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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ariel Michalek of
4Oswego East High School on becoming the Cross Country State
5Champion on November 6, 2010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ariel won the Class 3A State title during the
7Illinois High School Association girls cross country finals;
8she, along with 4 other runners, set up a lead pack within the
9first mile of the race and kept trading the No. 1 spot
10throughout the three-mile, looping course; and
 
11    WHEREAS, With less than 800 yards to go, she broke away
12from another runner from Hinsdale Central to finish in a time
13of 16:32, the second fastest girls time ever logged on the
14Peoria course at Detweiller Park; she became the first Wolves
15athlete to win a State championship; and
 
16    WHEREAS, She is a 3-time State qualifier, a 3-time
17conference champion, and an Oswego East High School record
18holder; and
 
19    WHEREAS, She has recorded the fastest time in 3A history
20since it changed to a 3 mile race; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, She was selected the Beacon News Cross Country
2Athlete of the Year in 2010; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5congratulate Ariel Michalek and wish her all the best in her
6future endeavors; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Ariel Michalek as a symbol of our respect and
9esteem.