A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Commending and honoring the 2012 Boys Cross Country State Class AA Champions of Sioux Falls Lincoln High School for their outstanding athletic performance.

    WHEREAS, Nathan Schroeder, Luke Jelen, Will Lauer, Free Bump, Kelly Fitzsimmons, Corey McComber, and Ryan Patrick have shown exemplary patience, dedication, and tenacity in combining their talents to secure the State Class AA Cross Country Championship; and

    WHEREAS, the coaching staff helped facilitate and cultivate the physical, mental, and emotional growth and development of the student athletics; and

    WHEREAS, Nathan Schroeder, Luke Jelen, Will Lauer, Free Bump, Kelly Fitzsimmons, Corey McComber, and Ryan Patrick have volunteered their time and unique talents for the betterment of the Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Boys Cross Country Team:

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the Eighty-Eighth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that the Legislature congratulates the Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Boys Cross Country Team on their outstanding athletic performance.