10/17/01
Katrina (Means) Shaklee, a 1991 graduate
of Cherokee High School, has been chosen to be a Salt Lake 2002 Olympic
Torchbearer. 7,200 torchbearers were selected to carry the Olympic Flame
on its 65-day, 13,500 mile journey from Atlanta, Ga. to Salt Lake City.
Torchbearers were selected from more than 210,000 inspirational nominees.
Shaklee will carry the flame as it travels through Oklahoma City on Jan.
11, 2002.
Shaklee received her Bachelor of
Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1995 and eventually
went on to receive her Master of Arts in Sports Administration from the
University of Northern Colorado in 1998. Just a month after receiving her
Master's degree, Shaklee was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Having worked in event management,
Shaklee began to formulate the idea of hosting events for physically disabled
athletes. In February of 2000, she formed a non-profit organization --
The Sports Group, Inc. and created the Endeavor Games for Athletes with
Physical Disabilities.
Now an annual event, the Endeavor
Games is held June of each year in Edmond. This year the event attracted
176 athletes from 12 states and Costa Rica. Because of the success of the
Endeavor Games, The Sports Group recently held its 2nd event -- the Oklahoma
Amputee Golf Tournament at Coffee Creek Golf Course in Edmond.
In 2000, Shaklee received the SGMA
(Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association) Heroes Award from Oklahoma.
This was in recognition of outstanding contribution to her local sports
community and beyond. She also serves on the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society Walk Committee (Oklahoma City Chapter) and was featured on the
cover of Edmond Life and Leisure in June for her work with the Endeavor
Games.
In addition to her duties as the
Executive Director of The Sports Group, she is the Public Relations Director
of The Robertson Group Advertising Agency in Oklahoma City.
Shaklee is the daughter of Tom and
Kathleen Means of Edmond and the granddaughter of Curtis and Averille Peters
and Gerald and Reda Means, all of Cherokee. Shaklee resides in Edmond with
her husband, J.D., a 1992 graduate of Jet-Nash High School.
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