Full Text of HR1252 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Illinois State University | 4 | | senior, Tim Glover, on his Redbirds' athletic career; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tim Glover began his college track and field | 6 | | career during the 2009-2010 season; he recorded 5 first-place | 7 | | finishes in the javelin as a freshman, finished 1st at the SIU | 8 | | Spring Classic in the javelin, finished 5th at the Sea Ray | 9 | | Relays in the javelin, and finished 1st in 3-straight meets in | 10 | | the javelin, including a career-best throw and a new school | 11 | | record at the MVC Championships for All-Valley honors; he | 12 | | qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the javelin where he | 13 | | finished 3rd, and he advanced to the NCAA Championships | 14 | | finishing 12th; he qualified for the 2010 USA Outdoor National | 15 | | Championships; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Tim Glover continued his list of impressive feats | 17 | | with the javelin during the 2010-2011 season; he won the 2011 | 18 | | NCAA National Championship in the javelin, earned All-American | 19 | | honors, finished 1st in 4 meets, including the MVC Outdoor | 20 | | Championships for All-Valley honors, was named Most | 21 | | Outstanding Field Athlete at the MVC Outdoor Championships, and | 22 | | broke the MVC and all-time records in the javelin; he broke his | 23 | | career-best mark 3 times throughout the season; he achieved the |
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| 1 | | top collegiate throw in the nation that year, was named | 2 | | 2010-2011 ISU Athlete of the Year, and qualified for the 2011 | 3 | | USA National Outdoor Championship, where he finished as the top | 4 | | collegiate athlete and 6th overall; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tim Glover's athletic endeavors with the javelin | 6 | | during the 2011-2012 year consisted of winning his 2nd-straight | 7 | | NCAA Division I National Title, earning All-American honors in | 8 | | the process; he was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross | 9 | | Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Male Field Athlete of | 10 | | the Year; he was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Field | 11 | | Athlete of the Year; he improved his already standing Missouri | 12 | | Valley Conference and Illinois State records in the javelin, | 13 | | took gold at the North American, Central American, and | 14 | | Caribbean Under-23 Championships, qualified for the 2012 U.S. | 15 | | Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, and won his | 16 | | 3rd-straight Missouri Valley Conference title, earning Valley | 17 | | honors; he was named Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the 2012 | 18 | | Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship, | 19 | | won the Tony Wilson Award at the Sea Relays for the Most | 20 | | Outstanding Male Field Athlete of the meet, and was named by | 21 | | the Missouri Valley Conference as the Athlete of the Week for | 22 | | April 10-17; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Tim Glover started his athletic career at | 24 | | University High School; he ranked first at the Pantagraph Honor |
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| 1 | | Roll Meet in discus, recorded a career-best throw in the shot | 2 | | put, was a 3-time USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 3 | | National Champion in the javelin, and was a member of a golf | 4 | | team that won 3 straight titles; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tim Glover is the son of Rob and Barb Glover and | 6 | | brother to Lindsey; he is majoring in industrial engineering at | 7 | | ISU; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we honor Illinois State University senior Tim Glover, on his | 11 | | impressive Redbird career with the javelin; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Tim Glover as an expression of our respect and | 14 | | esteem.
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