Senate Resolution No. 2028

BY: Senator TEDISCO

CONGRATULATING the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High
School Girls Relay Team and Head Coach Megan James
upon the occasion of capturing the 2024 New York
State 4 x 400 Relay Federation Championship

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
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Girls Relay Team and Head Coach
Megan James upon the occasion of capturing the 2024 New York State 4 x
400 Relay Federation Championship on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, New York; and

WHEREAS, These are not uncharted waters for the Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake High School Girls Relay Team which won its second consecutive state
title at the Indoor States Competition; and

WHEREAS, Demonstrating speed and superlative teamwork, the Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake High School foursome won the State and Federation
titles with an impressive time of 3:54.76, breaking their own school and
Section II records of 3:55.72 that had been set in the preliminary race
on the same day, both of which had bettered the previous school record
mark of 3:56.47 from 2023 and the Section II record of 3:57.70 from
2007; and

WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of maroon and white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally supported the
Spartans throughout their journey as the team also finished first at the
New York State Section II State Qualifier meet and first at the Section
II, Division II Championship meet; and

WHEREAS, In a sport, such as track and field, which demands speed,
agility, and mental fortitude, Head Coach Megan James and her skilled
coaching staff worked hard to hone the skills of this championship team,
teaching these outstanding athletes lessons which will prove invaluable
both on and off the course; and

WHEREAS, Head Coach Megan James and all of the outstanding athletes
on the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Girls Relay Team have
clearly utilized dedication, determination, and teamwork in providing a
lasting contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of
their school; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the members of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
Girls Relay Team: Julia James, Adalyn Wood, Cassidy Robleno, Alexandra
O'Rourke, and Mia Paolino; Head Coach Megan James; and Assistant Coaches
Matt Shell and Eric Freestone on their truly legendary and successful
season; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
Girls Relay Team, Head Coach Megan James, the aforementioned Assistant
Coaches, Athletic Director Joe Scalise, Principal Timothy Brunson, and
Superintendent Patrick McGrath, Jr.