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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  would  like  to  congratulate  Tony Cork for
 4    being inducted into the  Illinois  Track  and  Cross  Country
 5    Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Cork  received  a  Bachelor's  degree from
 7    Millikin University in 1969 and a Master's degree in  History
 8    in  1972;  he  received  a  Ph.D. in Secondary Education from
 9    Indiana State University in 1978; and

10        WHEREAS, Mr. Cork started his  career  at  Robinson  High
11    School  in  1969 teaching history and helping coach the track
12    team; in 1977 he became boys head track coach  and  has  held
13    that position for the past 26 years; in addition, he has been
14    the boys and girls cross country coach for the past 20 years;
15    and

16        WHEREAS,  Throughout  his  career  with the Robinson High
17    Maroons, Coach Cork  has  led  the  boys  track  team  to  an
18    outstanding  record  of  success  including: winning the 1978
19    IHSA Class A State Meet, finishing in the top 11 in the State
20    Meet four other years,  and  winning  17  Class  A  sectional
21    titles;  his  teams hold 6 individual State Championships and
22    one relay State Championship, and Coach Cork has had numerous
23    athletes advance to the State  finals;  the  Maroons  have  a
24    career  record  in  dual/triangular/quadrangular  meets  from
25    1977-2002  of  251  wins  and  3 losses and also hold a State
26    record of 225 straight  winning  dual/triangular/quadrangular
27    meets from 1976-1999; and

28        WHEREAS,  As  the  head  coach of both the boys and girls
29    cross country teams since 1983, he has led  the  teams  to  a
30    combined  22  IHSA  Class A regional titles, and a combined 6
31    IHSA Class A sectional titles; he has sent the boys  team  to
32    the State Finals for 13 consecutive years, and the girls have
 
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 1    advanced  to the State Finals 8 times; both teams have placed
 2    in the top 10  at  State  finals;  and  he  had  produced  84
 3    All-Apollo Conference runners; and

 4        WHEREAS,  Tony  Cork's  enthusiastic  contribution of his
 5    time and talent has richly benefited the students of Robinson
 6    High School and their community; therefore, be it

 7        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 8    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 9    we congratulate Tony Cork on his induction into the  Illinois
10    Track  and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame and
11    wish him well in all of  his  future  endeavors;  and  be  it
12    further

13        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
14    presented to Tony Cork as an expression of  our  respect  and
15    esteem.