Agenda Item
d. Recognition: Honoring Dunwoody High School Cross Country Teams
RECOGNITION
Honoring Dunwoody High School Cross Country Teams
WHEREAS: The DeKalb County School District is committed to fostering academic and athletic
development in students; and
WHEREAS: The Dunwoody High School Cross Country Teams have consistently demonstrated hard work,
dedication, and pride in representing DeKalb County School District athletics; and
WHEREAS: We celebrate the Dunwoody High School Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country Teams, led by Coach
Jonathan Criszt, for sweeping the DeKalb County Cross Country Championships for the first
time in the school’s history; and
WHEREAS: The boys’ team placed five runners in the Top 15 to win their first county title since 1991, led
by junior Alex Loffredio. The Lady Wildcats had five runners finish in the Top 10, with freshman
Sarah Jane Shipley finishing second with a time of 21:10.80; and
THEREFORE: We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, hereby recognize and honor the Dunwoody High
School Cross Country Teams for their outstanding athletic achievements, reaching one of the
highest levels of success attainable in high school cross country. In official recognition, we affix
our signatures on this 13th day of January 2025.