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Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM

Omaha native makes full-circle journey

LINCOLN — Forty-six days alone on the Atlantic Ocean changed Taryn Smith’s life. But it was her return home to the Cornhusker State Games—as a torchlighter, competitor and gold medalist—that brought her remarkable journey full circle.

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