As Offered 136th General Assembly Regular Session H. R. No. 18 2025-2026 Representative Oelslager A R E S O L U T I O N Honoring Daniela Scheffler as a 2024 Division I State Cross Country Champion. WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to extend special recognition to Daniela Scheffler on placing first at the 2024 Division I State Cross Country Championship; and WHEREAS, Daniela Scheffler has clearly demonstrated her talent and perseverance, as well as her mental and physical fortitude, and she is deserving of acknowledgement. A senior member of the Lake High School girls cross country team, 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 2024 Division I State Championship meet with a time of 17:01.29 and advanced to the 2024 Nike Cross Country Nationals, where she placed tenth; and WHEREAS, Daniela Scheffler 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 Daniela Scheffler 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 H. R. No. 18 Page 2 As Offered RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, congratulate Daniela Scheffler as the 2024 Division I State Cross Country 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 Daniela Scheffler. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32