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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the
4Washington Community High School Wrestling Team on the occasion
5of their unbelievably successful 2014-2015 season; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The team brought home the first State wrestling
7trophy in their school's history with their second place finish
8at the IHSA Class 2A State meet; the team had several Class 2A
9Washington State Qualifiers, Placers, and Champions; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Trey Keeley, a junior, was a State Runner-Up at
11106 pounds; Dack Punke, a sophomore, was a State Runner-Up at
12113 pounds; Elijah Oliver, a senior, won his fourth State title
13at 120 pounds; Ethan Reel, a junior, had a third place finish
14at 126 pounds; Blaize Punke, a freshman, was a State Qualifier
15at 132 pounds; Ryder Punke, a junior, was a State Qualifier at
16138 pounds; Randy Meneweather, a junior, was a State Champion
17at 160 pounds; Jacob Warner, a sophomore, was a State Champion
18at 170 pounds; Jacob Godinez, a senior, was a State Runner-Up
19at 220 pounds; and Brad Howe, a senior, was a State Qualifier
20at 285 pounds; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The Dual Team completed their season with a record
22of 21-6 and qualified for the Dual Team Tournament by winning

 

 

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1the Class 2A Metamora Regional; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Dual Team had an impressive list of
3accomplishments during their Dual Team IHSA State Series; they
4defeated Lincoln Way West in the Dual Team Sectional 45-24 and
5defeated Geneseo in the State Quarterfinals 36-30; they
6subsequently defeated Oak Forest in the State Semifinals 33-28;
7the team also won the Sycamore Invitational and placed second
8at the Granite City Holiday Invitational; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The members of the Dual Team State Roster include
10Justin Fernald, Jacob Godinez, Kyle Goin, Will Hammer, Brad
11Howe, Trey Keeley, Randy Meneweather, Caleb Miller, Zac Miller,
12Elijah Oliver, Manny Plata, Blaize Punke, Dack Punke, Ryder
13Punke, Ethan Reel, Adam Robison, Ethan Sperry, and Jacob
14Warner; Bryan Medlin is the team's Head Coach and the team's
15assistant coaches include Nick Miller, Jason Medlin, Randy
16Meneweather, Derek Mcintosh, Mike Carr, and Colton Gladwell;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, The members of the Washington Community High
19School Wrestling Team serve as models of hard work, integrity,
20and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois;
21therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2congratulate the members of the Washington Community High
3School Wrestling Team on the occasion of their second place
4finish at the State Tournament and wish them continued success
5and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the Washington Community High School Wrestling
8Team members and their coaches as a symbol of our esteem and
9respect.