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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HR 1040 3
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By: Representative Painter 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE THE MOUNTAIN HOME HIGH SCHOOL BOMBERS AS 9
THE 2025 CLASS 5A BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY STATE 10
CHAMPIONS. 11
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Subtitle 14
TO RECOGNIZE THE MOUNTAIN HOME HIGH 15
SCHOOL BOMBERS AS THE 2025 CLASS 5A 16
BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONS. 17
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WHEREAS, the Mountain Home High School Bombers boys' cross country team 19
won the Class 5A state championship in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on Friday, 20
November 7, 2025; and 21
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WHEREAS, the Bombers won the Class 5A state championship with a final 23
score of thirty (30) points, sixty-two (62) points lower than the next 24
ranking team; and 25
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WHEREAS, with their victory at the 2025 Class 5A state championship, 27
the Bombers have won four (4) consecutive state titles and have won state 28
titles five (5) of the last seven (7) years; and 29
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WHEREAS, the Bombers team members are Garrett Barr, Jackson Free, 31
Caiden Kaspar, Tyler Lukac, Kohler Mathews, Cooper Moore, Dylan Prins, 32
Trenton Smith, Jonah Hartman, Levi Payne, Samuel "Sam" Rodriguez, Ryan 33
Cooper, Hunter Ford, Aaron Hale, Brody Rose, Wave Simmons, Simeon Costner, 34
and Oakley Recktenwald; and 35
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WHEREAS, Bombers team members Jackson Free, Garrett Barr, Trenton 1
Smith, Simeon Costner, and Wave Simmons earned All-State honors; and 2
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WHEREAS, Jackson Free earned individual first place victories in back-4
to-back state championships; and 5
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WHEREAS, the Bombers team manager was Pixie Bolick; and 7
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WHEREAS, the Bombers were trained by Athletic Trainers Callie Hendricks 9
and Weston Vickers; and 10
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WHEREAS, the Bombers were supported by Athletic Director Mitch Huskey, 12
Principal Mary Beth Russell, Assistant Principal Steve Morris, Assistant 13
Principal Philip Goodwin, Assistant Superintendent Judy Lawrence, and 14
Superintendent Allyson Dewey; and 15
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WHEREAS, the Bombers were led by Head Coach Wil Norris, Assistant Coach 17
Tilda Helgesson, and Assistant Coach Roddy Patrick; and 18
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WHEREAS, for the first time in program history, Mountain Home High 20
School swept both the boys' and girls' Class 5A cross country state 21
championships in 2025, 22
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NOW THEREFORE, 24
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 25
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 26
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize the Mountain Home High 28
School Bombers boys' cross country track team as the 2025 Class 5A state 29
champions. 30
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 32
presented to Head Coach Wil Norris by the Chief Clerk of the House of 33
Representatives. 34
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