Palisadian Katherine Ebert helped her 4 x 100 relay team win the gold medal last Saturday at the Southern California Special Olympics Summer Games. Hundreds of athletes participated in the two-day event at Long Beach State. Along with teammates Caitlin Eberle, Debbie Bedil and Veronica Jordan, Ebert has trained with the Westside Special Olympics team since February under Head Coach Rick Carberry and Palisadian volunteer coach Mark Samara. Ebert also won a silver medal in the 100-yard dash and bronze medals in the softball throw and long jump. She graduated from Venice High in 2006, then studied at the Center for Advanced Transition Skills program at West Los Angeles College. She attends Santa Monica College and volunteers at Sunrise Assisted Living.
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