House Resolution 37 - Introduced

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                                    H.R. ________ S.R. ________


  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2             BY  RAECKER, FORD, and HELLAND
  1  3 A Resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of
  1  4    the Drake Relays.
  1  5    WHEREAS, Drake University, in the heart of Des
  1  6 Moines, Iowa, will host the centennial Drake Relays in
  1  7 April 2009; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, just five years after being held in a
  1  9 blizzard in 1910, the Drake Relays was recognized as
  1 10 the third=largest track and field event in the world;
  1 11 and
  1 12    WHEREAS, the Drake Relays is one of Iowa's premier
  1 13 events, an annual multiday festival that has expanded
  1 14 beyond the campus of Drake University to encompass
  1 15 several venues throughout the Des Moines area; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, the Relays' high school track and field
  1 17 events attract hundreds of young men and women
  1 18 athletes and their supporters and families from all
  1 19 over Iowa; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, upon entering its second century the Drake
  1 21 Relays have grown to become one of the largest and
  1 22 most important track meets in the United States,
  1 23 attracting top collegiate and professional talent; and
  1 24    WHEREAS, over the decades a host of famous athletes
  1 25 and personalities have participated in the Drake
  1 26 Relays, including:  fabled Olympic sprinter Jesse
  1 27 Owens; radio announcer and future President Ronald
  1 28 Reagan; Big Eight champion high jumper and future NBA
  1 29 Hall=of=Famer Wilt Chamberlain; world=record miler Jim
  1 30 Ryun; world=record decathlete Bruce Jenner; nine=time
  2  1 Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis; Pan American
  2  2 Games silver medal distance runner Cindy Bremser; NCAA
  2  3 champion distance runner Steve Scott; four=time
  2  4 Olympian high jumper Amy Acuff; and Iowa athletes Lori
  2  5 "Lolo" Jones and Natasha Kaiser=Brown; and
  2  6    WHEREAS, as part of this centennial event, 10 men
  2  7 and 10 women who have competed in the Relays will be
  2  8 named as Athletes of the Century; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  9    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 10 That the House of Representatives honors and
  2 11 congratulates Drake University as the Drake Relays is
  2 12 poised to enter its second century of excellence,
  2 13 achievement, and excitement.
  2 14 LSB 2698HH 83
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