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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Kankakee High School
4girls track and field team, the Lady Kays, on the occasion of
5winning the IHSA Class 2A Finals; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Lady Kays scored 74 points, earning 23 more
7than the runner-up, University High School; the team won six
8events, with seven athletes earning a combined 17 medals
9across seven events; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Lady Kays are comprised of many talented
11kids; the breakout star was freshman Naomi Bey-Osborne, who
12won four titles, including individually in the 200-meter dash
13with a time of 25.22 seconds and the 400-meter dash with a time
14of 56.53 and as the anchor of the 4x100-meter relay with a time
15of 48.35 seconds and the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3
16minutes and 57.93 seconds; the team's other individual
17champion was sophomore long jumper Na'Kyrah Cooks, who won
18first place in long jump with a distance of 5.44 meters; also
19earning points individually was junior Nevaeh Lowe, who took
20third in both the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.68 seconds
21and the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.75 seconds, and she
22also anchored the winning 4x200-meter relay with a time of one
23minute and 41.65 seconds and ran the second leg on the

 

 

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1first-place 4x400-meter relay; sophomore Aniya Lewis was
2disqualified after an apparent third-place finish in the
3400-meter dash but returned to run the second leg of the
44x400-meter relay; seniors Sydney Ramsey, Saniah Stewart, and
5Jakia Autman also contributed to the relays; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Lady Kays were also joined in celebrations
7with the Kankakee High School boys track team, the Chief Kays,
8as they too won the IHSA Class 2A Finals, marking the first
9team state championships ever won by Kankakee High School; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Lady Kays and Chief Kays are not only special
11but also inspirational; the teams were sadly hit with the loss
12of two assistant coaches, Jemiya Bates and Chwan Wilson, with
13Coach Bates dying of brain cancer and Coach Wilson passing due
14to COVID-19 complications; these teams took their late
15coaches' passion and love to heart, making them both proud by
16working together to overcome their competition; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Lady Kays were led by Head Coach Marques
18Lowe, Assistant Coaches Erica Baptist, the late Jemiya Bates,
19Sarah Ganster, Rich Olmstead, and the late Chwan Wilson, and
20Meet Director Kurt Weigt; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The Lady Kays' achievement and the memories made
22in the process will be celebrated for years to come; the team,

 

 

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1together with those that love them dearly, will always cherish
2this moment; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate the Kankakee High School girls track and field
6team, the Lady Kays, on winning the IHSA Class 2A Finals; and
7be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the Lady Kays as an expression of our esteem and
10respect.