Register, Volunteer for the 26th Annual UCO Endeavor Games, June 5-8
April 24, 2025
Registration is open for participants and volunteers for the 26th annual University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, an opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to participate in various competitive sporting events, June 5-8, on Central’s campus and throughout the Edmond, Oklahoma, community.
The UCO Endeavor Games is the nation’s largest multi-sport, multi-disability event. The 2025 games include 11 sports—air rifle, archery, cycling, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair softball and, for the first time since 2009, boccia.
The registration cost to participate in the games is $40 through Wednesday, May 14, and will increase to $55 Thursday, May 15.
“We are honored to host the 26th annual UCO Endeavor Games this year and welcome participants from across the country to Central’s campus,” said Leigha Pemberton, assistant director of partnerships and events at UCO.
“These games would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our volunteers and community partners who all come together to support our athletes throughout this fun weekend.”
Volunteers are needed for various positions, including multiple sports clinics, packet pick up, goodie bag prepping, special events and more. Volunteers under 14 need to have a parent or guardian volunteer with them. Volunteers are encouraged to register before Monday, May 5, to guarantee the preferred T-shirt size.
The games will open Thursday, June 5, with a day of sports clinics and camps for aspiring athletes. The competition kicks off Friday, June 6, with powerlifting, archery, cycling and wheelchair basketball in the morning, air rifle shooting throughout the day and an evening of swimming at the Edmond Mitch Park YMCA, 2901 Marilyn Williams Dr.
Saturday’s events feature track and field at Edmond North High School, 215 W. Danforth Road, boccia, followed by sitting volleyball at the UCO Wellness Center and an athlete celebration at the UCO Nigh University Center. The games conclude Sunday, June 8, with wheelchair softball at the Hamilton Field House parking lot and indoor archery and table tennis at the UCO Wellness Center on Central’s campus.
Competitions will be at seven sites across UCO and Edmond. All events are free and open to the public.
Central is an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site and host training site for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Sitting Volleyball teams.
For more information about athlete and volunteer registration or a complete schedule of events for the 2025 UCO Endeavor Games, visit www.endeavorgames.org/edmond/.
For more information about the UCO Endeavor Games, contact Pemberton at lpemberton@uco.edu or 405-974-3160.
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Cutline: Registration is open for participants and volunteers for the 26th annual University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, an opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to participate in various competitive sporting events, June 5-8, on Central’s campus and throughout the Edmond, Oklahoma, community.
Devan Wielgos