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 and Betty Holbert |
| Angiolelli, Lisa | Matthew Serafin |
| Askey, Brett | Ryder Farrington and Brady Mcmillan |
| Askey, Heather | Brady mcmillan and Ryder Farrington |
| Baer, Andrew | Amy Schmidt and Ruth Michaels |
| Baker, Jennifer | Erie's Public School students! |
| Bimber, Tammy | Sharon Rogers |
| Boulder, Tinukwa | My Sister |
| Boyd, Brittany | Samantha Boyd |
| Boyd, Robin | Samantha Boyd |
| Byrd, Robert | My Family and Girlfriend |
| Caprara, Molly | Bug Spellman |
| Clark, William | Anthony Clark |
| Collins, Madison | Amy Schmidt |
| Collins, Will | Amy Schmidt |
| Cooklis, Liana | Thomas Jozwiak |
| Davis, Desiree | Torsten Carlson and Emily Winters |
| DeAngelo, Paul | Molly DeAngelo |
| Dugan, Megan | Jenna Balko |
| Dunkle, Tom | Brady Franklin |
| Dunkle, Wynne | Brady Franklin |
| Feaster, Catherine | Lindsey Hahn |
| Ferrell, Brett | Jordan Hitzges |
| Ferrell, Doug | My autistic boys. |
| Ferrell, Pam | Jordan Hitzges and Brett Ferrell |
| Forinash, Greg | Ken VanGiesen |
| Franklin, Amy | Brady Franklin |
| Franklin, Shawn | Brady Franklin |
| Gebhardt, Jamie | Kent Gebhardt |
| Gnacinski, Greg | All people with disabilities being i am disabled myself |
| Gibala, Justin | Heart Stong |
| Gorecki, Jessica | Kyle Oshlick |
| Goss, Tiffany | Elaine Paris |
| Groner, Jonathan | Carol Davis |
| Gutierrez, Angela | Mathew Serafin |
| Hahn, Rebecca | Lindsey Hahn |
| Hanson, Giovanny | Dick Maycock |
| Hanson, Peggy | Dick Maycock |
| Harwood, Melissa | Gabe, Logan and Rylan Harwood |
| Henderson, Darcy | Brady Franklin |
| Hitzges, Jordan | Brett Ferrell |
| Hodge, Adam | Leah Spellman |
| Hudson, Mark | Richard Klimek |
| Jasen, Mark | Walmart Hours |
| Joshi, Suraj | My Team |
| Karns, Dawn | Nathan, Carter and Alaina |
| Kay, Daniel | Erik Groshek |
| Kelley, Skip (Howard) | Lynda Kelley |
| Kerner, Robert | Amy Schmidt |
| Kipp, Andrew | Bug |
| Kipp, Susan | Bug |
| Kowalewski, Brian | Bob Kowalewski |
| Kunik, Lana | Francesco Rusnak |
| L. Coppersmith, Amy | Ashley Sheridan |
| Larson, Nicole | Stephanie Baranski |
| Linn, Dawn | Brady Franklin |
| Lunger, Todd | Heart Strong |
| Markiewicz, Remy | Justin Gibala |
| Maynard, Norman | Cade Goodenow |
| McMillan, David | Brady McMillan |
| McMillan, Jess | Brady McMillan |
| Mehler, Sara | Leah Spellman |
| Miller, Ashley | Brady Franklin |
| Moyer, Sydney | Leah Spellman |
| Nikitakis, John | Amy Strayer |
| Nygaard, John | My sons Michael and Jack, and my daughter Abby who is a great little sister to them! |
| Onderko, Heather | Leah Spellman |
| Onderko, Kyle | Bug |
| Rainey, Patrick | Chris Rainey |
| Rettger, Ken | Jennifer Kuhn |
| Rivera, Nicholas | Friends and family |
| Roberts. Shelby | My Mom |
| Rodriguez, Manny | USAF |
| Rossman, Dan | Every sports coach that mentored me growing up |
| Sawyer, Edie | Josh Carlin |
| Schoenfeldt-White, Darcie | Leah Spellman |
| Schultz, John | Linda Schultz |
| Simons, Krysta | Leah 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 Spellman - "Bug" |
| Spellman, Matt | Leah (Bug) Spellman |
| Spellman, Megan | Leah 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 |
| Tech, Jamie | Michael Wright |
| Triana, Danielle | Mathew Serafin |
| U, Renee | Ashley Sheridan |
| Wade, Kimberly | Matthew Serafin |
| 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 |
| Zielinski, Adam | Erik Groshek and Natalie LaFuria |
| Zielinski, Sadie | Erik Groshek and Natalie LaFuria |
| Ziesenheim, Erik | Amy Schmidt |
Updated June 25, 2019
