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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Herrin High School boys track team on the occasion of winning
5 the Illinois High School Association Class A Boys Track & Field
6 2008 State Championship; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Herrin High School boys track team ended the
8 Illinois High School Association Class A Boys Track & Field
9 2008 State Championship with a total score of 54, clinching
10 their second tournament victory in 2 years; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Herrin High School boys track team won three
12 first place medals during the tournament; Jon Wharton, Tommie
13 Taylor, Kent Sherrill, and Nick Thompson all took first place
14 in the 4x100 relay finals with a time of 42.91; these young men
15 also placed first in the 4x200 meter relay with a first place
16 time of 1:29.37; Tommie Taylor then capped off his stellar
17 season with a first place finish in state with a time of 10.99
18 in the 100 meter dash; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The members of the Herrin High School boys track
20 team are Jon Wharton, Tommie Taylor, Kent Sherrill, Nick
21 Thompson, Garrett Lukens, and Ethan Grounds; the coaches are
22 Chad Lakatos, Jason Karnes, Rob Long, Dwayne Summers, Eric

 

 

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1 Smith, Zack Cox, and Craig Baumgarte and the athletic director
2 is Mike Mooneyham; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate the members of the Herrin High School boys track
6 team on the occasion of winning the Illinois High School
7 Association Class A Boys Track & Field 2008 State Championship
8 and wish them continued success and happiness in the future;
9 and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the Herrin High School boys track team as a symbol
12 of our esteem and respect.