RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Members of this Chamber are pleased to congratulate the members of the Morgan Park High School boys' track and field team and their coaches on winning the Chicago Public Schools' 2016 Track and Field Championship; and
WHEREAS, Working together as a cohesive unit, the members of the team demonstrated superior competence, dedication and tenacity; and
WHEREAS, Home of highly talented sport teams, the Morgan Park High School boys' track and field team is one of the best in the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Ranked in the top ten among the State's jumpers, Xavier Taylor, winner of the long jump competition, and Greg Howell, a runner up in the 200 meter race, won first and second place in the triple jump contest; and
WHEREAS, The second top-ranked team in the State, the relay team of Xavier Taylor, Greg Howell, Juwan Denton, and Kendall Joiner won the 4 by 100 meter relay. The team also achieved a school record in the 4 by 200 meter relay during the indoor season at the Illinois Prep Top Times State Meet; and
WHEREAS, Top performers for the team also include Juwan Denton in hurdles, Kendall Joiner in the 200 meter race, Bob Love in the High Jump, and Sean Williams, Jarred Edwards, Cameron Hope, Levantes Wilson, Corey Shannon, Malik Adams, Kurt Roberts and Christian Bradford; and
WHEREAS, The outstanding performance of the team members demonstrates the superb training and support each of the coaches provided to the student athletes; and
WHEREAS, The poise and good sportsmanship of the members of the team throughout the competitions earned them the admiration of the community and reflected positively upon the school; and
WHEREAS, The coaches and members of the Morgan Park High School boys' track and field team deserve our commendation for winning City Championship for the first time in more than a decade; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this eighteenth day of May, 2016, do hereby applaud and congratulate Coaches Ryan Berba, Alonzo Harris, Gabe Harris and Corey Shannon, and the members of the Morgan Park High School boys' track and field team, on their well-deserved Championship victory; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Coaches Ryan Berba, Alonzo Harris, Gabe Harris and Corey Shannon, and to each member of the Morgan Park High School boys' track and field team, as a token of our esteem and good wishes.