Full Text of HR0630 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives
wish to congratulate Herscher High School | 4 | | sophomore Drew Rogers on winning the 2019 Illinois High School | 5 | | Association Class 1A Cross Country State Championship in the | 6 | | three mile competition; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Before becoming the second State champion from | 8 | | Herscher High
School and the first since 1989, Drew Rogers, as | 9 | | a freshman, competed at the Illinois State
Track Championships | 10 | | in the 3200 meter competition; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Drew Rogers is the middle of three children within | 12 | | his family; he is a local standout and is often observed in the | 13 | | community as he trains; he worships at Trinity Lutheran Church | 14 | | in Herscher, where he participates in the Lutheran Youth | 15 | | Fellowship; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Herscher High School
boys cross country team, | 17 | | coached by Rob Grosso, placed 14th in the 2019 Class 1A
State | 18 | | Finals; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Building upon his outstanding athletic talent, | 20 | | Drew Rogers has exhibited
a commitment to his sport, rigorously | 21 | | training to compete at the top of
the cross country field; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, En route to his victory at the State level, Drew | 2 | | Rogers advanced through
both the Bishop McNamara 1A Regional on | 3 | | October 26, 2019 with a time of fifteen
minutes and thirty | 4 | | seconds in the three mile race and the Lisle 1A Sectional
on | 5 | | November 2, 2019 with a winning time of sixteen minutes and | 6 | | five seconds
in the 5,000 meter race; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, During the championship on November 9, 2019, Drew | 8 | | Rogers set his personal record for the three mile race at
| 9 | | fourteen minutes and thirty seconds; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Drew Rogers' winning time broke a Herscher High | 11 | | School record at the
State championship, a record that had been | 12 | | held for three decades;
his winning time is now the second | 13 | | fastest time for a sophomore in the event; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The second half of Drew Rogers' high school cross | 15 | | country career will
continue in the fall of 2020; therefore, be | 16 | | it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Drew Rogers on winning the 2019 Illinois High | 20 | | School Association Class 1A Cross Country State Championship in | 21 | | the three mile competition, and we wish him luck
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| 1 | | remainder of his career as a student-athlete; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Drew Rogers and
his immediate family as a symbol | 4 | | of our respect and esteem.
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