HR0885 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Sycamore Boys Cross Country Team on the occasion of becoming the 2007 Illinois High School Association Division 2A State Team Champions; and

WHEREAS, In 2005, the team missed qualification for the state meet by only 6 points, a mere three seconds, motivating the team for another state attempt in 2006; and

WHEREAS, In 2006, the team won the first Boys Cross Country Sectional title in Sycamore High School history; the first SHS boys team to reach the State meet, they achieved their goal despite being the second smallest school in the competition and placed 19th out of 30 schools in Division 2A; and

WHEREAS, During the summer, the varsity team ran 10,000 miles in preparation for the 2007 season, demonstrating the collective focus, hard work, and determination to achieve even greater success; and

WHEREAS, In 2007, the Sycamore Boys Cross Country Team became the Rock Falls Regional Champions and Belvidere Sectional Champions, qualifying for the state meet; and

WHEREAS, On November 3, 2007 in the City of Peoria, the Sycamore High School Boys Cross Country Team placed 1st in the state meet, becoming the Illinois High School Association Division 2A State Team Champions and winning with a 116 point margin of victory against the best 2A Division teams in the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The members of the varsity Sycamore Boys Cross Country Team are Derek Campbell, Alex Courtney, Nick Fagan, Peter Grimson, Stefan Hueber, Tim Roloff, John Windelborn, Ryan Wolf, Hans Anderson, Aaron Eischeid, Matthew Gilmer, Keaton Leach, David Martin, Lucas Ruff, Anthony Salis, Chris Hammes, and Steven Konwinski; and

WHEREAS, The Sycamore Boys Cross Country Team coaches are Michael Lambdin and David Liszka; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Sycamore High School Boys Cross Country team on their victory and pursuit of excellence and wish them continued success in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the members and coaches of the Sycamore High School Boys Cross Country team as a token of our esteem and admiration.