Senate Resolution No. 1689

BY: Senator GRIFFO

CONGRATULATING Cora Hinsdill upon the occasion of
capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA Girls Nordic Skiing 7.5K
Individual 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 Cora
Hinsdill upon the occasion of capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA Girls Nordic
Skiing 7.5K Individual Championship at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in
Canandaigua, New York, on Monday, February 23, 2026; and

WHEREAS, Adirondack High School senior, Cora Hinsdill, is a
four-time New York State Public High School Athletic Association
(NYSPHSAA) Nordic Ski champion, winning all four championships
consecutively; and

WHEREAS, As the lone Nordic skier to win four consecutive individual
state titles, Cora Hinsdill has achieved an outstanding overall record;
she was loyally and enthusiastically supported by her family, teammates,
friends, and the community; and

WHEREAS, One of 48 competitors in the event, Cora Hinsdill completed
her impressive high school skiing career with a time of 22 minutes and
29.4 seconds in the 7.5K Individual Championship; she was more than one
minute and 15 seconds faster than the second-place finisher; and

WHEREAS, In 2025, Cora Hinsdill won the event at the same venue with
a time of 28:22.5; in 2024, she placed first in the same event in Lake
Placid and at Bristol Mountain in 2023; in 2022, she had a top-15 finish
at Gore Mountain Nordic Center; due to COVID-19 challenges, no event was
held in 2021; and

WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, Cora Hinsdill has proven
herself to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably
on her school; and

WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride,
and accomplishment, and Cora Hinsdill has clearly contributed to the
spirit of excellence which is a tradition of her school; now, therefore,
be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Cora Hinsdill upon the occasion of capturing the 2026

NYSPHSAA Girls Nordic Skiing 7.5K Individual Championship; and be it
further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Cora Hinsdill.