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HR0925
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to congratulate the Franklin Park Middle
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School boys track and field team, the Bobcats, on winning the
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2026 Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association
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(SIJHSAA) Class L State Championship; and

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WHEREAS, The SIJHSAA Class L State Championship Boys Track
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and Field Meet was held at Carterville Junior High/High School
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on Saturday, May 9th, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, The state meet began with the shot put event,
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where Ben Lux opened with a personal record throw of 48 feet, 7
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inches; Tanner Purintun opened with a throw of 46 feet and
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finished with a throw of 51 feet, 4 inches to clinch the state
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title in shot put, earning the team 18 points; and

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WHEREAS, The duo scored additional points for the team in
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the discus event with respective third-place and fourth-place
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finishes, with Ben Lux throwing a personal record of 151 feet
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and Tanner Purintun throwing a personal record of 137 feet, 7
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inches, helping the Bobcats score 29 points in the two
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throwing events; and

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WHEREAS, During the field events, Kayne Rhynes cleared 8

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feet, 6 inches in the pole vault, earning a fifth-place finish
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and 4 points for the Bobcats; and

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WHEREAS, In the hurdles, Eli Purdy secured a third-place
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finish with a time of 14.57 seconds to score 6 points for the
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team; and

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WHEREAS, In the 4x100 relay, the team, consisting of
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Kendrick Mickens, Ben Lux, Lendyn Horton, and Kaiden
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Washington, achieved a time of 48.33 seconds to secure a
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sixth-place finish and additional points for the Bobcats; and

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WHEREAS, Kaiden Washington earned even more points for the
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Bobcats with his fourth-place finish in the 100-meter dash;
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and

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WHEREAS, The state meet culminated in the 4x400 relay,
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where the Bobcat team of Eli Purdy, Emit Gibson, Dakota Gregg,
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and Ben Lux finished fifth overall to take home Franklin
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Park's first-ever state championship for boys track and field
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after state runner-up performances in 2018, 2022, and 2023;
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and

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WHEREAS, The Bobcats are led by Head Coach Tyson Moore,
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who has fostered one of the best throwing programs in Illinois
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since joining the team in 2016 and taking over as head coach in

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2021, with the Bobcats having a throwing state champion at
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every state meet since 2019; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we congratulate the Franklin Park Middle School boys track and
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field team, the Bobcats, on winning the 2026 Southern Illinois
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Junior High School Athletic Association (SIJHSAA) Class L
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State Championship; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to the coaches and players of the Franklin Park
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Middle School boys track and field team as a symbol of our
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respect and esteem.

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