HR 320: Honoring Baylynn Bendik as a 2025 USA Track and Field Middle School Girls Cross Country National Champion.
The resolution honors Baylynn Bendik for her achievement as the 2025 USA Track and Field Middle School Girls Cross Country National Champion. She demonstrated her talent and perseverance, showcasing courage, determination, and good sportsmanship throughout her competition. Baylynn consistently applied herself to achieve excellence in the demanding sport of cross country, earning the respect of her peers and rivals. The resolution congratulates her on her achievement and extends best wishes for continued success in her athletic endeavors.
| Jan. 29, 2026 | Adopted |
As Adopted by the House
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
2025-2026
H. R. No. 320
Representative Manning
A RESOLUTION
Honoring Baylynn Bendik as a 2025 USA Track and Field Middle School Girls Cross Country National Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to extend special recognition to Baylynn Bendik on placing first at the 2025 USA Track and Field Middle School Girls Cross Country National 4K Championship; and
WHEREAS, Baylynn Bendik has clearly demonstrated her talent and perseverance, as well as her mental and physical fortitude, and she is deserving of acknowledgement. A seventh-grade student at Open Door Christian School, she has exemplified all of the characteristics that are essential for success both in and out of the sports world, including courage, determination, and an innate sense of the principles of good sportsmanship, and consequently, she placed first at the 2025 USA Track and Field Middle School Girls Cross Country National 4K Championship with a time of 14:35.9; and
WHEREAS, Baylynn Bendik has conscientiously applied herself to the quest for excellence as an athlete, training and practicing diligently in order to ensure peak conditioning. Time and again, she has risen to the occasion, maintaining her morale, composure, and good sportsmanship, and she has gained the respect of even her most determined rivals; and
WHEREAS, Cross country is an event that requires exceptional stamina and natural ability, and Baylynn Bendik is to be commended for her commitment to this demanding sport. In attaining her athletic goals, she has consistently exhibited the skill and integrity that are the hallmarks of a true champion; therefore be it
H. R. No. 320
As Adopted by the House
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RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, congratulate Baylynn Bendik as the 2025 USATF Middle School Girls Cross Country National 4K Champion and extend best wishes for continued success; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to Baylynn Bendik.