The third annual Stonebrook Olympic Games were held Saturday, Aug. 3. This year’s competitors included Jesse and Traci Smith, Cory and Kerri Speth, Travis and Lauren Tittle, Jake and Alexa Ryan, and Garret and Emily Reddish.

2024’s Stonebrook Olympic Games included a 9-hole golf course, 2 on 2 1-inning whiffle ball, USA basketball (PIG), bags, and archery. For those new to the annual Stonebrook Olympics event, married couples within the Stonebrook Village face off in five bracketable Olympic Games, competing against one another for a right to claim themselves as Stonebrook Olympic Champions.

After the playing of the National Anthem, the opening Olympic event showcased a challenging 9-hole golf round on the historic Cornoustie Golf Course, where couples combined scores for placement. This year’s course included narrow fairways, challenging rough and water hazards.

In the end, the Smith’s received the gold, followed by the Reddish’s and the Ryan’s. Top round for the men went to Garret Reddish, firing an electric 29. Traci Smith led the women, finishing with an equally impressive 36.

The second event of the games was the notorious, 2 on 2, 1-inning whiffleball game. This year’s tourney included home runs, diving catches, and late inning drama. In the end, the Ryan’s held serve, taking the gold in the event for the second straight year. The Reddish’s continued to shine
with their string of silver, followed by the Speth’s.

In the third Olympic Game of the day, the teams changed from their annual ‘PIG’ basketball tourney, to a more appropriate ‘USA’ basketball tourney. In the women’s tourney, Traci Smith took top honors. For the men, wrestler Jake Ryan used some unorthodox shooting skills to take the top prize. However, this is a team sport, and with combined scores, the Smith’s claimed their second gold of the day, followed by the Ryan’s and the Tittle’s.

Bags were the fourth event of the 2024 Games, where the leaders, the Smith’s, had won the event every year since the historic Stonebrook Olympics inaugural event. This year was no different, as the Smith’s dominated the competition on their way to a third straight gold medal. The Ryan’s and Reddish’s continued their strong day, taking the silver and bronze respectfully.

That set the stage for the fifth and final Olympic Game of the day, archery. Both the Smith’s and the Ryan’s were tied for the lead heading into the last event. A new event in this year’s games, teams shot real arrows with foam arrowheads at various targets throughout the landscape, each target at different depths for different points. The final round went back and forth. Alexa Ryan took the early lead with an impressive score as the first archer. Traci Smith followed
her with a great round of her own, reclaiming the lead for the Smith’s. Jake Ryan stepped up next to the Archer’s Circle and fired what many thought was the best round of the day, reclaiming the lead for the Ryan’s and putting all the pressure on Jesse Smith. In the end, Jesse Smith and Traci
Smith took the gold.

Congratulations to the 2024 Stonebrook Olympic Champions, Jesse and Traci Smith. This Olympic Title is their second in three years.