LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating student-athletes Ryan and Lauryn
Heskin upon the occasion of capturing the National Championship Titles
at the USATF National Youth Indoor Track & Field Championships

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those young people within the State of New York who, by
achieving outstanding success in athletic competition, have inspired and
brought pride to their school and community; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late student-athletes Ryan and Lauryn Heskin upon the occasion of
capturing the National Championship Titles at the USATF National Youth
Indoor Track & Field Championships in Chicago, Illinois, on March 12-13,
2011; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of the top youth athletes from around the country
gathered to run, jump and throw their way to the first national titles
awarded at the USATF National Youth Indoor Track & Field Championships;
and
WHEREAS, Over the course of the past nine months the dynamic duo
brother and sister runners, Ryan Heskin and Lauryn Heskin of Bellerose
Village, New York, have worked hard for the chance at a National title,
and found success at the recent USATF National Youth Indoor Track &
Field Championships; and
WHEREAS, A 2nd grader at Floral Park-Bellerose School, Lauryn Heskin
won the National Championship in each race that she ran in the Girls
Sub-Bantam 1500m, 800m, and 400m; in addition, she placed seventh
nationally at the AAU Cross Country Nationals in Orlando, Florida, in
December of 2010, and placed fifth in the Colgate Games in Madison
Square Garden in January of 2011; and
WHEREAS, A 5th grader at Floral Park-Bellerose School, Ryan Heskin won
the National Championship in the Boys 3000m race: and placed third in
the 1500m race; in addition, he ran in the Bantam Boys 3k Race at the
AAU National Cross Country Championship, as well as placed first overall
in the Bellerose Village Mile; he currently holds the Long Island USA
Track & Field Indoor Track record for Midget, ages 10-11, Boys 1000m;
and
WHEREAS, Both Ryan and Lauryn Heskin are members of the Elmont
Panthers Track Club and run under the guidance of Head Coach Vincent
Duncan and Coach Ben Jones; they practice at least two hours a day for
four days a week; furthermore, they run with the Our Lady of Victory CYO
Track Team and are currently training to make the USATF Junior Olympics
in Wichita, Kansas; and
WHEREAS; Both Ryan and Lauryn Heskin's overall records are outstand-
ing; they were both loyally and enthusiastically supported by family,
fans, friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Ryan and Lauryn Heskin have both clearly made
contributions to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
school; 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; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate student-athletes Ryan and Lauryn Heskin upon the occasion
of capturing the National Championship Titles at the USATF National
Youth Indoor Track & Field Championships; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to both Ryan and Lauryn Heskin.