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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Springfield native
4Ryan Held on winning the Gold Medal for Team USA in the Men's
54x100 relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ryan Held is a 2014 graduate of Sacred Heart
7Griffin High School (SHG) in Springfield and attends North
8Carolina State University; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ryan Held swam the third leg for the U.S. Men's
104x100 freestyle relay, holding onto the lead handed to him by
11teammate Michael Phelps before giving way for Nathan Adrian,
12America's best sprinter; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Ryan Held just finished his sophomore year at
14North Carolina State University, where he helped N.C. State win
15its first NCAA relay championship in the 400 freestyle; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Ryan Held is the ACC champion in the 50 and 100
17freestyle, leading the Wolfpack to their second straight title;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, The State Journal-Register named Ryan Held the
20Central State Eight Conference Swimmer of the Year for four

 

 

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1straight seasons; and
 
2    WHEREAS, During his senior year at SHG, Ryan Held broke the
3Illinois High School Association State meet record in the 50
4yard freestyle, and repeated as the 100 freestyle champion; he
5was named the Illinois Swimmer of the Year in 2014; therefore,
6be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9congratulate Ryan Held on winning the Gold Medal at the 2016
10Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and we express our pride in
11his accomplishments in Rio; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to Ryan Held as an expression of our esteem and
14respect.