Full Text of HR1304 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Ryan Pearce for his many | 4 | | accomplishments in sports; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, while Ryan Pearce was in the 7th grade, | 6 | | he won the 200-meter dash, shot put, and discus events at the | 7 | | IESA 7A State Track Meet in Peoria in May of 2008; in July of | 8 | | 2008, while competing at the USATF National Junior Olympics in | 9 | | Omaha, Nebraska, he placed 2nd in the discus event and placed | 10 | | 10th in the shot put event; in January of 2009, Ryan Pearce | 11 | | competed with the Youth All American Football Bowl on the East | 12 | | Team in San Antonio, Texas; in May of 2009, he competed in the | 13 | | IESA 8A State Track Meet in Peoria, where he once again won the | 14 | | 200-meter dash, shot put, and discus events; during this | 15 | | competition, he broke the State 8A shot put records with throws | 16 | | of (55'9.5" - shot put), and (175'2" - discus); and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, During his freshman year of high school, Ryan | 18 | | Pearce achieved a 1st place victory in the discus event at the | 19 | | 2010 Area Best Track Meet in Decatur; that same year, he | 20 | | competed in the IHSA 1A State Track Meet in Charleston, where | 21 | | he competed in both the shot put and discus events and finished | 22 | | 10th overall in shot; he was also the Track MVP at Villa Grove | 23 | | High School; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During his sophomore year of high school, Ryan | 2 | | Pearce placed 4th in shot put and 6th in discus at the IHSA 1A | 3 | | State Track Meet in Charleston; he once again was named Track | 4 | | MVP at Villa Grove High School; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, During his junior year of high school, Ryan Pearce | 6 | | was a Class 1A 2011 All State Honorable Mention, a 1st Team | 7 | | All-Conference Running Back, and a 1st Team All-Conference | 8 | | Defensive Linebacker; he received the Villa Grove High School | 9 | | Tackle and MVP awards in football; he played on the 2011 | 10 | | Hayden's Classic All-Tournament Basketball Team and was | 11 | | All-Conference in basketball, receiving the Greger Award, and | 12 | | in track that same year; he placed first in the 4x100, 4x200, | 13 | | shot put, and discus events at the Little Okaw Valley All | 14 | | Conference Meet; he placed 1st in shot put event at the | 15 | | Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor State Meet in Bloomington; at | 16 | | the News-Gazette All Area Meet in Champaign, he placed 1st in | 17 | | the shot put event and 2nd in the discus event; after an | 18 | | impressive showing at the track sectionals, he competed in the | 19 | | IHSA 1A State Track Meet in Charleston, where he placed 2nd in | 20 | | the shot put event and became the State Champion in the discus | 21 | | event; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, During his senior year, Ryan Pearce culminated in | 23 | | his appearance at the 2012 USATF National Junior Olympics in |
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| 1 | | Baltimore, Maryland, where he placed 18th overall in the shot | 2 | | put event and 11th overall in the discus event; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, Ryan Pearce broke the Villa Grove High | 4 | | School record of most points scored in one football game with | 5 | | 48, beating the former record of 42 points from 1955; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ryan Pearce has been the recipient of numerous | 7 | | awards for his sports achievements, including the WIXY Athlete | 8 | | of the Week award in 2011 and 2012, the VGHS Tackle Award, the | 9 | | VGHS MVP Award, the VGHS Spirit Award, and the Greger Award; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ryan Pearce serves as a model of hard work, | 12 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 13 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we honor Ryan Pearce for his many accomplishments and wish him | 17 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Ryan Pearce as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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