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2024
No. R-247. House concurrent resolution congratulating Milton High School junior Olivia Thomas on her individual track and field achievements.
(H.C.R.188)
Offered by: Representatives Morgan of Milton, Mattos of Milton, and Taylor of Milton Whereas, the attention-grabbing team results at State track and field championships are based on the performances of individual athletes who have worked through the indoor or
outdoor season to maximize their athletic skills for these decisive competitions, and Whereas, Olivia Thomas, a junior at Milton High School, is a stellar example of a young athlete whose devotion to her selected individual events—the girls’ long jump and the 100-
meter dash—has resulted in top scores, and Whereas, beginning in the spring of 2022 at the State outdoor track and field championships, Olivia Thomas led the Division II female competitors in each of her individual sports, completing the 100-meter dash in 12.90 seconds and traversing 15 feet,
7.50 inches in the long jump, and Whereas, in 2023, Olivia Thomas proved that her skills transferred easily to indoor competition when she topped her competitors with a speed of 7.70 seconds in the 100-
meter dash and traveled a respectable 14 feet, 8.75 inches in the long jump; and then, at that year’s outdoor meet, she demonstrated her continued command in the 100-meter dash,
surpassing her prior outdoor time with a time of 12.83 seconds and increasing her long jump distance to 16 feet, 7.75 inches, and Whereas, at the 2024 indoor competition, at which the 100-meter dash was not conducted for the Division II girls, her long jump result measured a satisfying 16 feet, 5
inches, and there remain three more State championships before she graduates at which Olivia Thomas can continue to display her athletic excellence, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates Milton High School junior Olivia Thomas on
her individual track and field achievements, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Olivia Thomas.
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