HQMC (MRS) Announces U.S. Marine Corps Male and Female Athletes of the Year
HQMC (MRS) announces Sergeant Jeremy Brown (MCAS Miramar) and Sergeant Kristin Taft (MCB Hawaii) as the U.S. Marine Corps Male and Female Athletes of the Year for 2005. The two Marines will be honored at the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon Ceremony at the Clubs at Quantico on 28 July 2006.
Issued: May 2, 2006
1. SERGEANT JEREMY BROWN (MCAS MIRAMAR) AND SERGEANT KRISTIN TAFT (MCB HAWAII) HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS THE U.S. MARINE CORPS MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR FOR 2005. SGT BROWN, THE HEAD OF THE SEPARATIONS SECTION OF THE CONSOLIDATED ADMINISTRATION CENTER AT MCAS MIRAMAR, CA, WAS A MEMBER OF MULTIPLE ALL-MARINE TEAMS AND THE FIRST MARINE TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE AT THE 2005 MARINE CORPS MARATHON. SGT TAFT, A SUPPLY SERGEANT ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICES BATTALION AT MCB HAWAII, WAS THE STARTING PITCHER FOR THE ALL-MARINE WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM. THE PAIR WILL BE HONORED AT THE MARINE CORPS SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION LUNCHEON CEREMONY AT THE CLUBS AT QUANTICO IN QUANTICO, VA. THE CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED FOR 28 JULY 2006. 2. HQMC (MRS) WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE MARINES LISTED BELOW WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THEIR INSTALLATION AS THE 2005 MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: MCAS MIRAMAR SGT JEREMY BROWN - RUNNING MCAS BEAUFORT CPL CHRIS GARRITY - GOLF MCAS CHERRY POINT SSGT ORVIN WOOTEN - SOFTBALL SGT JENNIFER LEE - SOFTBALL MCB CAMP PENDLETON GYSGT CARNELL MARTIN - MULTIPLE SPORTS CPL BRANDI RICHARDS - BOXING AND ARM WRESTLING MCAGCC 29 PALMS SSGT STEVEN SANTANA - MULTIPLE SPORTS HQBN, HQMC HENDERSON HALL SSGT DONALD WALLACE - MULTIPLE SPORTS MCB HAWAII SGT KRISTIN TAFT - SOFTBALL CPL LOGAN CARRAWAY - MULTIPLE SPORTS MCAS NEW RIVER 1ST LT CRISTA D. KRAICS - CROSS COUNTRY SSGT CLINT HILLER - SOFTBALL 3. THE FOLLOWING MARINES WERE ALSO NOMINATED BY THE LISTED COMMAND FOR THE 2005 MARINE CORPS MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: NAS PENSACOLA GYSGT MICHAEL GREEN - POWER LIFTING NAVAL SAFETY CENTER, NORFOLK CAPT WILLIAM EDWARDS - RUNNING AND TRIATHLON MARFORRES GYSGT JULIA WATSON - SHOOTING NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND 1STLT JESSICA UTTER - TRIATHLON 4. HQMC (MRS) WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE INSTALLATIONS AND COMMANDS THAT SUBMITTED THEIR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR. ALL MARINES LISTED ABOVE WERE NOMINEES FOR THE 2005 MARINE CORPS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.