This year, Palmer College’s Davenport
campus was a Bronze Sponsor of the
annual Quad Cities Senior Olympics,
June 22-24. While many of the events
took place on the Augustana College
campus in Rock Island, Ill., other
events occurred in different areas
around the Quad Cities. The table tennis
tournaments were held on Palmer’s
Davenport campus.
“The Senior Olympics is a lot of fun
and is a great event for our area,”
said Lisa Killinger, D.C., Chair of the
Department of Diagnosis and Radiology,
who serves as the coordinator of
Health Services and is on the Board of
Directors for the QC Senior Olympics.
“Many of the events are non-athletic,
such as quilting, singing, poetry and
painting, which allow for the less athletic
also to participate. But my favorite
is the javelin throw. It’s fantastic to see
80-year-old women throwing javelins!”
People over 50 were eligible to participate.
Last year, a 95-year-old woman
threw the shot put and an 85-year-old
man ran the 5K race. New this year
were special exhibition events for soccer
and track/field in which anyone
over 40 could participate. Known as
one of the best run Senior Olympics in
the nation, the Quad Cities event is
filled with more than 100 events.