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91_HR0524 LRB9109237KBkbB 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to the 1999 4 York Community High School Boy's Cross Country Team and Coach 5 Joe Newton on winning the State championship title in Peoria 6 on November 6, 1999, with a modern-day State record of 24 7 points, the second lowest score in State history; and 8 WHEREAS, The team was led by Donald Sage, the individual 9 champion, who won with the sixth fastest time in State 10 history and the fastest time ever by a York runner; and 11 WHEREAS, All seven York runners finished with their 12 fastest times ever; the first five runners set a State record 13 with a time that was a whole minute faster than the previous 14 record; and six of the seven runners earned all-State honors, 15 a school record, by finishing in the top 25; and 16 WHEREAS, The Dukes have also been named national 17 champions by Harrier Magazine; and 18 WHEREAS, The Dukes have enjoyed an outstanding 19 championship season, winning the Palatine Invitational, the 20 Peoria Invitational, and clinching their 22nd West Suburban 21 Conference Championship; and 22 WHEREAS, Team members Donald Sage, Pete Cioni, Adam 23 Palumbo, Adam Roche, Peter Stasiulis, John Janulis, and Jay 24 McGrane have demonstrated extraordinary determination and 25 commitment in their quest to recapture the State title for 26 York; and 27 WHEREAS, These outstanding young athletes, who have 28 served as role models to their fellow students and who have 29 worked hard together as a "team" all season, encouraging and 30 helping one another reach their goal; and -2- LRB9109237KBkbB 1 WHEREAS, We recognize the efforts of team members and 2 legendary Coach Joe Newton to continue the winning tradition 3 at York in cross country and track and field; therefore, be 4 it 5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 6 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 7 we do hereby offer our congratulations to Coach Joe Newton 8 and the Duke Team on their 20th State Championship Title; and 9 be it further 10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 11 presented to Coach Joe Newton and the Duke Team.