SR 225: Honoring the Crestview High School boys cross country team as the 2025 Division IV State Champion.
The resolution honors the Crestview High School boys cross country team for winning the 2025 Division IV state championship. The team, consisting of talented and dedicated young athletes, has demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship and good character. Their coach, Randy Grandstaff, has played a crucial role in helping the team develop their talents and instilling valuable qualities such as determination and perseverance. The team's achievement is a source of pride for their school, community, and families. The resolution commends the team on their tremendous season and salutes the members and coaches as exemplary citizens.
| Nov. 12, 2025 | Adopted |
As Adopted by the Senate
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
Senator McColley
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Crestview High School boys cross country team as the 2025 Division IV State Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly 1 of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Crestview High School boys cross country team on winning the 2025 Division IV State Championship; and
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the 5 Crestview High School boys cross country team have combined talent and spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable dedication, the Knights have worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in long-distance running, and as a result, they won this year's Division IV State Championship title and became the first cross country team from Van Wert County to claim a state title; and
WHEREAS, The Knights' achievements and leadership are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the runners, their families, their school, their community, and their coach, Randy Grandstaff. In leading his team to victory, Coach Grandstaff has not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the fullest but also instilled in them a valuable sense of determination, perseverance, and camaraderie; and
WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role in the total education of our young people, we are extremely pleased to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coaches for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Crestview High School boys cross country team on its tremendous season and salute the members and coaches as some of Ohio's finest citizens; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Crestview High School boys cross country team.
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