz

    Golf

    • Colton Matheson Matheson, Heidi Mallet, Matthew Jehn
    • Coaches-Caddies: Craig Watson (Mission), Jamie Matheson, Shayne Hogan

    Powerlifting

    • Cameron Gordon, Sophia Allen
    • Coach: Ellen Murphy
    • Support: Faith McIntyre

    Soccer

    • Alyssa Chapman, Geoffrey Bridges, Jack Hansen, Jeremy Cheverie, John Anthony Laybolt, Khol Ward, Logan Robbins, Ronan Ward, Scott Brouseau, Shawn Mitchell, Tyson Brown
    • Coaches: Kieran Goodwin, Mel Demy, Larry Robbins, Jason Pereira

    Softball

    • Aaron Myers, Audrey Mitchell, Ben Matheson, Billy Acorn, Brandon Younker, Brian McNab, Emily Nelson, Eric Coughlin, Jerred Affleck, Jordan Koughan, Kayla Bingley, Lisa Bernard, Sherry Hiscock, Tommy MacGuigan
    • Coaches: Judy Gallant, Charlie Koughan, Mackenzie Gallant

    Swimming

    • Ellen MacNearney, Matthew Gallant, Sarah Halman
    • Coach: Taliena Howden
    SOPEI Athlete Logan Robbins holding the Team PEI flag at the SONS games July 2025

    Support Team PEI 2026

    The Team PEI Draft an Athlete program allows supporters of the Special Olympics movement to fund a Team PEI athlete’s journey to National Games. Sponsorship through the Draft an Athlete program showcases your support for Special Olympics PEI athletes from your community, and will help offset the cost of these Games.

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