She Learned Volleyball in Her 50s and Is Still “Playin’ With Altitude”
October 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller This Athlete of the Month story is brought to you by Uber, a proud supporter of the Senior Games community. Click here for a special discount on your next Uber ride. Madelon Eichhorn, 78 Broomfield, Colorado Volleyball, Basketball The Colorado Playin’ With Altitude Volleyball
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Redemption in the Water
September 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller Nicholas Delgado, 55 Upland, California Swimming Swimmer Nicholas Delgado surprised himself by making a big splash in his first National Senior Games last summer, reeling in two gold and two bronze medals in the 50-54 age group. He could not have imagined even standing
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Turning Fear into Basketball Gold
August 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller This Athlete of the Month story is brought to you by Uber, a proud supporter of the Senior Games community. Click here for a special discount on your next Uber ride. Kari Torkelson, 56 Grand Forks, North Dakota Basketball Shooting Skills Kari Torkelson has
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Reggie Howze Reinvents Himself after Midlife “Eye Opener”
July 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller This Athlete of the Month story is brought to you by Uber, a proud supporter of the Senior Games community. Click here for a special discount on your next Uber ride. Reggie Howze, 81 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Power Walk If you don’t believe you are
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A Costume Contest, a Paddle and Table Tennis Across Continents
June 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller This Athlete of the Month story is brought to you by Uber, a proud supporter of the Senior Games community. Click here for a special discount on your next Uber ride. Sylvana Airan, 72 Lincoln, Nebraska Table Tennis When Sylvana Airan was growing up
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“Max” Recovery
May 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller Maximilian “Max” Cavalli, 64 Scarborough, Maine Powerlifting and Cycling All senior athletes experience illness, injuries or other setbacks. Many, like powerlifter and cyclist Maximilian Cavalli, say their fitness lifestyle helped them make a successful comeback. Some challenges are more difficult to overcome, and Maximilian
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Promise Made, Promise Kept
April 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller Bonita Robins, 87 Topeka, Kansas Bowling, Cornhole “Long Live the Challenge” is the motto of the National Senior Games, and the athletes who keep coming back to compete for decades are our best examples for active aging. 87-year-old Bonita Robins is amazed she has
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Hoops & Hops
March 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller Kinney Baughman, 72 Vilas, North Carolina Basketball Some people stand out in a room. In the midst of the boisterous action and noise of men’s Basketball at the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana, Kinney Baughman quietly drew our attention as he stood
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This Pitcher is Throwing Strikes and Plot Twists
February 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller Brenda “B.J.” Jones, 65 Clarksville, Tennessee Softball Maintaining an active lifestyle is essential, but it’s just one aspect of robust aging. Finding social connections and keeping your brain engaged are also key to longevity. Senior softball pitching ace Brenda Jones has known this intuitively
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Journey to Gold: How This Athlete Pivoted Through Setbacks
January 2026 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller James “Jim” DeGoey, 76 Fitchburg, Wisconsin Recumbent Cycling Recumbent Cycling Time Trials were introduced to the National Senior Games in 2022, providing a way for cyclists with physical limitations a way to compete using specially designed low-profile bikes. 79-year-old Jim DeGoey, a veteran of
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