{"id":404492,"date":"2024-01-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=404492"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"NMSA-seeks-2023-Of-the-Year-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/NMSA-seeks-2023-Of-the-Year-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"NMSA seeks 2023 \u2018Of the Year\u2019 nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s almost that time of the year again when CNMI athletes are recognized for a year\u2019s worth of accomplishments in their respective sport.<\/p>\n

The Northern Marianas Sports Association is seeking nominations for the 2023 Coach of the Year, 2023 Administrator of the Year, and CNMI Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023.<\/p>\n

For Coach of the Year and Administrator of the Year, the sport\u2019s national federation president must sign and submit the nomination letter and also submit the nominee\u2019s bio\/accomplishment highlights for 2023.<\/p>\n

For Hall of Fame nominees, a nomination letter signed by the individual or representative of the group must be submitted, along with the bio\/accomplishment highlights throughout the years for the nominees.<\/p>\n

Induction into the CNMI Sports Hall of Fame is limited to individual athletes,<\/p>\n

coaches, administrators or officials, provided they meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Must be a U.S. citizen or have achieved distinction as a CNMI representative;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Must have resided in the CNMI for a minimum of 10 years;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Athletes and officials must have been active a minimum of 10 years in their sport and have reached the age of 35. Coaches and administrators must have been active a minimum of 10 years and have reached the age of 35;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Can be nominated by a national federation, which must be an active NMSA member with annual dues paid up to date, by any citizen of the CNMI, or by the Special Hall of Fame Committee, which is appointed by the NMSA board of directors;<\/p>\n

\u2022 An individual can only be inducted into the CNMI Sports Hall of Fame one time. However, their record may be updated to reflect more recent accomplishments;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Inductees do not have to be present at the awards ceremony. Those who are chosen and do not attend the induction ceremonies may have a relative or designated individual stand in his or her place.<\/p>\n

\u2022 An inductee who is deceased may have a relative or designated individual stand in his or her place.<\/p>\n

For selection, nominees must get the 2\/3 vote of the NMSA General Membership to be inducted into the Hall of Fame; Selection is in accordance with the following:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Only a maximum of 4 inductees may be inducted in any given year;<\/p>\n

\u2022 A maximum of three athletes may be inducted into the CNMI Sports Hall of Fame in any year. If three athletes are inducted into the Hall, two males and 1 female or 1 male and two females will make up the genders of the inductees. If two athletes are inducted into the Hall, both may be of the same gender;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Only one administrator, one coach, or one official may be inducted into the CNMI Sports Hall of Fame in a given year;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Induction in the CNMI Sports Hall of Fame is to be at the annual NMSA Sports Banquet unless otherwise approved by the NMSA board.<\/p>\n

The deadline for nominations is due on or before Jan. 31, 2024. Send nominations via email at marianassports@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

Winners will be awarded at the NMSA Annual Awards Banquet, which will be scheduled in the first quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n

For 2022, the Athletes of the Year were Tania Tan, Colin Sinclair, Raymond Santos, Jason Limes, Angel San Nicolas, David Barnhouse, and Joey Colisao.<\/p>\n

The 2022 Hall of Fame inductee was Manny Sablan; Coach of the Year was Jeff Race, Labausa, and Barnhouse.<\/p>\n

As for 2022 Administrator of the Year, instead of just one, all nine sports federations that medaled in the 2022 Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games were recognized as Administrators of the Year.<\/p>\n

They are the Northern Marianas Athletics, Northern Marianas Badminton Association, Saipan Baseball League, Northern Mariana Islands Volleyball Association, Commonwealth Federation of Golf Associations, Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association, Triathlon Association of the CNMI, Northern Marianas National Paddle Sports Association, and CNMI Weightlifting Federation.<\/p>\n

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2022 Athletes of the Year pose with Northern Marianas Sports Association board members during the NMSA Awards Banquet last year at the Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
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