[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18201-18202]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

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                          HON. ROBERT J. DOLD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 16, 2015

  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Grayslake Central's boys 
cross country team on their first place finish at the 2A state 
championship. This victory marks the first time in the school's history 
that the boys cross country team has won state.
  Consistently strong all year, the Rams won conference, regional, and 
sectional championships. This hard work culminated at the state 
championship, where, led by Coach Jimmy Cantella, six out of seven 
runners achieved their personal best time. Junior Jack Aho won the race 
with a time of 14:25, followed by junior Matt Aho in seventh place. 
Other all-state athletes include senior John Girmscheid who came in 
twenty-third and sophomore Eli Minsky who rounded out the top twenty-
five. The final three competitors who helped Grayslake cinch the tide 
were seniors Jack

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Battaglia who came in twenty-sixth, Danny Vincent at fifty-first, and 
Alden Aaberg at one hundred and eighth.
  Mr. Speaker, the Grayslake Central boys cross country team is an 
inspiration to the school and community, and I am proud to recognize 
these young men for demonstrating the power of teamwork and 
perseverance.

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