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To recognize The Columbus Fury for its historic inaugural 2023-2024 season.
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Fury ended their inaugural season on May 11th with the 5th best league record; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Fury has brought a powerful force to the capital of Ohio by being Columbus’s first ever professional women’s sports team; and,
WHEREAS, this fury is a powerful motivator, one that ushers in a new horizon for those ready to make their own opportunities; and
WHEREAS, outside hitter, Reagan Cooper earned the Rising Star Award for the Pro-Volleyball Federation for the 2024 season, in her first season with the Columbus Fury; and,
WHEREAS, middle blocker and the first pick of the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation draft, Asija O’Neil, has been selected to represent our nation at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France with the US Women’s National Team; and,
WHEREAS, four of the team’s coaching staff members have ties to the islands of Puerto Rico, demonstrating the team’s focus on diversity; and,
WHEREAS, the Fury look to inspire Columbus girls by empowering them in the sports they play and showing them that there is a professional future for those that love the sport; and,
WHEREAS, in a modern-day twist on an ancient mythology when the furies were feared women of the underworld - today in Columbus, Ohio there is no reason for fear; the Columbus Fury are stirred by an independent sense of selfless rebellion - the Columbus Fury are here to stay; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council hereby congratulates the Columbus Fury Professional Volleyball Team on their inaugural season and looks forward to seeing how they continue to inspire female athletes in this city.