Team State Coverage
Our 2025 Braille Across America Team boasts members from:
Massachusetts, Kansas, Illinois, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Oregon, New York, Kentucky, Ohio, Idaho, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Michigan, Maryland, Wyoming, Arizona, and North Carolina.
Individual Walk/Run/Other Totals
| Name | Team | Total |
| Abbey Smith | Neigh- Sayers | 6.5 |
| Abby Mulhall | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 25.51 |
| Abigail Hovsepian | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 0 |
| Amy Szumny | Jean's Team | 103 |
| Anna Bilsky-Endo | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 0 |
| Andrea Olalia | Boston Baddie & Cali Cutie | 36.1 |
| Andrea Travis | 0 | |
| Anna Froehling | Jean's Team | 75.37 |
| Ashley Athey | 26.72 | |
| Ashley Khader | 1.5 | |
| Becky Krechting | BrailleBlazers | 38.08 |
| Bobbie Davis | Team Boomer | 205.05 |
| Brian Mac Donald | 48.9 | |
| Cappy Temple | Team Ierardi | 77.54 |
| Caroline Polgar | Team NBP | 33 |
| Cheri Hutcherson | Wild Willie's Braille Brigade | 74.3 |
| Christina Joseph | Boston Baddie & Cali Cutie | 30.4 |
| Clifford Watkin | 0 | |
| Denise Millette | Q Crew | 0 |
| Elaine Williams | 0 | |
| Elle Wohlwender | 28.5 | |
| Erica Alvarez | 6 | |
| Grace Knipe | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 4 |
| Haley Grant | Jean's Team | 13.05 |
| Heather Strait | Jean's Team | 71.5 |
| Ivy Chen | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 15 |
| Jane Meng | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 5 |
| Janice Milusich | 79.54 | |
| Jean Deptolla | Jean's Team | 58.5 |
| Jen Perkins | Jean's Team | 10 |
| Jennifer Boyd | More Miles More Books | 50 |
| Jeremy Davis | Team Boomer | 193.05 |
| Jill Good | Jean's Team | 77 |
| Jimmy Del Re | Jean's Team | 17.47 |
| Joe Quintanilla | More Miles More Books | 14.11 |
| Julie Young | 93.62 | |
| Karen Adamski | PowerPuff Girlz | 28.42 |
| Karly Clenney | Jean's Team | 0 |
| Kate Crohan | Team NBP | 415.09 |
| Kate Focht | 0 | |
| Ken Wasden | More Miles More Books | 49 |
| Kimberly Paglia | A Vision for the Future | 0 |
| Kristin Robar | 30 | |
| Laura Ierardi Pugliese | Team Ierardi | 115.1 |
| Lauren Thurman | Neigh- Sayers | 30.74 |
| Lia Noel | A Vision for the Future | 0 |
| Lilly Rose Daly | Jean's Team | 92.5 |
| Mark Spinale | Team NBP | 96.4 |
| Mary Rickert | 207 | |
| Melanie Kido | PowerPuff Girlz | 53.5 |
| Millette Family | Q Crew | 0 |
| Molly Whittaker | More Miles More Books | 31.75 |
| Noye | Enwereji | 60 |
| Nikki Tuttle | Team NBP | 47 |
| Olivia Myers | Jean's Team | 33.3 |
| Paige Doherty | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 49 |
| Patty Kongsomjit | Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 0 |
| Rebekah Darnell | 118.08 | |
| Rich Gilreath | Team NBP | 27 |
| Sally Bernstein | 9 | |
| Shari Kim | 1.28 | |
| Sue DiFatta | More Miles More Books | 30.15 |
| Susan Ierardi Clark | Team Ierardi | 87 |
| Suzie Mahon | 57.3 | |
| Tiffany Ashenbrener-Cook | 46.5 | |
| Tom Richissin | Team Richissin | 62.76 |
| Tracy Wasden | More Miles More Books | 88.5 |
| Valerie Weatherwax | Walk By Touch | 0 |
| Vanessa Jones | BrailleBlazers | 42.78 |
| Wallace Hamilton | 0 | |
| Walter, Zeke, & Josie Kaczmarek | Team NBP | 27 |
Mileage Tracking
As of April 22, 2025
Top 3 Individual Biking Distance Totals:
| Name | Miles |
| Joe Quintanilla | 105.3 |
| Suzy Mahon | 82.00 |
| Sally Bernstein | 69.30 |
Top 3 Individual Walking/Running Distance Totals:
| Name | Miles |
| Kate Crohan | 415.09 |
| Mary Rickert | 207 |
| Rebekah Darnell | 118.08 |
Top 3 Team Distance Totals:
| Team | Miles |
| Team NBP | 645.49 |
| Jean's Team | 554.95 |
| More Miles More Books | 409.81 |
Total Mileage Totals
Total Mileage Logged:
| Walk/Run/Other | Bike |
| 3585.33 | 618.73 |
Team Totals
| Team Name | Total Miles |
| A Vision for the Future | 92.5 |
| Boston Baddie & Cali Cutie | 66.5 |
| BrailleBlazers | 80.86 |
| Delta Gamma - Theta Eta | 134.61 |
| Jean's Team | 554.95 |
| More Miles More Books | 409.81 |
| Neigh- Sayers | 37.24 |
| PowerPuff Girlz | 132.21 |
| Q Crew | 59.17 |
| Team Boomer | 398.10 |
| Team Ierardi | 279.64 |
| Team NBP | 645.49 |
| Team Richissin | 68.76 |
| Walk By Touch | 0 |
| Wild Willie's Braille Brigade | 130.30 |
Individual Bike Totals
| Name | Team | Total |
| Sally Bernstein | 69.3 | |
| Rebekah Darnell | 64.25 | |
| Suzie Mahon | 82 | |
| Denise Millette | Q Crew | 59.17 |
| Joe Quintanilla | More Miles More Books | 105.3 |
| Molly Whittaker | More Miles More Books | 30 |
| Cheri Hutcherson | Wild Willie's Braille Brigade | 56 |
| Shari Kim | 11 | |
| Andrea Travis | 55.42 | |
| Karen Adamski | PowerPuff Girlz | 50.29 |
| Tom Richissin | Team Richissin | 6 |
| Tracy Wasden | More Miles More Books | 6 |
| Olivia Myers | Jean's Team | 3.26 |
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