Senate Resolution No. 977

BY: Senator METZGER

COMMENDING the SUNY New Paltz Women's Cross
Country Team upon the occasion of their selection as
a member of the 2019 U.S. Track and Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic
Team

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body takes pleasure in honoring talented
collegiate athletes who distinguish themselves and their community
through outstanding academic and athletic performance; and

WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical
development of the young adults 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, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the SUNY
New Paltz Women's Cross Country Team upon the occasion of their
selection as a member of the 2019 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country
Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team; and

WHEREAS, During their outstanding season, the SUNY New Paltz Women's
Cross Country Team recorded a cumulative 3.2 average; and

WHEREAS, Academically and athletically, the members of the SUNY New
Paltz Women's Cross Country Team have distinguished themselves as young
women of superlative ability, talent, and maturity, establishing
standards of excellence and achievement, purposefulness of life, and
responsibility rarely achieved in youthful years; and

WHEREAS, Outstanding role models for their fellow students, the SUNY
New Paltz Women's Cross Country Team has brought honor to their family,
school, and community; and

WHEREAS, The SUNY New Paltz Women's Cross Country Team may stand
with pride in their achievements, experiencing the satisfaction of their
labors and the joy of their accomplishments, eager to face the challenge
of new experiences as they continue their education; and

WHEREAS, The SUNY New Paltz Women's Cross Country Team represents
the potential inherent in our most precious resource, our young adults;
this Legislative Body is pleased to honor these young women, recognizing
their achievements and the promise of their future; now, therefore, be
it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the SUNY New Paltz Women's Cross Country Team upon the occasion
of their selection as a member of the 2019 U.S. Track and Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team; and be
it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the SUNY New Paltz Women's Cross Country Team.