Distinguished Athlete Award Info:
The Distinguished
Athlete Award is a popular facet of our program. We only offer this award to the
most deserving individuals. The Distinguished Athlete Award, unlike others of
its type, need not necessarily recognize that naturally talented high school
athlete who is in line for MVP honors or an athletic scholarship to college.
Although selection of the award recipient is left completely to the schools
athletic director, the Marine Corps has designed the Distinguished Athlete Award
to be given to young persons (we encourage selection of one young man and one
young woman) who epitomize the adage, when the going gets tough, the tough get
going. We hope you take advantage of the opportunity this spring to recognize
your Distinguished Athlete, and we'd like to think that the award and what it
stands for will become a traditional part of your school's athletic program.
In your nomination process, the student must:
-Be a high school student in grade 9 through 12;
-Be an athlete in a school sponsored sport;
-Be recognized as an exemplary young citizen and role model for younger
students; and
-Be recognized as having best exhibited the personal traits of courage, poise,
self-confidence, and leadership while performing as a varsity athlete
This award is to assist you, the athletic director, in honoring a deserving and
possibly unsung varsity athlete. The recipient need not be your most outstanding
athlete, but one who has best exhibited that unique combination of qualities
mentioned above while performing in high school sports.