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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to recognize notable achievements of the
4 citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Jenny Marine
6 of Naperville was recently accepted to the 2002 USA Triathlon
7 National Resident Team; and
8 WHEREAS, Jenny Marine is one of six women and six men to
9 take part in this prestigious program that is geared toward
10 training athletes for world events and ultimately the
11 Olympics; she will be spending the upcoming year in training
12 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Jenny Marine is a 1993 graduate of Naperville
15 North High School, where she currently holds the school
16 record for the 1600 meter run; she has been a math teacher
17 and assistant coach for the Girls Cross Country Team at
18 Naperville North High School for the last five years; and
19 WHEREAS, Some of Jenny Marine's recent race highlights
20 are: State Champion in the 2001 USATF 10K State Championship
21 in Oak Park; age group 25-29 National Champion and second
22 overall in the 2001 National Triathlon Championship in Coeur
23 d'Alene, Idaho; first in the 25-29 age group and second
24 overall (10K run - 36:55) in the 2001 Mrs. T's Chicago
25 Triathlon; first overall in the 2001 Danskin Triathlon in
26 Naperville; second overall with a finish ahead of all pros in
27 the 2001 Memphis in May Triathlon in Memphis, Tennessee;
28 126th of over 5,000 women in the 2000 Boston Marathon; ninth
29 in the 20-24 age group in the 1999 Ironman World
30 Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; first overall in the
31 1999 Mrs. T's Chicago Triathlon; first in the 20-24 age group
32 and third overall in the 1999 Danskin Triathlon in
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1 Naperville; first in the 20-24 age group (qualified for
2 Hawaii) in the 1999 Gulf Coast Half Ironman in Panama City,
3 Florida; and 138th of over 5,000 women and first from
4 Illinois in the 1999 Boston Marathon; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate Jenny Marine on being accepted to the 2002
8 USA Triathlon National Resident Team and we wish her well in
9 all of her future endeavors; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Jenny Marine as an expression of our esteem.