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NAVADMIN 077/03
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SUBJ/ATHLETES OF THE YEAR//
RMKS/1.  CONGRATULATIONS TO GSM1(SW) TINA EAKIN AND LT CHHEM
YOUNG-PEN, THE 2002 NAVY ATHLETES OF THE YEAR.
2.  A USS PINCKNEY (DDG-91) SAILOR, GSM1 EAKIN'S ATHLETIC
ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE AMATEUR "DOUBLE" AWARD FROM
XTERRA FOR HER COMBINED FINISHES IN THE 2002 IRONMAN WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE 2002 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, TWO EVENTS
TAKING PLACE JUST ONE WEEK APART.  SHE HAD NUMEROUS OUTSTANDING
FINISHES IN OTHER EVENTS AS WELL, SUCH AS 98TH PLACE OVERALL (OUT OF
26,477 RUNNERS) IN THE 2002 HONOLULU MARATHON AND 1ST PLACE IN HER
AGE GROUP AT THE 2002 IRONMAN AUSTRALIA CHAMPIONSHIP.
3.  LT YOUNG-PEN, ASSIGNED TO U.S. NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN,
EXCELLED IN RACQUETBALL, ACHIEVING FIRST PLACE FINISHES IN THE
IRELAND CASTLEBAR OPEN (DOUBLES EVENT), THE AUTUMN OPEN IN HOLLAND
(DOUBLES EVENT), AND THE BRITISH OPEN (SINGLES AND DOUBLES EVENTS).
LT YOUNG-PEN IS RANKED AS THE TOP AMATEUR ON THE EUROPEAN
RACQUETBALL TOUR IN BOTH THE SINGLES AND DOUBLES CATEGORIES.
4.  AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THESE HARDY SAILORS AND A
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL COMMANDS WHO SUPPORTED NAVY PERSONNEL IN THE
PURSUIT OF ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE.  WELL DONE TO ALL SAILORS WHO
REPRESENTED THE NAVY SO WELL ON THE FIELDS OF ATHLETIC ENDEAVOR.
5.  POC:  MR. JOHN HICKOK, NAVPERSCOM (PERS-651E), (901)
874-6620/DSN 882.
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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