I Beast In Honor Of
Who inspires you? It can be tough to “beat the Beast” and motivation comes in different form. Some people are inspired by a person in their lives living with a disability, a parent or teacher who has encouraged them, or a friend who has overcome their own challenges.
“I Beast 4” lets participants recognize those people who inspire them. Below are the names of our participants who are “beasting” in honor of someone special in their lives.
Running the Beast for in honor or memory of someone? Use #IBEAST4 to let everyone know the reason for your Beast season!
| Participant | In Honor Of |
| Adams Johnson, Brenda | Linda Adams & Betty Holbert |
| Angiolelli, Lisa | Mathew Serafin |
| Askey, Brett | Ryder Farrington & Brady Mcmillan |
| Askey, Heather | Brady Mcmillan & Ryder Farrington |
| Baker, Jennifer | Erie's Public School Students |
| Bimber, Chris | All of those who can't |
| Bimber, Tammy | Sharon Rogers |
| Boulder, Tinukwa | My Sister |
| Boyd, Brittany | Samantha Boyd |
| Boyd, Robin | Samantha Boyd |
| Bradley, Josh | Refuel Recharge Rebuild |
| Byrd, Robert | My Family/Girlfriend |
| Caprara, Molly | Bug Spellman |
| Chrostowski, Sarah | Team RWB |
| Clark, William | Anthony Clark |
| Collins, Madison | Amy Schmidt |
| Collins, Will | Amy Schmidt |
| Cooklis, Liana | Thomas Jozwiak |
| Coppersmith, Amy | Ashley Sheridan |
| Davis, Desiree | Torsten Carlson and Emily Winters |
| DeAngelo, Paul | Molly DeAngelo |
| Drozeski, Scott | Edward St. |
| Dugan, Megan | Jenna Balko |
| Dunkle, Tom | Brady Franklin |
| Dunkle, Wynne | Brady Franklin |
| Fair, Ana | My Parents, Amparo & Mario |
| Feaster, Catherine | Lindsey Hahn |
| Ferrell, Brett | Jordan Hitzges |
| Ferrell, Doug | My Autistic Boys |
| Ferrell, Pam | Jordan Hitzges & Brett Ferrell |
| Forinash, Greg | Ken VanGiesen |
| Franklin, Amy | Brady Franklin |
| Franklin, Shawn | Brady Franklin |
| Frost, Robb | Erik Groshek & Natalie LaFuria |
| Gebhardt, Jamie | Kent Gebhardt |
| Gibala, Justin | Heart Stong |
| Gnacinski, Greg | All people with disabilities, being I am disabled myself |
| Gordish, Tracy | All of those fighting in silence |
| Gorecki, Jessica | Kyle Oshlick |
| Goss, Tiffany | Elaine Paris |
| Groner, Jonathan | Carol Davis |
| Groshek, Jack | Erik Groshek & Natalie LaFuria |
| Groshek, Karen | Erik Groshek & Natalie LaFuria |
| Gutierrez, Angela | Mathew Serafin |
| Hahn, Rebecca | Lindsey Hahn |
| Hanson, Giovanny | Dick Maycock |
| Hanson, Peggy | Dick Maycock |
| Harwood, Melissa | Gabe, Logan, & Rylan Harwood |
| Hellmann, Andrew | My Grandpa |
| Henderson, Darcy | Brady Franklin |
| Higgins, Mike | Ian Smeltz |
| Hirsch, Mike | Aaron Wagner |
| Hitzges, Jordan | Brett Ferrell |
| Hodge, Adam | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Hudson, Mark | Richard Klimek |
| Joshi, Suraj | My Team |
| Karns, Dawn | Nathan, Carter & Alaina |
| Karoglan, Michael | Harper and Olivia |
| Kay, Daniel | Erik Groshek |
| Kelley, Skip (Howard) | Lynda kelley |
| Kipp, Andrew | Bug Spellman |
| Kipp, Susan | Bug Spellman |
| Kowalewski, Brian | Bob Kowalewski |
| Kunik, Lana | Francesco Rusnak |
| Larson, Nicole | Stephanie Baranski |
| Linn, Dawn | Brady Franklin |
| Lopez, Tammy | Myself! I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 6 years ago & it won’t defeat me |
| Lubak, Lisa | Janine Calabrese |
| Lunger, Todd | Heart Strong |
| Markiewicz, Remy | Justin Gibala |
| Maynard, Norman | Cade Goodenow |
| McMillan, David | Brady McMillan |
| McMillan, Jess | Brady McMillan |
| Mehler, Sara | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Miller, Ashley | Brady Franklin |
| Moyer, Sydney | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Nikitakis, Becca | Amy Strayer |
| Nikitakis, John | Amy Strayer |
| Nygaard, John | My Sons Michael & Jack, & my Daughter Abby who is a great little sister |
| Onderko, Heather | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Onderko, Kyle | Bug Spellman |
| Overmyer, Michael | Aaron Wagner |
| Rainey, Patrick | Chris Rainey |
| Rettger, Ken | Jennifer Kuhn |
| Rivera, Nicholas | Friends & family |
| Roberts, Shelby | My Mom |
| Rodriguez, Manny | USAF |
| Rossman, Dan | Every Sports Coach That Mentored Me Growing Up |
| Schoenfeldt-White, Darcie | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Schultz, John | Linda Schultz |
| Sheldon, Guy | Mathew Serafin |
| Sibble, Keith | Brady Franklin |
| Simons, Krysta | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Snyder, Rebecca | Those who are fighting, those who have conquered, and those who were conquered. |
| Spaar, Elizabeth | Mies Chiang |
| Spaar, Eric | Mies Chiang |
| Spellman, Heather | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Spellman, Mark | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Spellman, Matt | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Spellman, Megan | Leah Bug Spellman |
| Spinelli Crail, Patty | My Brother, Dave |
| Spriegel, Chris | Ron Spriegel |
| Stockner, Megan | Leah |
| Strayer, Kyle | Amy Schmidt |
| Takach, Suzanne | Brady Mcmillan |
| Tarasovitch, Ann Marie | Dale Morrison |
| Thiem, Kate | My Beast Squad! |
| Triana, Danielle | Mathew Serafin |
| Turner, Ryan | Amy Schmidt |
| U, Renee | Ashley Sheridan |
| Wade, Kimberly | Mathew Serafin |
| Wagner, Michelle | Aaron Wagner |
| Weismiller, Heidi | Brady Mcmillan |
| Will, Alan | Blinded Veterans |
| Will, Jared | Blinded Veterans |
| Williams, Mark | Greg Gnacinski |
| Williams, Michael | Fallen Heros |
| Wuenschel, Mark | Kelby |
| Yost, Lindsay | Amy Schmidt |
| Zampino, Alyssa | Maxton |
| Zampino, Anthony | Maxton |
| Zemanek, Marcy | Mathew Serafin |
| Zenewicz, Diana | Missy |
| Zielinski, Adam | Erik Groshek & Natalie LaFuria |
| Zielinski, Sadie | Erik Groshek & Natalie LaFuria |
| Ziesenheim, Erik | Amy Schmidt |
As of September 2, 2019.
