R 121650Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 229/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2010 MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR//
POC/JIM MEDLEY/NF-04/UNIT:MRS-2/-/TEL:703-784-5779//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. HQMC (MRS-2) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2010 MARINE CORPS MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
2.  MARINE CORPS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS SHALL GO THROUGH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND CHAIN OF COMMAND AT THE ATHLETE'S LOCAL INSTALLATION.  THE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE SEMPER FIT SPORTS WEBSITE AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS.  IF A MARINE IS LOCATED AT AN INSTALLATION WITHOUT AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OR MCCS, SEND APPLICATIONS DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS-2) VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.  A HEAD AND SHOULDER PHOTOGRAPH MUST ACCOMPANY ALL APPLICATIONS.  ELECTRONIC PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
3.  ALL INSTALLATIONS WITH AN MCCS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ONE FEMALE AND ONE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.  ATHLETES LOCATED AT INSTALLATIONS WITH AN MCCS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS THEIR INSTALLATION'S MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
4.  QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
A.  ATHLETIC.  MARINES WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN INTRAMURAL, VARSITY, ALL-MARINE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS ARE CONSIDERED.  COMPETITIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH AMATEUR REGULATIONS WITHIN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GOVERNING BODIES (E.G. USA VOLLEYBALL) OR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS (E.G. AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.  PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED.
B.  MILITARY.  MARINES SHALL BE IN GOOD STANDING WITHIN THEIR UNIT AND MEET ALL REQUIRED MARINE CORPS STANDARDS.
5.  ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO HQMC (MRS) NLT 15 MAY.  THE FINAL MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 1 JULY 2011.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, MORALE, WELFARE, RECREATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIVISION.//