ALCOAST 141/09 COMDTNOTE 1710 SUBJ: 2008 COAST GUARD ELITE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 011604Z DEC 08/ALCOAST 587/08 1. AS A FOLLOW-UP TO REF (A), I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2008 COAST GUARD ELITE FEMALE AND MALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR. A. SN SYREETA BROMFIELD-KEMP, STATIONED AT CG TRACEN CAPE MAY,IS THE COAST GUARDS ELITE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. SN BROMFIELD- KEMP HAD A SUPERB 2008 BASKETBALL SEASON. SHE SERVED AS CO-CAPTAIN AND LED THE 2008 U. S. NAVY BASKETBALL TEAM TO THEIR FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN THE WOMENS ARMED FORCES BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HISTORY. SN BROMFIELD-KEMP LED THE TEAM IN SCORING AND WAS SELECTED TO THE 2008 ALL ARMED FORCES AND ALL TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL TEAM. SHE WAS ALSO SELECTED AS THE CO-CAPTAIN FOR THE 2008 ALL ARMED FORCES TEAM, AND LED THIS TEAM TO A GOLD MEDAL AT THE 2008 AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION (AAU) TOURNAMENT, WHILE LEADING THE TEAM IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING. SN BROMFIELD-KEMP ALSO VOLUNTEERED HER TIME TO CLEAN THE BEACH ACCESS AT CG STA WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, COLLECT TOYS AND COATS FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE IN WILMINGTON, NC, AND COACH BASKETBALL AT THE WILMINGTON BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. B. LTJG BRIAN MONAGHAN, STATIONED AT CG CEU MIAMI, IS THE COAST GUARDS ELITE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. IN 2008, LTJG MONAGHAN CONTINUED HIS RIGOROUS TRAINING AND COMPETED IN TWO IRONMAN EVENTS, ONE HALF IRONMAN EVENT, AND NUMEROUS OTHER TRIATHLON AND RUNNING RACES. THE HIGHLIGHT OF HIS SEASON WAS HIS PERFORMANCE AT THE IRONMAN TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HAWAII, WHICH CONSISTED OF A 2.4 MILE OCEAN SWIM, 112 MILE BIKE, AND 26.2 MILE RUN. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, LTJG MONAGHAN WON THE MILITARY MENS DIVISION, PLACING FIRST OUT OF 15 OF THE BEST ENDURANCE ATHLETES IN THE U. S. ARMED FORCES. LTJG MONAGHANS PERFORMANCE ALSO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COAST GUARD TAKING SECOND PLACE AMONG THE FIVE SERVICES IN THE MILITARY TEAM STANDINGS. HIS TIME OF 9:36:38 PLACED HIM 125TH (TOP 8 PERCENT) OUT OF 1,731 COMPETITORS, INCLUDING THE BEST PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR TRIATHLETES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN APRIL 2008, LTJG MONAGHAN WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN ALL-AMERICAN IN THE 18-24 AGE GROUP BY USA TRIATHLON. LTJG MONAGHAN TUTORS CHILDREN AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SUPPORTING THE COAST GUARDS PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND HE PARTICIPATED WITH CEU MIAMI IN A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT, CONSTRUCTING HOMES FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES IN HIS COMMUNITY. 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 THEIR COMMUNITIES. 3. BOTH ELITE ATHLETES WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN AN APPROPRIATE CEREMONY TO BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE. 4. LTJG AIDAN VAN CLEEF, STATIONED AT SECTOR HAMPTON ROADS, IS THE RUNNER UP ELITE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, DISTINGUISHING HERSELF IN THE SPORT OF MARATHON AND CROSS-COUNTRY RACING. 5. CDR GEORGE GANOUNG, ASSIGNED TO THE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS CENTER, IS THE RUNNER UP ELITE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, DISTINGUISHING HIMSELF IN THE SPORT OF CYCLING. 6. THIS YEAR, WE SAW ANOTHER LARGE NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE ELITE ATHLETE HONOR. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE HIGH LEVELS OUR SHIPMATES HAVE ACHIEVED IN ATHLETIC COMPETITION. THE WILLINGNESS OF COMMANDS TO SUPPORT AND NOMINATE THEIR CREWMEMBERS IS COMMENDED. HERE IS THE LISTING OF THE OUTSTANDING ATHLETES NOMINATED FOR THIS RECOGNITION: NAME UNIT SPORT AETCM MICHAEL FERREIRA AIRSTA BARBERS PT. TRIATHLON OS1 KIM HAWKINS SECTOR SAN JUAN MARATHON AST1 SALVADOR CARIRE AIRSTA ATLANTIC CITY JIU JITSU LCDR JAMES VALENTINE PACAREA JIU JITSU LT KELLY TONGOL COMDT (CG 21) SKYDIVER LT LAUREN TROCCHIO SECTOR N. NEW ENGLAND TRIATHLON BM2 THOMAS HUSSEY ISC KODIAK BODYBUILDING MST1 HUBERT WELLS MSST SAN FRANCISCO TRIATHLON AMT2 BENEDICT SAMBRANO RUITOFF HONOLULU CYCLING/RUNNING ET1 SCOTT MCINTIRE TRACEN PETALUMA BOWLING LTJG CHRISTINE ROSTOWFSKE SECTOR SEATTLE VOLLEYBALL SK3 MATTHEW YOUNG SECTOR KEY WEST SWIMMING LTJG RACHEL BECKMANN USCGC WALNUT TRIATHLON AETC SEAN COLEMAN AIRSTA CLEARWATER CYCLING LT DAVID FERNANDEZ CGD8 JUDO BM1 DANIEL TAYLOR ATLANTIC STRIKE TEAM TRIATHLON 7. RADM JODY A. BRECKENRIDGE, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, SENDS. 8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.