R 171753Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0096/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2008 MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR//
POC/STEVEN DINOTE/NF-5/UNIT:MRS-2/-/TEL:703-784-9542/TEL:DSN 278-9542 /TEL:FAX 703-784-9040//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  HQMC (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2008 MARINE CORPS MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.  ATHLETES OF THE YEAR WILL BE HONORED AT THE 2009 MARINE CORPS SPORTS HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON CEREMONY HELD AT MCB QUANTICO, VA DURING THE JULY/AUGUST TIMEFRAME.
2.  ALL 2008 MARINE CORPS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS MUST 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, THE APPLICATION MAY BE SENT DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS) VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
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 AND WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A CERTIFICATE AND TROPHY.
4.  ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO CMC (MRS) NLT 15 MARCH 2009.  THE FINAL MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 30 APRIL 2009.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. TIMOTHY R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//