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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the members and
4 coaches of the boys track team of Thornwood High School in
5 South Holland on winning their third straight IHSA Class AA
6 boys track team championship at the 109th Annual Boys State
7 Track and Field Meet on Saturday, May 31, 2003; and
8 WHEREAS, The Thornwood Thunderbirds won the championship
9 with a Class AA record of 78 points, with the closest
10 competitor scoring 33 points; most of the points amassed for
11 the team were in the speed running events, the hurdles, the
12 relay races, and the long jump, with the team taking first
13 place in 5 of 19 events; the Thunderbirds are the first team
14 to win 3 State consecutive Class AA titles since East St.
15 Louis Lincoln won from 1981 to 1984; and
16 WHEREAS, Leslie Majors placed first in the long jump with
17 a jump of 24 feet and 1 and 3/4 inches; Keith Hopkins placed
18 first in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 14.30
19 seconds; Jeremy Johnson placed first in the 400-meter dash
20 with a time of 48.87 seconds and first in the 200-meter dash
21 with a time of 21.68 seconds; Stephen Taylor placed third in
22 the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.16 seconds and second in
23 the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.88 seconds; and
24 WHEREAS, The 4x100-meter relay team of Leslie Majors,
25 Stephen Taylor, Floyd Davis, and Jeremy Johnson placed first
26 with a time of 42.24 seconds; the 4x200-meter relay team of
27 Floyd Davis, Andre' Butler, DeAndre Tillman, and Leslie
28 Majors placed fifth with a time of 1 minute and 29.02
29 seconds; and
30 WHEREAS, The coach of the Thunderbirds is Gary Haupert;
31 therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate the members and coaches of the Thornwood High
4 School boys track team on winning their third consecutive
5 IHSA Class AA Boys Track and Field Championship; and be it
6 further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to each of the members and coaches of the Thornwood
9 High School Thunderbirds boys track team as an expression of
10 our respect and esteem and with best wishes for future
11 success.