Bill Text: NY J01069 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Gyasi Ruffin upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship in the 600 Meter Run on March 4, 2023

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - ADOPTED [J01069 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01069-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1069

BY: Senator O'MARA

        CONGRATULATING  Gyasi  Ruffin upon the occasion of
        capturing the NYSPHSAA Division I Indoor  Track  and
        Field  Championship in the 600 Meter Run on March 4,
        2023

  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 Gyasi
Ruffin upon the occasion of capturing the  NYSPHSAA  Division  I  Indoor
Track  and Field Championship in the 600 Meter Run on Saturday, March 4,
2023, at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten Island, New
York; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and applause of  his  excited  fans,  Corning
High  School senior Gyasi Ruffin placed 1st among public school athletes
in the 600 Meter Run; his time of 1:20.60 is a new school record in  the
event; and

  WHEREAS,  In addition to this monumental feat, Gyasi Ruffin also set
the school record in the 300 Meter Dash with a time of 35.64; and

  WHEREAS, Gyasi Ruffin went on to  compete  at  Indoor  Nationals  in
Boston,  Massachusetts as a member of the Corning Distance Medley Relay,
which finished 11th in the Nation; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as long  distance  running,  which  demands
stamina,  speed  and  determination, Head Coach Ray Lawson and Assistant
Coaches Tom Ketchum, Joe Melanson, and Kale Wilcox worked hard  to  hone
the  skills  of this champion, teaching this outstanding athlete lessons
which will prove invaluable both on and off the track; and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of black and gold,  his
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported  Gyasi  Ruffin  throughout  his journey as he ended his season
with an impressive overall record; and

  WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of  teamwork,  pride
and  accomplishment, and Gyasi Ruffin has clearly made a contribution to
the spirit of excellence which  is  a  tradition  of  his  school;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Gyasi Ruffin upon the occasion of  capturing  the  NYSPHSAA

Division  I  Indoor Track and Field Championship in the 600 Meter Run on
March 4, 2023; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Gyasi Ruffin, Head Coach Ray Lawson and Assistant Coaches
Tom Ketchum, Joe Melanson, and Kale Wilcox.