South Carolina H 5348: Clover High School Girls Cross Country Team state championship

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2025-2026 Bill 5348 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5348

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND 
HONOR THE CLOVER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL 
OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 
2025 SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE CLASS AAAAA DIVISION 1 STATE 
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that on 
Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Aiken Steeplechase Course, the Clover High 
School girls cross country team captured the 2025 South Carolina High School 
League Class AAAAA Division 1 State Championship title; and

Whereas, the Clover 
High School girls cross country team completed an impressive season by winning 
the championship with a remarkable score of eighty-seven points, finishing well 
ahead of runner-up Wando High School, which scored one-hundred-six points; and

Whereas, Blue Eagles 
teammates Ella Nighbor, Ava Jagielski, Zoe Miller, Eva Quintana, Scarlett 
Verdino-Jenkins, McKinley Johnson, and Nadia Andrews, demonstrated exceptional 
skill, dedication, and sportsmanship throughout the season; and

Whereas, Ella Nighbor captured 
the individual State Championship, finishing forty seconds ahead of the next 
competitor. She and Ava Jagielski were named to the Shrine Bowl Run Team, while 
Head Coach Ben Clark earned honors as the Women's AAAAA Cross Country Coach of 
the Year; and

Whereas, in addition, 
Ella Nighbor was selected as the 2025-2026 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Cross 
Country Runner of the Year, and Coach Clark was named Girls High School Cross 
Country Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country 
Coaches Association and was a finalist for the national coach of the year; and

Whereas, in a sport 
that demands both mental and physical endurance, Head Coach Ben Clark and his 
talented coaching staff utilized their experience, leadership, and passion for 
the sport to mold a championship-caliber team. The lessons instilled in these 
young athletes both on and off the course will prove invaluable to them 
throughout their lives and running careers; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives recognize the pride and distinction 
the Clover High School girls cross country team has brought to its school and 
community and look forward to following the Blue Eagles' continued success in 
the years ahead. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and honor the Clover High School girls cross country 
team, coaches, and school officials for an outstanding season and congratulate 
them for winning the 2025 South Carolina High School League Class AAAAA 
Division 1 State Championship title. 

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Donna Farris and Head 
Coach Ben Clark of Clover High School.

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