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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the Naperville North High School Huskies girls cross country team on the occasion of winning the 2016 Illinois Class 3A High School Cross Country Championship; and

WHEREAS, On a sunny November day at Detweiler Park, the Huskies girls cross country team turned back a tough Yorkville team 111-130 to win their seventh team title in the history of the program; and

WHEREAS, The Huskies' championship victory was led by a sixth place overall finish from Sarah Schmitt, followed by tremendous races from Hannah Ricci (18th), Alex Morris (19th), Claire Hamilton (39th), and Gabby Champion (51st) to complete the team scoring; Claire Hill and Kayla Glowacki completed the team effort both by defeating the fifth runners of several teams; and

WHEREAS, All of the 2016 Huskies team members contributed to an outstanding championship season, including Sam Prazma, Jill Fitz, Sophie Bruce, Megan Driscoll, Kathryn Abe, Elise Chao, Julia O'Dekirk, Sarah Schmitt, Hannah Ricci, Alex Morris, Claire Hamilton, Gabby Champion, Claire Hill, and Kayla Glowacki; and

WHEREAS, The 2016 Huskies girls cross country team was coached to victory by Head Coach Dan Iverson and Assistant Coaches Anna Kraftson and Jen Weigand, and cheered on by all of the wonderful, supportive parents and fans; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Naperville North Huskies girls cross country team on winning the Illinois High School Class 3A State Championship and wish them great success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Naperville North Huskies girls cross country players and coaches as an expression of our esteem and respect.