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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 116
BY SENATOR PERRY
A RESOLUTION
To commend Peyton Theriot on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association
Class 1A state championship in the discus event in track and field.
WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot, a senior at Vermilion Catholic High School in
Abbeville, Louisiana, captured the state discus title with a winning toss of one hundred
forty-nine feet, besting the second longest throw by fourteen inches, despite being a
latecomer to the sport; and
WHEREAS, primarily a football player, Peyton Theriot took up the event of
throwing the discus a mere seven weeks prior to the Louisiana High School Athletic
Association state meet, held at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on the campus of Louisiana
State University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Theriot said that his girlfriend, Jenna Istre, who throws the javelin
for the Vermilion Catholic High School track and field team, "is really good", so he decided
to try both the javelin and the discus events as a senior, obviously excelling at the discus; and
WHEREAS, to qualify to participate in the state meet in regional competition, Peyton
Theriot did not fare well, fouling on his first two throws; however, his third try yielded a one
hundred nineteen foot throw, which allowed him to reach the finals in the discus event where
his winning throw was one hundred forty-seven feet, sending him to the state meet; and
WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot admitted to being nervous on the day of the state meet,
but as an aggressive competitor, he was motivated to give his very best performance; he did
and stood atop the podium as the Class 1A state champion; and
WHEREAS, in order to qualify for placement on the Vermilion Catholic High School
"Wall of Fame", a team or individual must win a state championship while competing for
their school, and once a state championship is accomplished, the name is added upon
graduation from the school, so Peyton Theriot's Class 1A state discus championship will
qualify him for the wall and, upon graduation, his name will be added to the others who have
won the coveted honor of being listed on Vermilion Catholic's "Wall of Fame"; and
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WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot and Jenna Istre will both be competing next year at
William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as they pursue college degrees; and
WHEREAS, the discus thrown at the collegiate level is bigger than the one used in
high school, but Mr. Theriot says he has been training with the larger, college discus as well
as the one used in high school competition; and
WHEREAS, Peyton Theriot has brought honor to both himself and his school by
winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association discus competition at the state
championship track and field meet in 2017, evidencing his hard work and dedication to
learning, and excelling in an event in which he became involved late in his senior year of
high school.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Peyton Theriot on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic
Association Class 1A state championship in the discus event in track and field.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Peyton Theriot of Abbeville, Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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