[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23784-23785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S CROSS 
                              COUNTRY TEAM

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2006

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give much deserved praise to 
the Fayetteville-Manlius High School Girl's Cross Country Team on their 
first place finish at the Nike Team Nationals, defeating 19 other teams 
and beating the second place team by 50 points to earn a national 
title.
  The Nike Team Nationals put together a race of 20 teams of the 
highest caliber to compete in Portland Oregon in a 5-kilometer race. 
The young women of Fayetteville-Manlius worked extremely hard this year 
to put together a team that was capable of competing at this level, and 
their hard work paid

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off with a first place finish and two runners within 20 seconds of 
first place.
  On behalf of all my constituents, I would like to congratulate this 
special team on their amazing athletic prowess, and especially Coach 
Bill Aris for leading them throughout the year. I wish them every 
success in the 2007 season, and look forward to watching them defend 
their national title.
  The team members are: Mackenzie Carter, Kathryn Buchan, Jessica 
Hauser, Hilary Hooley, Courtney Chapman, Molly Malone, and Ashley 
Higginson.

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