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K00962 Text:

 
Senate Resolution No. 2838
 
BY: Senator O'MARA
 
        CONGRATULATING  Elyssa DeRosa upon the occasion of
        capturing the 2022  NYSPHSAA/NYS  Federation  Indoor
        Track Championship in the Weight Throw
 
  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
Elyssa DeRosa upon the  occasion  of  capturing  the  2022  NYSPHSAA/NYS
Federation  Indoor  Track  Championship in the Weight Throw on Saturday,
March 5, 2022, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex  in  Staten  Island,
New York; and
 
  WHEREAS,   To   the   praise  and  applause  of  her  excited  fans,
Corning-Painted Post High School  senior  Elyssa  DeRosa  won  the  20lb
Women's Varsity Weight Throw with an outstanding personal best record of
49' 09.00"; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Elyssa  DeRosa  earned her ticket to this event by placing
first in the Section IV New York State Qualifiers, with a personal  best
and Corning-Painted Post High School record of 46' 10.75"; and
 
  WHEREAS, In addition to these monumental feats, Elyssa DeRosa placed
15th at the New Balance Nationals Indoor Track and Field Championship on
Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the Armory in New York, New York; and
 
  WHEREAS,  A  two-sport  athlete,  Elyssa  DeRosa  plans  on  playing
Division 1 softball at George Mason University in Virginia; and
 
  WHEREAS, In a sport such as weight throw,  which  demands  strength,
coordination and determination, Head Coach Ray Lawson, Throw Coach, Kale
Wilcox,  and  Assistant Coaches Tom Ketchum and Joe Melanson worked hard
to hone the skills of this champion; teaching this  outstanding  athlete
lessons which will prove invaluable both in and out of the circle; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Proudly donning the school's colors of black and gold, her
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported Elyssa DeRosa throughout her journey as she ended  her  season
with an impressive overall record; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Sports  competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and Elyssa DeRosa has clearly made a contribution to
the spirit of excellence which  is  a  tradition  of  her  school;  now,
therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Elyssa DeRosa upon  the  occasion  of  capturing  the  2022
NYSPHSAA/NYS  Federation  Indoor Track Championship in the Weight Throw;
and be it further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Elyssa DeRosa, Head Coach Ray Lawson, Throw  Coach,  Kale
Wilcox, and Assistant Coaches Tom Ketchum and Joe Melanson.
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