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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Lake Park High
4School Boys Track and Field team on winning its 3rd straight
5(and 4th overall) IHSA 3A State Championship on May 26, 2012;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, The All State athletes for the team are: Scott
8Filip, who placed 7th in the high jump, 5th in the long jump,
97th in the triple jump, and 6th in 4 x 100 relay; Kevin
10Spejcher, who placed 4th in the High Jump; Shawn Koch, who
11placed 2nd in the triple jump; Tim Ehrhardt, who placed 5th in
12the pole vault; Derrick Smith, who placed 7th in the pole
13vault; Per Johnson, who placed 7th in the discus; and Marcus
14Jegede, who placed 4th in the long jump and 6th in the 4 x 100
15relay; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The team finished the 4 x 800 relay in 8th place,
17with Jeremy Lozano, Eric Dade, Dakota Morales, and Kevin
18Jorgensen running; the team finished the 4 x 100 relay in 6th
19place, with Mike Amerlan, Demetri Alimissis, Scott Filip, and
20Marcus Jegede running for the school; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Other State qualifiers included Scott Karlis in
22the discus; 4 x 800 relay alternates were Andy Birkley, Lucas

 

 

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1Bracher, Connor Peck, and Alex Kessler; and 4 x 100 relay
2alternates were Vince Puzon, Joe Pierce, Shawn Koch, and Gio
3Basso; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Tim Ehrhardt, Alex Kessler, Dakota Morales, Kevin
5Jorgensen, Scott Filip, Andy Birkley, Lucas Bracher, and Per
6Johnson were also named "Academic All Conference" for the
7UpState 8 Conference; Tim Ehrhardt, Alex Kessler, Dakota
8Morales, and Kevin Jorgensen are all National Honor Society
9members; Alex Kessler was also named as a National Merit
10Finalist; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Team Coaches are Head Coach Jay Ivory; and
12Assistant Coaches Bob Nihells, Tom Kaberna, Doug Juraska, Lance
13Murphy, and Eddie Eisman Jr.; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we congratulate the Lake Park High School Boys Track and Field
17team and wish them all the best in their future endeavors; and
18be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the Lake Park High School Boys Track and Field
21team as a symbol of our respect and esteem.