A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,  Commending the 2006 Yankton High School Gazelles Girls' Cross Country Team for winning the state title in the Class AA State Cross Country Meet.

     WHEREAS,  the Yankton Gazelles Girls' Cross Country Team, coached by Dan Fitzsimmons, Dave Dannenbring, and Doug Haar, was meritorious in their determination, superior performance and dynamic success throughout the season; and

     WHEREAS,  the Yankton Gazelles Girls' Cross Country Team, Betsy Bies, Mariah Hofer, Tiffany Leader, Emily Smith, Kristin Sternhagen, Megan Hilson and Jade Steinberg, were exemplary in their cohesion and athleticism; and

     WHEREAS,  Coach Dan Fitzsimmons provided outstanding leadership and was the recipient of both the Girls' Cross Country Coach of the Year Award and the Boys' Cross Country Coach of the Year Award from the South Dakota Coaches' Association. This is the first time a coach has ever received both distinguished awards in the same year:

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED,  by the Eighty-second Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that the Yankton Gazelles Girls' Cross Country Team and its coaching staff be congratulated and commended for their outstanding achievement this season.