IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Lee's Summit North High School Boys Track and Field team for winning the 2007 MSHSAA Class 4 State Championship and for earning Nike's rankings of 4th in the nation and 1st in the Heartland Region.
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RESOLUTION # 16381, August 13, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Lee's Summit North Boys Track and Field team, coached by Kris Solsberg, finished its season as the Missouri State High School Athletic Association ("MSHAA") Class 4 State Champion making this the fourth consecutive year to place in the top three; and,
WHEREAS, the following Bronco athletes achieved All State status:
Derek Atwood (Senior) shot put
Scott Betsher (Senior) pole vault
Kyle Wineinger (Junior) pole vault
Lucas Connelly (Junior) 800m, 4x400m relay; 4x800m relay
Aaron Dixon (Senior) 800m, 1600m, 4x400m relay; 4x800m relay
Jared Cruse (Senior) 110m high hurdles; 4x200m relay
Stephen Seals (Senior) 4x200m relay; 4x400m relay
Josh Schulz (Senior) 4x800m relay
Jordan Simmons (Junior) 4x200m relay
Sam Boehmer (Senior) 4x800m relay
Darius Walker (Senior) 4x200m relay, 4x400m relay, State Champion in the 110m high hurdles and 300m intermediate hurdles; and,
WHEREAS, the Broncos Track and Field team excelled in Nike's ranking as one of the top five track and field teams in the nation for the third consecutive year and No. 1 in the Heartland Region for the third consecutive year; and,
WHEREAS, Nike, in conjunction with Dyestat (a high school track and field website) and Eastbay (an online athletic sporting goods source), established the Nike Web Nationals that measures a team's top performers in ten predetermined events that ranked the Broncos 4th in the nation; and,
WHEREAS, the following Bronco athletes placed in the national ranking:
Stephen Seals (Senior) 100m dash
Darius Walker (Senior) 110m high hurdles; 40...
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