Meb Keflezighi, Skechers Performance Elite Athlete and the 2014 Boston
Marathon Champion, threw out the first pitch at the Los Angeles
Dodgers game against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, May 8th. In a
break with tradition, Meb ran in from the outfield in his
Skechers Performance shoes to take the mound for the ceremonial first
pitch.
Dodger, Adrian Gonzalez with Skechers Performance Elite Athlete, Meb Keflezighi, after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Dodgers game on May 8th. (Photo credit: Juan Ocampo)
A San Diego resident and UCLA graduate, this was one of Meb’s first
appearances back in Southern California since Boston and he received a
warm welcome from the crowd. Wearing his Boston Marathon winner medal,
he stepped up to the mound and fired off a pitch to fellow San Diego
native and Dodger, Adrian Gonzalez.
Meb attracted an impressive crowd as he posed for pictures on the field
before the game with Dodgers players, fans, media and SKECHERS
President, Michael Greenberg. He also thrilled a few lucky fans with
signed Skechers Performance memorabilia.
“It’s an honor to be with Meb and watch him throw out the first pitch on
our home turf at the Dodgers game,” said Michael Greenberg, President of
SKECHERS. “Meb has become quite a national hero and we’re proud to be a
partner and support his endeavors.”
The Dodgers game caps off nearly three weeks of a non-stop publicity
tour for the Skechers Performance Division brand ambassador who also
celebrated his 39th birthday this past Monday, May 5th.
Meb is the first male American to win the Boston Marathon since 1983 and
is the only American male to win the Boston Marathon, New York Marathon
and an Olympic medal.
Skechers Performance Division athletic shoes, including Meb’s signature
shoe line, are available for men and women at SKECHERS retail stores,
select specialty run retailers and online at Skechers.com. Learn more
about our products, athletes and much more on our new custom YouTube
channel, SkechersGOrun.com
and follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/SkechersPerformance),
Twitter (twitter.com/skechersGO)
and Instagram (instagram.com/skechersperformance).
For more information please contact Jolene Abbott at 310.318.3100 x4839
or jolenea@skechers.com.
ABOUT SKECHERS USA, INC.
SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), based in Manhattan Beach, California,
designs, develops and markets a diverse range of footwear for men, women
and children under the SKECHERS name. SKECHERS footwear is available in
the United States via department and specialty stores, company-owned
SKECHERS retail stores and its e-commerce website, and in over 100
countries and territories through the company’s global network of
distributors and subsidiaries in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan and across
Europe, as well as through joint ventures in Asia. For more information,
please visit www.skechers.com
and follow us on Facebook (Facebook.com/SKECHERS)
and Twitter (Twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).
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Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include the
resignation of the Company’s former independent registered public
accounting firm, and its withdrawal of its audit reports with respect to
certain of the Company’s historical financial statements; international,
national and local general economic, political and market conditions
including the ongoing global economic slowdown and market instability;
entry into the highly competitive performance footwear market;
sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and proper inventory levels;
losing any significant customers, decreased demand by industry retailers
and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack of popularity of
particular designs and/or categories of products; maintaining brand
image and intense competition among sellers of footwear for consumers;
anticipating, identifying, interpreting or forecasting changes in
fashion trends, consumer demand for the products and the various market
factors described above; sales levels during the spring, back-to-school
and holiday selling seasons; and other factors referenced or
incorporated by reference in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2013. The risks included here are not
exhaustive. The Company operates in a very competitive and
rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and the
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