Lakeside HS Cross Country State Champion Andrew Bitsko

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             Lakeside High School Cross Country State Champion – Andrew Bitsko

WHEREAS:       The DeKalb County School District is dedicated to developing students academically and athletically.
               Through his hard work and dedication representing DeKalb athletics;

WHEREAS:       Lakeside’s Andrew Bitsko won the 2025 GHSA Class 5A boys’ individual title; and

WHEREAS:       Under the direction of coaches Drew Spires and Jim Bitsko, Andrew ran a time of 15:58.96 to capture
               the state title over the best runners in the Class 5A state meet; and

WHEREAS:       Bitsko became the first DeKalb County School District individual state champion since
               Sage Walker of Druid Hills in 2021; and
THEREFORE:     We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, acknowledge the outstanding athletic accomplishments
               of Lakeside senior cross country runner Andrew Bitsko for having achieved one of the highest levels
               attainable by a high school cross country runner. In official recognition, we affix our signatures on this
               9th day of February 2026.