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2019 SESSION

19101719D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 666
Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 8, 2019
Commending the Nansemond River High School girls' track and field team.
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Patrons-- Jones, S.C.; Senator: Cosgrove
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WHEREAS, the Nansemond River High School girls’ track and field team won the Virginia High School League Class 5 State Track and Field Championship in February 2018; and

WHEREAS, the talented and determined athletes from Nansemond River High School in Suffolk bested track and field teams from around the Commonwealth at the competition; and

WHEREAS, at the two-day tournament held at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, each of the Nansemond River High School Warriors contributed to the victory, including hurdle jumper Kori Carter and relay runners Asia Crocker and Skylar Parks; and

WHEREAS, the Nansemond River Warriors finished the state championship with an impressive 88 points, 36 points more than the runners-up, and as state winners, the team advanced to the New Balance Nationals Indoor meet in New York; and

WHEREAS, the win was a team effort, and Nansemond River High School girls’ track and field coach Justin Byron praised the athletes’ incredible performance, even with a smaller team this year; and

WHEREAS, throughout the 2018 season, the members of the Nansemond River High School girls’ track and field team were enthusiastically supported by their families, fellow students, and entire school community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Nansemond River High School girls’ track and field team on winning the Virginia High School League Class 5 State Track and Field Championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Justin Byron, coach of the Nansemond River High School girls’ track and field team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s congratulations and admiration for the team’s championship season and its stellar performance.