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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate the Newton Community High
4 School Eagles on their outstanding and memorable 2006 track and
5 field season; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Newton Eagles finished their regular season
7 with an 8-0 record, impressively captured the Robinson
8 Sectional championship, and earned their first ever Illinois
9 High School Association Class A Track and Field State
10 Championship by 20 points over their nearest competitor at the
11 meet held May 26-27, 2006, at O'Brien Stadium at Eastern
12 Illinois University in Charleston; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Newton Eagles were led by head coach Bob
14 Horst; assistant coaches Kyle Schackmann, Jason Wagner, and
15 Patrick Mammoser; and team trainer Jim Nave; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Levi Richards, Brian Bierman, Alexander Koebele,
17 and Patrick Mendenhall were State champions in the 4 X 100
18 Relay; Patrick Mendenhall was 2nd in State in the 110 Meter
19 High Hurdles; Eric Mammoser was 2nd in State in the Pole Vault;
20 Levi Richards was 2nd in State in the 100 Meter Dash; Alexander
21 Koebele, Mitchell Birch, Clay Britton, and Patrick Mendenhall
22 were 3rd in State in the 4 X 200 Relay; and Adam Schafer, Blake

 

 

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1 Wolf, Clay Britton, and Levi Richards were 3rd in State in the
2 4 X 400 Relay; and
 
3     WHEREAS, The Eagles had 15 players who qualified for the
4 State meet: Reid Ackerman, Brian Bierman, Mitchell Birch, Clay
5 Britton, Ryan Britton, Doug Brooks, Corey Hahn, William
6 Hoffeditz, Doug Klier, Alexander Koebele, Eric Mammoser,
7 Patrick Mendenhall, Levi Richards, Adam Schafer, and Blake
8 Wolf; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Eagles had eleven players named All
10 Conference: Brian Bierman, Mitchell Birch, Clay Britton, Doug
11 Brooks, Corey Hahn, William Hoffeditz, Eric Mammoser, Patrick
12 Mendenhall, Levi Richards, Adam Schafer, and Blake Wolf; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Eric Mammoser, Patrick Mendenhall, and Levi
14 Richards were named All State; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Newton Eagles track team also included Mitch
16 Addis, Michael Benefiel, Clayton Bickers, Riley Britton, Casey
17 Catt, Brandon Collins, Cody Drake, Craig Emmerich, Stephen
18 Frichtl, Dustin Laugel, Lucas Lewis, Scott Mammoser, Belren
19 McGlothlin, Darren Meeker, Connor Niebrugge, Lucas O'Dell,
20 Curtis Ochs, Lucas Pitcher, Tyler Schackmann, Brad Short,
21 Philip Tucker, Jared Wilburn, and Martyn Wirth; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The team managers were Tiffany Hanratty and Brooke
2 Mendenhall; and
 
3     WHEREAS, The Eagles' success came as a result of a true
4 team effort; they worked together, supported each other, and
5 above all, were well coached and well disciplined; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The team's season was outstanding, and they made
7 all of Jasper County proud; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Coach Bob Horst and the entire Newton Community
11 High School Eagles track team on their tremendous
12 accomplishments during the 2006 season and their State
13 Championship in Class A Track and Field; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Superintendent Wayne Savageau, Principal Ron
16 Alburtus, Assistant Principal Ruth Kerner, Athletic Director
17 Mike Hartrich, Coach Bob Horst, and the entire Newton Eagles
18 State Championship track team as an expression of our esteem
19 with best wishes for continued success in the future.