LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls
Varsity Cross Country Team upon the occasion of winning the 2014 Nike
Cross Nationals

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive athletics can be achieved
only through rigorous training, mental and physical discipline, and a
dedicated coaching staff; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize those
young individuals within our midst, who by achieving outstanding success
in athletic competitions, have inspired and brought great pride to their
school district and community; 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, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to hereby
recognize and congratulate the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross
Country Team upon the occasion of winning the 2014 Nike Cross Nationals;
and
WHEREAS, The 2014 Nike Cross Nationals win was the Fayetteville-Manli-
us Girls Varsity Cross Country Team's ninth championship title in the
11th annual event sponsored by Nike; and
WHEREAS, On December 6, 2014, the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity
Cross Country Team dominated the Nike Cross Nationals at Glendoveer Golf
Course in Portland, Oregon, with an overall final race time of 18:40,
defeating 21 other seven-person teams that had qualified for the race
via regional competitions; and
WHEREAS, Adding to this impressive win was that the Boys Varsity Cross
Country Team also took their first national title, making Fayetteville-
Manlius the first-ever program in the history of the Nike Cross
Nationals to sweep both the boys and girls competitions in the same
year; and
WHEREAS, The Nike-sponsored course, with obstacles, rolling hills and
tree-lined fairways, delivered a classic interpretation of Pacific
Northwest's storied running environments in front of an enthusiastic
crowd that included Nike elites Galen Rupp, Shalane Flanagan, Mary Cain
and Evan Jager; and
WHEREAS, No team can succeed without talent throughout its entire
roster, as is the case for the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross
Country Team whose team members include: Olivia Ryan, Annika Avery,
Sophia Ryan, Jenna Farrell, Samantha Levy, Jessica Howe, and Reilly
Madsen; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent, and drive to win, displayed by the
Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross Country Team is in great part
due to the efforts of Head Coach Bill Aris, and Assistant Coaches, Mamie
Carter and Dave Davis, all of whom are respected mentors for their abil-
ity to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the outstanding members of the
Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross Country Team proved to be a
terrific combination of talent, skill and dedication during the entire
season; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize and congratulate the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross
Country Team upon the occasion of winning the 2014 Nike Cross Nationals;
and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross
Country Team, Head Coach Bill Aris, and Assistant Coaches, Mamie Carter
and Dave Davis.