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2022 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 609 Offered April 4, 2022 Commending the Nansemond River High School girls' track and field team. ---------- Patron-- Jenkins ----------

WHEREAS, the Nansemond River High School girls’ track and field team of Suffolk won the Virginia High School League Class 5 state championship on February 26, 2022, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center; and

WHEREAS, the Nansemond River High School Warriors outpaced the runner-up, the Glen Allen High School Jaguars, by 13 points to secure the program’s sixth indoor state title; and

WHEREAS, the Nansemond River Warriors were carried by an outstanding performance from Jaliyah Person, who became the Virginia High School League Class 5 state champion in both the 500-meter dash and the long jump, which placed her third and fifth in these respective events across the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, the Nansemond River Warriors benefited from a strong showing by Sydney Ellis, who became the Virginia High School League Class 5 state champion in the 55-meter hurdles, recording the third best time in the event in the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, the Nansemond River Warriors were bolstered by Nyah Harrison, who placed third in both the 300-meter and 500-meter dash, and Grace Flynn, who earned fifth place in the high jump; and

WHEREAS, the Nansemond River Warriors’ 4x200-meter relay team, including Trinity Lucas, Jaliyah Person, Ansolei Taliaferro, and Peyton Wright, and its 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of Sydney Ellis, Nyah Harrison, Trinity Lucas, and Ansolei Taliaffero, both placed first to cap off the team’s excellent showing on the day; and

WHEREAS, the success of the Nansemond River Warriors is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of their parents and the entire Nansemond River High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Nansemond River High School girls’ track and field team hereby be commended for winning the 2022 Virginia High School League Class 5 state 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 House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements.