Urbandale native Karissa Schweizer to compete in Olympics Friday Share Updated: 10:16 PM CDT Jul 29, 2021 Share Updated: 10:16 PM CDT Jul 29, 2021
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Show Transcript THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT WEEK TO DEEP CLEAN AND DISINFECT THE BUILDING. RHEYA: DES MOINES HAS BEEN A STOP FOROR ME THAN 120 OLYMPIC ATHLETES. TODAY DRAKE UNIVERSITY SAID 212 PEOPLE WHO RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE DRAKE RELAYS ARE SET TO COMPETE AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS. URBANDALE WILL HAVE ONE OF THEIR OWN TAKE THE OLYMPIC TRACK FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMW.ROOR 25-YEAR-OLD KARISSA SCHWEIZER WILL RUN IN THE 5-K PRELIMINARIES ON FRIDAY. THE DOWLING GRAD WENT MTOIZZOU, AND CONTINUED HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER FROM THERE. HER MOM AND DAD TELL US GETTING TO T OHELYMPICS HAS BEEN A LIFELONG DREAM FOR THEIR DAUGHTER. THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY IS CLOSE-KNIT. SO WHILE THEY’RE SAD THEY CAN’T BE IN TOKYO WITH HER, THEY HAVE NO DOUBT SHE WON’T GIVE IT ALL SHE HAS. WE REALLY WANT TO