LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Cross
Country Team on winning the Nike Team Nationals in Portland, Oregon

WHEREAS, Success in athletic endeavors can only be achieved through hard
work and strenuous practice to improve the performance of each individ-
ual, so that an entire team may benefit; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, On Saturday, December 6, 2008, the Fayetteville-Manlius High
School Girls Cross Country Team competed in and won the Nike Team
Nationals in Portland, Oregon; and
WHEREAS, This is the third consecutive year the team has won the
event; and
WHEREAS, The Fayetteville-Manlius High School Girls Cross Country Team
was honored for its achievement at a school assembly on Friday, January
9, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 200 runners from across the country competed in the
girls 5K event; this outstanding unit had an average time of 18:17.29
and a team total of 1:31:29.60; and
WHEREAS, The honors and accolades received by the team are certainly
well-deserved, and there is anticipation of further success in the years
to come; the members of the 2008 Fayetteville-Manlius High School Girls
Cross Country Team will certainly have a lifetime of memories stemming
from their success; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Fayetteville-Manlius High School Girls Cross Country
Team, Head Coach John Aris and Assistant Coaches Bill Aris and David
Davis, and competitors Courtney Chapman, Meaghan Anklin, Hannah Luber,
Mackenzie Carter, Molly Malone, Kathryn Buchan, Alexandra Chapman, and
Amanda Eisenson, for their third consecutive victory at the Nike Team
Nationals; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the aforementioned coaches and athletes as well as to the
Fayetteville-Manlius High School Athletic Director, Rich Roy.