Honor Wrestling Champion Student

February 27, 2025 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 development 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, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate Peyton Mullin of Dundee Junior-Senior High School, upon the occasion of capturing the 2025 NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Championship title in the

February 27, 2025; and WHEREAS, To the praise and applause of her excited fans, number-one-seeded sophomore, Peyton Mullin, captured her second championship; this win capped an impressive season for the wrestler who entered the tournament undefeated at 23-0; and WHEREAS, In the first round, Peyton Mullin defeated the number 16 seed from Indian River out of Section Three 10-0, via a technical fall; in the quarter-final round, she pinned the number nine seed from Section Two's Averill Park by a pin in :29; and WHEREAS, In what may be the most impressive statistic from the overall tournament, Peyton Mullin advanced to the State Championship match by winning her semi-final contest against the number four seed out of Section Six by a pin in just :08 seconds; and WHEREAS, In the final match of the night, Peyton Mullin pinned her opponent, who was the number six seed out of Section Eight, in :24 seconds, finishing the season 27-0 and unscored upon; and WHEREAS, Additionally, Peyton Mullin has displayed her athletic talent in shot put, winning a Section V championship; and WHEREAS, The talent displayed by this athlete is due, in great part, to the efforts of an outstanding coach who has the ability to develop potential into excellence; and WHEREAS, In a sport, such as wrestling, which demands athletic prowess, speed, and agility, Coach Sheldon Gibson worked hard to hone the skills of this champion, teaching this outstanding athlete lessons which will prove invaluable both on and off the mat; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate Peyton Mullin of Dundee Junior-Senior High School upon the occasion of capturing the 2025 NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Championship title in the 235-pound Division on February 27, 2025; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Peyton Mullin and Coach Sheldon Gibson.