South Carolina H 5079: Seneca HS boys track and field champs

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2025-2026 Bill 5079 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 03, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5079

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE Seneca High School boys 
track and field TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON 
AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2025 SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS AAAA STATE 
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina General Assembly is gratified to learn that the members of the Seneca 
High School track and field team of Oconee County won the state title at the 
state competition held at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia on Saturday, 
May 17, 2025; and

Whereas, to the thrill 
of their exuberant fans, the Seneca Bobcats defeated a fine, competitive field 
of comers, besting their nearest rival, Wren High School, by a score of 54-53 
in the final event of the competition; and

Whereas, Seneca has won 
seven state championships, but none since 2018. The program has finished as runner 
up three times since 2021; and

Whereas, the Bobcats 
won the 2025 meet by scoring in six of the seven events for 43 points. Avery 
Butler led the way by winning gold in the discus and silver in the shot put, 
setting new personal records in both events. In the discus he threw 58.46, 
bettering his old mark by almost three meters, and he put the shot 16.56 meters; 
and

Whereas, teammate Corbin 
Williamson was second in the javelin with a throw of 51.10 meters while Isaiah 
Lippert won a bronze medal in the pole vault, and Elias McGee won bronze in the 
triple jump and placed fourth in the long jump; and

Whereas, Bobcats Landon 
Crawford, Kevin Bradley, Evan Jackson, and Elias McGee ran a season's best 
3:23.29 in their last event, the 4x400, to finish second in heat one and place 
seventh overall, after the results from the two heats were in, to get the two 
points they needed to overtake their upstate rival, Wren. Landon Crawford also placed 
fifth in the 400; and

Whereas, in a sport 
that demands teamwork, speed, and strength, Head Coach Chris White and his 
skilled coaching staff maximized their own athletic experience and training to 
forge a championship-caliber team and teach these athletes life principles that 
will endure beyond the track and field; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina General Assembly values the pride and recognition that the Seneca 
track and field athletes have brought to their school and their community, and the 
members look forward to following their continued accomplishments in the days 
to come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the 
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor the Seneca 
High School boys track and field team, coaches, and school officials for an 
outstanding season and congratulate them for winning the 2025 South Carolina 
Class AAAA State Championship title.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Ashley Ramirez and 
Coach Chris White.

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