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2022 SPECIAL SESSION I


SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 661
Commending the Abingdon High School boys' track and field team.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, June 17, 2022

 

WHEREAS, the Abingdon High School boys’ track and field team won the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship in 2022; and

WHEREAS, the Abingdon High School Falcons ran away with the state title, scoring in field events, sprints, distances, and relays to win the tournament by 33 points; and

WHEREAS, Abingdon High School senior Dylan Phillips also secured an individual state title with a hard-fought victory in the 1,600-meter run and was a member of the winning 4x800-meter relay team, along with Jack Bundy, Teddy Pillion, and Isaac Thiessen; and

WHEREAS, Rives Boltwood, Jack Bundy, Haynes Carter, Bramley Childress, Teddy Pillion, Greg Poisson, Isaac Thiessen, and James Whitted also earned all-state honors for Abingdon High School; and

WHEREAS, prior to the state track and field meet, the Abingdon Falcons also won the cross country and indoor track and field state titles, an exceptional feat for a single academic year; and

WHEREAS, the victorious season was a tribute to the skill and determination of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Abingdon High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Abingdon High School boys’ track and field team hereby be commended on winning the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to David Farris, head coach of the Abingdon High School boys’ track and field team, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for the team’s achievements and best wishes for the future.