Bill Text: VA HR16 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the VA Showcase.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-12 - Bill text as passed House (HR16ER) [HR16 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HR16-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the VA Showcase held its inaugural youth track and field meet in January 2017, drawing high school athletes from throughout the Commonwealth, the United States, and Jamaica; and
WHEREAS, the VA Showcase, held at Liberty University's new, state-of-the-art track and field facility, featured more than 3,000 athletes of various skill levels and was the only meet in the nation to include international competition; and
WHEREAS, with more than 100 Virginia teams and 80 visiting teams, the VA Showcase boasted multiple first-place finishers from other events, national champions and record holders, and Olympians, competing in both invitational and regular events; and
WHEREAS, the VA Showcase offered a wide array of track and field events, including races, relays, hurdles, pole vault, triple jump, long jump, and shot put; and
WHEREAS, the VA Showcase was a boon to the Lynchburg area, with more than 1,000 rooms purchased for the three-day event; and
WHEREAS, the VA Showcase allowed athletes from the Commonwealth to highlight their skills and abilities on a home track while garnering national attention; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the VA Showcase hereby be commended on the occasion of its inaugural youth track and field meet in 2017; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the VA Showcase as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the exceptional achievements of all the participants and best wishes on future events.
