[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL COACH CHRISTOPHER TAFELSKI

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                        HON. THOMAS H. KEAN, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 2024

  Mr. KEAN of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank and 
congratulate Westfield High School track coach Christopher Tafelski on 
his recent designation by the U.S. Boys' Track and Field and Cross 
Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as the 2024 Boys' High School 
Track and Field Coach of the Year for the State of New Jersey. This is 
not Coach Tafelski's first award from the USTFCCCA, and I am certain it 
will not be his last. Coaching for the track and field and cross 
country programs at Westfield High School since 2004, Tafelski, a WHS 
alum himself, has worked to build a team that is not only award-
winning, but one with a strong sense of community. Tafelski has led the 
renowned WHS track and field and cross country teams to multiple 
national qualifications and state championship titles among countless 
other accolades. I am honored to have such a dedicated coach and 
educator in out district, and I look forward to seeing both Coach 
Tafelski and the Westfield track and field and cross country programs 
continue to thrive in the years to come.

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