R 051723Z MAR 10 ALCGPSC 017/10 SUBJ: 2009 COAST GUARD ELITE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR A. COAST GUARD MORALE, WELL-BEING AND RECREATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1710.13(SERIES) B. COMCOGARD PSC ARLINGTON VA 071837Z DEC 09 ALCGPSC 077/09 1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2009 COAST GUARD ELITE FEMALE AND MALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR. A. LT ALLISON MIDDLETON, STATIONED AT TRACEN YORKTOWN, IS THE COAST GUARDS ELITE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. AS A MEMBER OF THE NAVY WOMENS SOFTBALL TEAM, LT MIDDLETON WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE NAVY EARNING A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE AT THE ARMED FORCES SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT PENSACOLA, FL. LT MIDDLETON WAS THEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE U. S. MILITARY ON THE ALL-TOURNAMENT USA ARMED FORCES WOMENS SOFTBALL TEAM BY THE TOURNAMENT COACHES AND SPORTS DIRECTORS. THIS TEAM REPRESENTED THE ARMED FORCES AT THE AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ASA) CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. THE TEAM PLACED SECOND NATIONALLY AT THE ASA CHAMPIONSHIPS. LT MIDDLETON WAS ALSO SELECTED TO THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AT THE UNITED STATES SPECIALTY SPORTS ASSOCIATION QUALIFIERS IN PETERSBURG, VA. LT MIDDLETON GAVE BACK TO HER COMMUNITY THROUGH AN ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY PARTNER PROGRAM AND BY VOLUNTEERING IN THE FEED THE CHILDREN PROGRAM. B. MST2 PETER CALORI, STATIONED AT SECTOR GUAM, IS THE COAST GUARDS ELITE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. MST2 CALORI WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 2009 OUTRIGGER CANOE LONG DISTANCE RACE IN THE IRON MAN DIVISION FROM TUMON TO AGAT, A DISTANCE OF 27 NAUTICAL MILES. THIS WAS JUST ONE OF MST2 CALORIS FOUR MEDAL FINISHES IN THE MARIANAS PADDLE RACING ASSOCIATION RACES IN 2009 THAT EARNED HIM A SELECTION TO THE GUAM NATIONAL OUTRIGGER PADDLING TEAM AND A SPOT IN THE 2010 SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES. MST2 CALORI ALSO BRINGS HIS TALENTS AND ENTHUSIASM TO SECTOR GUAM BY PLANNING, COORDINATING, AND MANAGING THE COAST GUARDS INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS WITH SECTOR GUAMS SISTER VILLAGE OF MERIZO AND LEADING NUMEROUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND. 2. NOT ONLY HAVE BOTH OF THESE FINE ATHLETES DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORTS, THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING ROLE MODELS ON THE JOB AND IN GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. 3. BOTH ELITE ATHLETES WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN AN APPROPRIATE CEREMONY TO BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE. 4. LTJG RACHEL BECKMANN, STATIONED ABOARD CGC WALNUT (WLB-205), IS THE RUNNER UP ELITE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, DISTINGUISHING HERSELF AS A TRIATHLETE. 5. AMTC WES FLEMING, ASSIGNED TO THE AVIATION LOGISTICS CENTER, IS THE RUNNER UP ELITE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, DISTINGUISHING HIMSELF IN THE SPORT OF PISTOL SHOOTING. 6. HERE IS THE LISTING OF THE OTHER ELITE ATHLETES WHO WERE NOMINATED FOR THIS RECOGNITION: NAME UNIT SPORT BMCS IAN CHRISTIAN SECTOR NEW YORK MARATHON YN1 DANIAL DESJARDIN SECTOR JACKSONVILLE JIU-JITSU LTJG SHANNON FROBEL COMDT (CG-533) MARATHON OS1 ERIN LOPEZ SECTOR PORTLAND TRIATHLON LTJG ARTHUR MAHAR AIRSTA MIAMI BODYBUILDING CWO PETER MANTEL TRACEN YORKTOWN JUDO LCDR GABRIELLE MCGRATH CG INTERNATIONAL ICE MARATHON PATROL CDR BRIAN ROCHE TRACEN YORKTOWN TRIATHLON LT CHRIS ROSEN SECTOR HAMPTON ROADS CYCLING ALTHOUGH NOT SELECTED, THESE GUARDIANS CAN TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IN REPRESENTING THE COAST GUARD IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. 7. RDML DANIEL A. NEPTUN, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER, SENDS 8. INTERNET RELEASED AUTHORIZED.