LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Queensbury Girls Cross-Country
Ski Team and Coach Bob Underwood upon the occasion of capturing the New
York State Championship

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, 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, The Queensbury Girls Cross-Country Ski Team won the New York
State Championship on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the Bristol Mountain
Ski Resort in Canandaigua, New York; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Bob Underwood and his team of outstanding
assistant coaches, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their
ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Queensbury Girls Cross-Country Ski Team,
from the opening event of the season to participation in the Champion-
ship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship, of
honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players are
second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Bob Underwood and his dedicated staff have done a
superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the team members toward
their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Bob Underwood and these outstanding athletes
have clearly made a 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 Queensbury Girls Cross-Country Ski Team; its members:
Tyra Wynn, Megan Kellogg, Stephanie Gengel, Eliza Blood, and Kimberly
Hanchett; and Coach Bob Underwood on their outstanding season and over-
all team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Queensbury Girls Cross-Country Ski Team and to Coach Bob
Underwood.