Bill Text: NY J01067 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1067

Introduced

Bill Title: Congratulating the Corning High School Boys 3200 Meter Relay Team upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Outdoor Track Championship in the 3200 Meter Relay on June 11, 2022

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - ADOPTED [J01067 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01067-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1067

BY: Senator O'MARA

        CONGRATULATING  the  Corning High School Boys 3200
        Meter Relay Team upon the occasion of capturing  the
        NYSPHSAA  Outdoor  Track  Championship  in  the 3200
        Meter Relay on June 11, 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 a standard of
healthy living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to  congratulate  the
Corning  High  School  Boys  3200  Meter Relay Team upon the occasion of
capturing the NYSPHSAA Outdoor Track  Championship  in  the  3200  Meter
Relay  on  Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Cicero North Syracuse High School
in Cicero, New York; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  the
Corning  High School Boys 3200 Meter Relay Team won the NYSPHSAA and NYS
Federation Championship titles with a time of 7:49.70; the time was  the
fastest  for  the  event in New York State during the 2022 outdoor track
and field season; and

  WHEREAS, The talented athletes who make up the Corning  High  School
Boys  3200  Meter  Relay  Team  include:  Gabe Cornfield, Tevin McLaren,
Ashton Bange, and Jack Gregorski; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as long  distance  running,  which  demands
stamina,  speed and determination, Head Coach Joe Melanson and Assistant
Coaches Tom Ketchum, Ray Lawson, and Kale Wilcox worked hard to hone the
skills of this championship team, teaching  these  outstanding  athletes
lessons which will prove invaluable both on and off the track; and

  WHEREAS,  Proudly donning the school's colors of black and gold, the
team's  family,  friends,  and  the  community  at  large  loyally   and
enthusiastically supported the Corning High School Boys 3200 Meter Relay
Team  throughout  their  journey  as  they  ended  the  season  with  an
impressive overall record; and

  WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of  teamwork,  pride
and  accomplishment,  and  the Corning High School Boys 3200 Meter Relay
Team has clearly made a contribution to the spirit of  excellence  which
is a tradition of Corning High School; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
the Corning High School Boys 3200 Meter Relay Team upon the occasion  of
capturing  the  NYSPHSAA  Outdoor  Track  Championship in the 3200 Meter
Relay on June 11, 2022; and be it further


  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Corning High School Boys 3200 Meter Relay Team,  Head
Coach  Joe  Melanson  and Assistant Coaches Tom Ketchum, Ray Lawson, and
Kale Wilcox.