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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the 2021 University of
4Illinois Springfield (UIS) Prairie Stars men's soccer team on
5its most successful season since it moved to NCAA Division II;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, The UIS men's soccer team was ranked No. 16 in the
8final NCAA Division II national rankings released by the
9United Soccer Coaches; not only was it the highest ranking for
10the program in the final poll of the year, but it also marked
11the first time that UIS was ranked in the top-25 since moving
12to the NCAA level; and
 
13    WHEREAS, UIS just completed its best season since moving
14to the NCAA level; the Prairie Stars went 13-6-2 and reached
15the third round of their inaugural NCAA Division II Tournament
16appearance; and
 
17    WHEREAS, UIS went 10-2-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference
18(GLVC) play and finished second in both the conference regular
19season and postseason tournament; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Prairie Stars were led in 2021 by
21All-American defender Marvin Zott; Conal Gallagher was named

 

 

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1to the all-region team and Pijus Petkevicius earned his third
2all-GLVC honor; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The Prairie Stars coaches are Adam Hall, Erick
4Lemus, Mario Falsone, and Jason Loftus; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Prairie Stars team members are Anree Bogart,
6Evan Paoni, Morgan Ratcliffe, Drew Keller, Terence Bynoe,
7Armando Rosiles, Mario Gonzales, Luck Ridley, Lars Brinkman,
8Conal Gallagher, Rory Carlson, Diego Alcaraz, Brian Riordan,
9Arian Teran, Robin Hendriks, Albert Nimako, Caleb Warmbier,
10Oluwatobi Akinroluyo, Quentin Reese, Dan Mahony, Darian
11Turner, Browel Some, Lucas Harris, Jackson Stove, Marvin Zott,
12Lorenzo Bacchetta, Luis Flores, Anton Aduwa-Emovon, Carter
13Formea, Tolga Barutcu, Nico Hubbell, Bradley Taylor, Charlie
14Waugh, Pijus Petkevicius, Ashton Hubert, Jay Hakki, and Connor
15McFadden; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we congratulate the 2021 University of Illinois Springfield
19Prairie Stars men's soccer team on its most successful season
20since it moved to NCAA Division II; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
22presented to coaches Adam Hall, Erick Lemus, Mario Falsone,

 

 

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1and Jason Loftus, to all Prairie Stars team members, and to UIS
2Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney as a symbol of our esteem and
3respect.