Senate Resolution No. 1587

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        CONGRATULATING  the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High
        School Boys Cross Country Team and Head  Coach  Chip
        Button  upon  the occasion of capturing the 2023 New
        York State Class B Cross Country 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  Boys Cross Country Team and Head Coach Chip
Button upon the occasion of capturing the 2023 New York  State  Class  B
Cross  Country  Championship  on  Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Vernon
Verona Sherrill High School in Verona, New York; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  the
Spartans  were  able  to  surmount their opponents in the New York State
Class B Cross Country Meet to procure another state title; and

  WHEREAS, These are not uncharted waters for the Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake Boys Cross Country Team, who have now won seven straight  New  York
State Class B Cross Country Team Championships; and

  WHEREAS,   Furthermore,   this  is  the  program's  24th  (and  10th
consecutive) Section 2 Championship;  and  their  12th  New  York  State
Championship; and

  WHEREAS,   Demonstrating   their  superlative  teamwork,  the  Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Cross  Country  Team  also  recorded  a  top-10
finish  at  both  the  New York State Federation and Nike Regional Cross
Country Championships; 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  won  the  Suburban
Council  Gray  Division,  finishing  with  a  Suburban Council dual meet
record of 13-1; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as  Cross  Country,  which  demands  speed,
agility,  and  mental  fortitude, Head Coach Chip Button and his 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,   The   team  has  embodied  the  term  "scholar-athletes",
achieving enviable success in the classroom with a team wide grade point
average of 94.05 percent; and

  WHEREAS,  Head Coach Chip Button and all of the outstanding athletes
on the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Cross Country  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  Boys  Cross
Country  Team:  Brayden Cyr, Brody Dugan, Nolan McFarland, Logan Muller,
Ethan Owen, Luca Piccirillo, Cayden Robleno, Ben Smith,  Gregory  Tomik,
and  Matthew  Windecker;  and  Head  Coach  Chip  Button  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 the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Cross
Country Team, Head Coach Chip Button,  Athletic  Director  Joe  Scalise,
Principal Timothy Brunson and Superintendent Patrick McGrath, Jr.