Special Olympics athlete honored as Ahthlete of the Month

are maryland athletes. but they’re not the only olympians getting their due — special olympics maryland is honoring an athlete even closer to home. 47 abc justina coronel has more. track 1 out of the entire state of maryland– an eastern shore man was honored the title of athlete of the month by special olympics maryland. 33.13 it brightened up my day. i had a tear come in my eye and i thought this would never happen. 33.23 track 2 mark wingate was nominated by his softball coach — who credits mark’s hard work and leadership skills — which are obvious. 34.06 i keep telling my teammates keep your head, do your best, go out there play as a team and if we play as a team you can do it. 34.18 track 3 ron and cindy mayr — are mark’s friends, but more than that, his caretakers — who consider him a son. 48.36 when he’s around, you know he’s there. that’s part of what gets him to the place he gets to. he’s a leader on the team now. 48.43 butt sot 48.00 i think it’s something he’s earned. he’s worked for it for so long. everything that he gets involved in he puts in 100% 48.09 46.19 he’s just an outstanding athlete, all-around person. he’s just great. we’re so proud of him, we congratulate him, we love him and just super proud of him to this olympian of the month.46.32 44.23 wingate says that getting this award was one of the biggest victories in his life 44.27 36.39 it’s the most day of my life, this award. 36.43 butt sot 35.45 – you get only one time to live – to play what you love to play. 35.55 track 5 justina coronel 47 abc. his caretakers say wingate is now starting to take up some bowling — and th he’s actually helping other special olympians with their bowling skills. wingate states that he’s excited to continue playing more sports in the future. that’s it for sports – more news and weather straight ahead. stay with