HR0229 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana sophomore, Jesse Delgado, on winning the 125 pound 2013 NCAA Division I wrestling championship; and

WHEREAS, Jesse Delgado won the Big Ten and NCAA championships for the University of Illinois on March 23, 2013; he is the first University of Illinois wrestler to be named national champion at his weight class and the first wrestler at any weight from the school to win a national championship since 2003; and

WHEREAS, Jesse Delgado finished the 2012-2013 season with a 27-3 record and an overall career record of 61-11 and is a 2-time All-America recipient; and

WHEREAS, Jesse Delgado is a graduate of Gilroy High School in Gilroy, California, where he was a 4-time Central Coast Section champion; he attended California Polytechnic State University before transferring to the University of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Jesse Delgado was born on August 26, 1992, to Jesus Delgado and Elizabeth Lopez and has a younger brother, Joseph; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Jesse Delgado on winning the 125 pound 2013 NCAA Division I wrestling championship; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Jesse Delgado as an expression of our esteem and respect.