SLS 17RS-1436 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 116
BY SENATOR PERRY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Peyton Theriot on winning the Louisiana High School
Athletic Association Class 1A state championship in the discus event.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Peyton Theriot on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association
3 Class 1A state championship in the discus event in track and field.
4 WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot, a senior at Vermilion Catholic High School in
5 Abbeville, Louisiana, captured the state discus title with a winning toss of one hundred
6 forty-nine feet, besting the second longest throw by fourteen inches, despite being a
7 latecomer to the sport; and
8 WHEREAS, primarily a football player, Peyton Theriot took up the event of
9 throwing the discus a mere seven weeks prior to the Louisiana High School Athletic
10 Association State Meet, held at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on the campus of Louisiana
11 State University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Theriot said that his girlfriend, Jenna Istre, who throws the javelin
13 for the Vermilion Catholic High School track and field team, "is really good", so he decided
14 to try both the javelin and the discus events as a senior, obviously excelling at the discus; and
15 WHEREAS, to qualify to participate in the state meet in regional competition, Peyton
16 Theriot did not fare well, fouling on his first two throws; however, his third try yielded a one
17 hundred nineteen foot throw, which allowed him to reach the finals in the discus event where
18 his winning throw was one hundred forty-seven feet, sending him to the state meet; and
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1 WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot admitted to being nervous on the day of the state meet,
2 but as an aggressive competitor, he was motivated to give his very best performance; he did
3 and stood atop the podium as the Class 1A state champion; and
4 WHEREAS, in order to qualify for placement on the Vermilion Catholic High School
5 "Wall of Fame", a team or individual must win a state championship while competing for
6 their school, and one a state championship is accomplished, the name is added upon
7 graduation from the school, so Peyton Theriot's Class 1A state discus championship will
8 qualify him for the wall and, upon graduation, his name will be added to the others who have
9 won the coveted honor of being listed on Vermilion Catholic's "Wall of Fame"; and
10 WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot and Jenna Istre will both be competing next year at
11 William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as they pursue college degrees; and
12 WHEREAS, the discus thrown at the collegiate level is bigger than the one used in
13 high school, but Mr. Theriot says he has been training with the larger, college discus as well
14 as the one used in high school competition; and
15 WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot has brought honor to both himself and his school by
16 winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association discus competition at the state
17 championship track and field meet in 2017, evidencing his hard work and dedication to
18 learning and excelling in an event in which he become involved late in his senior year of
19 high school.
20 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
21 does hereby commend Peyton Theriot on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic
22 Association Class 1A state championship in the discus event in track and field.
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
24 Peyton Theriot of Abbeville, Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
SR 116 Original 2017 Regular Session Perry
Commends Peyton Theriot on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class
1A state championship in the discus event in track and field.
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