RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, December 16, 2013) – The Richmond Kickers collected three awards at the 2013 USL Annual General Meeting in Clearwater, Florida including the USL PRO Fair Play Award, Communications Award and Key Grip Award. The awards were presented Friday night at the USL Hall of Fame and Awards dinner as USL recognized outstanding performances by its member teams and executives.
Awarded to the team with the least number of disciplinary points at the end of the season, this year marks the third season that the Kickers have received the Fair Play Award. The Kickers first took the honor in 2004 as a member of the USL First Division and again in 2008. The Communications Award recognizes the USL PRO team who most effectively communicates with both local and national media and its fans and is a second time honor for the Kickers pro team, who also collected the award in 2008.
Additionally, Richmond Kickers Director of Sales, Hunter Leemon, claimed this year’s USL PRO Key Grip Award, bestowed upon one team executive from the league who excels at his or her duties behind the scenes to make the organization operate at its highest potential. Leemon joined the Kickers front office staff in November 2009 and is responsible for cultivating relationships with sponsors and sponsorship implementation.
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