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HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 98- Recongnition of Shaun Marshall-Pryde for his Athletic Ability PROCLAMATION RECOGNITION OF SHAUN MARSHALL-PRYDE FOR HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY * * * * * * * * * * WHEREAS, Shaun Marshall-Pryde has a natural ability in the field of athletics; and WHEREAS, Shaun has worked steadily over several years to improve this quality, particularly in biathlon races involving running and shooting; and WHEREAS, Shaun's efforts have enabled him to take part in many races, including six national biathlon races and many other long distance runs, in which he has consistently improved his standing; and WHEREAS, Shaun took part in the summer biathlon at Xenia, Ohio on September 13, 1997, winning first place and coming in one minute and seven seconds ahead of the runner-up; and WHEREAS, Shaun took part in the world biathlon championship races in Krakow, Poland, in September, winning one of four places on the American team and going on to take honors for himself and his country; and WHEREAS, Shaun took 35th place in the individual sprint event the same weekend. vying against the world's best athletes; and WHEREAS, Shaun placed 7th in the winter Olympic biathlon trials in Jericho, Vermont; placed 11 th out of 750 of the best skiiers at the Boulder Mountain Tour in Sun Valley; and won the 25-kilometer Yellowstone Rendezvous against 250 contenders, plus several other smaller competitions; and WHEREAS, Shaun, as a member of the national team, will travel to Slovakia at the beginning of May to train and race in the Slovakian Cup races. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Alfred M. Stiff, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby recognize Shaun Marshall-Pryde as a talented athlete and an inspiration to others, and encourage the citizens of Bozeman to be supportive of the City's athletes and to applaud Shaun's efforts. SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Bozeman, in the State of Montana, to be affixed at Bozeman, Montana, this 6th day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-eight. ~~~/;0-4~ ALFR D . IFF Mayor