The Women's Motocross Association's multi-time National Champion
Jessica Patterson, of Tallahassee, Florida has been nominated for a 2008
ESPY award. With the support of the motocross community Patterson hopes
to bring home this prestigious award.
The ESPYS, Excellence in Sports Performance, is the premier sports
awards event, put on by ESPN, that honors individual and team athletic
achievements and other sports-related performances each year.
Sports icons nominated for a 2008 ESPY include; Tiger Woods, Tom
Brady, Kobe Bryant, and Danica Patrick - household names and amazing
company for WMA motocrosser, Patterson.
Patterson has been nominated for Best Female Action Sport Athlete for
her performance in the 2007 AMA/WMA Women's Motocross National
Championship presented by Kawasaki. The 25-year-old racer dominated the
Championship winning an impressive 10 out of 12 motos and the title. She
even suffered a painful hand injury in moto one of the Thunder Valley
National, but rode through the pain in the second moto to salvage
points.
Other nominations in the category include: Snowboarder Gretchen
Bleiler, Surfer Stephanie Gilmore, and Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis.
"I'm incredibly honored and excited to be nominated for an ESPY
Award", said Jessica Patterson. "I'm really looking forward to
be being at the awards show at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los
Angeles on July 16th. And I'm hoping to represent women's motocross by
winning it."
The 2008 ESPYS will be hosted by Justin Timberlake, and air Sunday,
July 20th at 9 PM ET on ESPN. Celebrities such as Lance Armstrong, David
Beckham, Ashanti, Zac Efron, and Samuel L. Jackson will be presenters at
the event.
The winner of each ESPY category is decided by fan votes, to do so
visit www.espys.tv. Voting continues
through July 12th and motocross fans are encouraged to vote for Jessica
Patterson and support the sport we all love.