Floor hockey, swimming, basketball—no matter the sport, Lompoc native Jeremiah Anderson is always ready to play hard and work his way to the top.
Jeremiah, 31, started competing in the Special Olympics nearly two decades ago, according to Jeremiah’s floor hockey coach and brother, Ronen Anderson. Using his years of experience and athletic versatility, Ronen said Jeremiah was able to snag silver and gold medals at a recent swim meet in Santa Maria, and helped his basketball team get gold at a Special Olympics tournament several weeks ago.
“He likes to be competitive, and he likes to be the center of attention,” Ronen said in an interview with the Sun, adding that Jeremiah was also crowned homecoming king his senior year of high school. “It’s always been that way since he was little.”
This article appears in Apr 5-12, 2018.
