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The Olympic Sailing Program presented seven US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Awards to the 2009 team members who achieved excellence in the following categories in 2009: Best Individual Performance, Best Team Performance, Best Performance by a Newcomer, Best Teammate, Most Improved Fitness and Commercial Award. The awards were presented at the first annual US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) Awards Banquet Friday evening in Miami, Florida, prior to US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, the biggest Olympic and Paralympic class sailing event in North America.
'Our program is focused on excellence, and these awards were created to reward the team members who exemplify the work ethic we’re looking for on our team,' said Dean Brenner (Wallingford, Conn.), the Chairman of the US Olympic Sailing Program, who emceed the event.
The following individuals received the 2009 USSTAG awards:
Charles M. Leighton Award for Outstanding Service – Charles M. Leighton (Middletown, R.I.)
This award is presented to the individual who has made a significant difference in the lives of the members of the US Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Program.
Best Performance by a Newcomer – Andrew Campbell (San Diego, Calif.)
This award is presented to the athlete who, over the previous 12 months, has begun Olympic or Paralympic Class competition for the first time, or switched to a new event, and achieved notable performance on the water.
Commercial Award – Graham Biehl (San Diego, Calif.)
This award is presented to the athlete who has made an outstanding effort in support of the commercial and sponsorship activities of the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics.
Most Improved Fitness – (tie) Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) and Clay Johnson (Toms River, N.J.)
This award is given to the athlete who, over the previous 12 months, has made the most significant improvement to his or her physical fitness.
Best Teammate – Stuart McNay (Boston, Mass.)
This award is given to the athlete who best exemplifies what it means to be a great teammate. This athlete has demonstrated commitment, flexibility, collaboration and generosity of spirit.
Best Team Performance – Scott Whitman (Brick, N.J.) and Julia Dorsett (West Chester, Pa./ Boca Raton, Fla.)
This award is given to the team who, over the previous 12 months, has produced the best overall performance on the water.
Best Individual Performance – Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.)
This award is given to the athlete who, over the previous 12 months, has produced the best overall performance on the water by an individual.
To learn more about the team and athletes’ accomplishments and achievements, as well as bios, photos and Meet the Team video interviews, please visit the US Sailing Teams web site at sailingteams.ussailing.org
by Marni Lane
12:50 AM Sun 24 Jan 2010 GMT
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