Bill Text: VA HR423 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Ethan Martin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-22 - Bill text as passed House (HR423ER) [HR423 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HR423-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Ethan Martin, wrestler for the Rural Retreat High School wrestling team, won the Virginia High School League Class 1 state championship in the 182-pound weight class at the Salem Civic Center on February 16, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Ethan Martin pinned Ritchie Smith of Grundy High School at 2:28, earning his fourth consecutive state championship title and finishing the season undefeated; and
WHEREAS, Ethan Martin's victory helped Rural Retreat to a second place finish in the state tournament; and
WHEREAS, along with Joshua Spurlin from Galax High School, Ethan Martin was one of only two wrestlers to notch four consecutive state championship titles in this year's tournament; and
WHEREAS, Ethan Martin's success is the result of his hard work, the guidance of his coaches and teachers, and the support of the entire Rural Retreat High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Ethan Martin, wrestler for the Rural Retreat High School wrestling team, hereby be commended for winning the Virginia High School League Class 1 state championship in the 182-pound weight class; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ethan Martin as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his extraordinary achievement.