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This resolution honors the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team for being selected as a 2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Why it matters
Emphasizes the dual importance of academic and athletic achievement. , highlighting how the team balanced rigorous training with maintaining a strong cumulative GPA (3.4), setting an example for student-athletes statewide.
Showcases the role of collegiate athletics in personal development. , noting that participation in high-level sports fosters teamwork, healthy lifestyles, and a sense of responsibility and fair play among young adults.
Positions the team as community role models. , underlining how their accomplishments bring honor not just to themselves but also to their school, families, and the broader community, which can inspire other students to strive for excellence.
Affirms the state's recognition of youth potential. , signaling legislative support for educational institutions that nurture both academic and extracurricular excellence, and encouraging continued investment in student development programs.
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Senate Resolution No. 976 BY: Senator METZGER COMMENDING the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team upon the occasion of their selection as a member of the 2019 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team WHEREAS,… Show allHide
Senate Resolution No. 976 BY: Senator METZGER COMMENDING the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team upon the occasion of their selection as a member of the 2019 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team WHEREAS, This Legislative Body takes pleasure in honoring talented collegiate athletes who distinguish themselves and their community through outstanding academic and athletic performance; and WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical development of the young adults 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, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team upon the occasion of their selection as a member of the 2019 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team; and WHEREAS, The SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team completed their outstanding season with a program-best 15th overall finish at the Atlantic Regional Meet; in addition, the Hawks proudly recorded a cumulative 3.4 average; and WHEREAS, Academically and athletically, the members of the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team have distinguished themselves as young men of superlative ability, talent, and maturity, establishing standards of excellence and achievement, purposefulness of life, and responsibility rarely achieved in youthful years; and WHEREAS, Outstanding role models for their fellow students, the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team has brought honor to their family, school, and community; and WHEREAS, The SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team may stand with pride in their achievements, experiencing the satisfaction of their labors and the joy of their accomplishments, eager to face the challenge of new experiences as they continue their education; and WHEREAS, The SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team represents the potential inherent in our most precious resource, our young adults; this Legislative Body is pleased to honor these young men, recognizing their achievements and the promise of their future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commend the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team upon the occasion of their selection as a member of the 2019 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the SUNY New Paltz Men's Cross Country Team.
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