Bill Text: IL HR0630 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Drew Rogers on winning the 2019 Illinois High School Association Class 1A Cross Country State Championship in the three mile competition.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0630 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0630-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 7 | WHEREAS, During the championship on November 9, 2019, Drew | ||||||
| 8 | Rogers set his personal record for the three mile race at
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| 9 | fourteen minutes and thirty seconds; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
throughout the | ||||||
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| 1 | remainder of his career as a student-athlete; and be it further
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| 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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