Bill Text: NY J00170 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Saratoga Springs High School Girls Varsity Cross Country Team and Head Coach Art Kranick upon the occasion of capturing the Nike Cross National Championship on Saturday, December 3, 2022

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-10 - ADOPTED [J00170 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00170-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 170

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        CONGRATULATING  the  Saratoga  Springs High School
        Girls Varsity Cross Country Team and Head Coach  Art
        Kranick  upon  the  occasion  of  capturing the Nike
        Cross National Championship on Saturday, December 3,
        2022

  WHEREAS, Individual and team championships are highly  sought  after
in  high  school  sports;  this  Legislative Body commends rare athletic
achievements and pays special  recognition  to  those  who  pursue  such
excellence and become examples for the youth of this great Empire State;
and

  WHEREAS,  Athletic  competition  helps to enhance both the moral and
physical development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them  the  importance  of  teamwork,  encouraging  healthy
living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Saratoga Springs High School Girls Varsity Cross Country Team  and  Head
Coach Art Kranick upon the occasion of capturing the Nike Cross National
Championship; to the praise and applause of their excited fans, the Blue
Streaks  won  their third Nike Cross National Championship at Glendoveer
Golf Course in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, December 3, 2022,  with  an
overall team score of 81 points; and

  WHEREAS,  Prior to their National Title, the Saratoga Springs girls'
cross-country team also known as "the Kinetic," won the State Federation
Cross Country Team Championship at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, New
York, on Saturday, November 19, 2022; and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's  colors  of  blue  and  white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported the Blue Streaks throughout their journey as they also won the
NYSPHSAA   Class   A   State  Championship  on  November  12,  2022,  at
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School in Verona, New York  prior  to  their
amazing post season run at the state, regional and national level; and

  WHEREAS,  In  a sport such as cross country, which demands speed and
agility, Head Coach Art Kranick and his skilled  coaching  staff  worked
hard  to  hone  the  skills  of  this  championship team, teaching these
outstanding athletes lessons which will prove invaluable both on and off
the course; and

  WHEREAS, Coach Art Kranick and all the outstanding athletes  on  the
Saratoga  Springs  High  School  Girls  Varsity  Cross Country Team have
clearly utilized dedication, determination, and teamwork in providing  a
lasting contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of
their school; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the members of  the  Saratoga  Springs  High  School  Girls
Varsity  Cross  Country Team: Sheridan Wheeler, Emily Bush, Alycia Hart,
Heidi Berglund, Natalie Wilding, Anya Belisle and McKinley Wheeler, Head

Coach Art Kranick, and Assistant Coaches Linda Kranick, and Dan  VanCott
on their outstanding season and overall team record; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Saratoga  Springs  High  School  Girls
Varsity   Cross  Country  Team,  the  aforementioned  Coaches,  Athletic
Director Nicholas McPartland, Principal Michelle Tsao and Superintendent
Dr.  Michael Patton.