Bill Text: VA HJR1085 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Joint Resolution 1085 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commending the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-22 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1085ER) [HJR1085 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-HJR1085-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1085 Commending the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2019 Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2019

WHEREAS, the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team of Purcellville won the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship in November 2018 for the fourth consecutive year; and

WHEREAS, the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team also won the Nike Southeast Regional cross county championship in Carry, North Carolina, for the second straight year; and

WHEREAS, the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team also won the Nike Cross Country National Championship in Portland, Oregon, for the second straight year; and

WHEREAS, the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team have now set national team records, including lowest score and highest margin of victory, and they are the only two-time winner of the Nike Cross Country National Championship; and

WHEREAS, Marc Hunter and Joan Hunter, coaches of the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team, were named the 2018 National High School Coaches of the Year for Virginia by the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association; and

WHEREAS, the championship victories are a testament to the skill and dedication of all the student-athletes, the leadership of the coaches and staff, and the energetic support of the entire Loudoun Valley High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team on winning state, regional, and national championships in 2018; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Marc Hunter and Joan Hunter, coaches of the Loudoun Valley High School boys' cross country team, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's achievements and best wishes for the future.