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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 HR 1065 3
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By: Representative Brooks 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE THE JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL SENATORS 9
BOYS' SWIM TEAM AS THE 2025 CLASS 1A -4A STATE 10
CHAMPIONS. 11
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TO RECOGNIZE THE JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH 15
SCHOOL SENATORS BOYS' SWIM TEAM AS THE 16
2025 CLASS 1A-4A STATE CHAMPIONS. 17
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WHEREAS, in the school's first year to field a team in the sport, the 19
Joe T. Robinson High School Senators boys' swim team won the 2025 class 1A -4A 20
state championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Russellville Aquatic 21
Center in Russellville, Arkansas, with two hundred ninety -two (292) total 22
team points; and 23
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WHEREAS, sophomore Jack Bracey was the highest performing swimmer at 25
the meet with forty (40) total points in individual events and four (4) gold 26
medals for first-place finishes in the two -hundred-yard individual medley, 27
the five-hundred-yard freestyle, the two -hundred-yard freestyle relay, and 28
the two-hundred-yard medley relay, and he earned the team an additional 29
eighty (80) points in the team events; and 30
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WHEREAS, junior Tate Schultz was the sixth -highest performing swimmer 32
at the meet with thirty -three (33) total points in individual events and two 33
(2) gold medals for first -place finishes in the two -hundred-yard freestyle 34
relay and two-hundred-yard medley relay, a silver medal for his second -place 35
finish in the one-hundred-yard butterfly, and a bronze medal for his third -36 HR1065
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place finish in the one -hundred-yard breaststroke, and he earned the team an 1
additional eighty (80) points in the team events; and 2
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WHEREAS, sophomore Felippi Markovic was the twentieth highest -4
performing swimmer at the meet with twenty -six (26) total points in 5
individual events and two (2) gold medals for his first -place finishes in the 6
two-hundred-yard freestyle relay and two -hundred-yard medley relay, and he 7
placed sixth in the two -hundred-yard freestyle and the fifty -yard freestyle 8
and earned the team an additional eighty (80) points in the team events; and 9
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WHEREAS, sophomore Quincey Telford was the twenty -first highest-11
performing swimmer at the meet with twenty -six (26) total points in 12
individual events and two (2) gold medals for first -place finishes in the 13
two-hundred-yard freestyle relay and the two -hundred-yard medley relay, and 14
he placed fifth in the five -hundred-yard freestyle and seventh in the one -15
hundred-yard butterfly and earned the team an additional eighty (80) points 16
in the team events; and 17
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WHEREAS, freshman Isaac Smith scored twenty -five (25) total points in 19
individual events and placed fifth in the one -hundred-yard backstroke, sixth 20
in the four-hundred-yard freestyle relay, and eighth in the one -hundred-yard 21
breaststroke; and 22
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WHEREAS, junior Caleb Smith scored seventeen (17) total points in 24
individual events and placed sixth in the four -hundred-yard freestyle relay, 25
seventh in the fifty -yard freestyle, and twelfth in the one -hundred-yard 26
butterfly; and 27
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WHEREAS, senior John Tait scored thirteen (13) total points in 29
individual events and placed sixth in the four -hundred-yard freestyle relay, 30
tenth in the one-hundred-yard backstroke, and eleventh in the fifty -yard 31
freestyle; and 32
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WHEREAS, sophomore William Tait scored six (6) total points in 34
individual events and placed sixth in the four -hundred-yard freestyle relay 35
and eleventh in the one -hundred-yard backstroke; and 36 HR1065
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WHEREAS, Aidan Scott and Will Lynch traveled with the Senators as relay 2
alternates; and 3
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WHEREAS, the Senators were led by Head Coach Jackie Bracey and 5
Assistant Coach Juliana De Santi; and 6
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WHEREAS, team members Jack Bracey and Tate Schultz will compete at the 8
upcoming Speedo Sectionals at the University of Missouri; and 9
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WHEREAS, Athletic Director Todd Eskola said of the victory, "For a 11
first-year program, the fact that all of these student athletes are 12
exceptional in the classroom and also in the pool is fantastic. To achieve a 13
state championship in the first year of a program is honestly uncharted 14
territory; nobody ever wins in the first year of having a sport. The fact 15
that they are all honors students makes it that much sweeter", 16
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NOW THEREFORE, 18
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 19
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize the Joe T. Robinson High 22
School Senators boys' swim team as the 2025 Class 1A -4A state champions. 23
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 25
presented to Head Coach Jackie Bracey by the Chief Clerk of the House of 26
Representatives. 27
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