OREGON LAWS 2013 HCR 31
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 31 of Athletics Federation World Indoor Champion- ships; and Whereas Ashton James Eaton won the gold Whereas Ashton James Eaton is a native Orego- medal in the decathlon at the 2012 Olympic Games nian and attended Mountain View High School in in London and is widely regarded as the “world’s Bend, Oregon, where he was a standout football greatest athlete”; and player and a state champion in the 400-meter dash Whereas Ashton Eaton’s discipline, maturity, in- and long jump; and tegrity and success set an example for many young Whereas Ashton James Eaton graduated from people in central Oregon and throughout this state; the University of Oregon in 2010 as a five-time Na- and tional Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Whereas Ashton Eaton’s character and extraor- champion in the decathlon and heptathlon; and dinary achievements make him a positive role model Whereas Ashton James Eaton won the who inspires hope in young Oregonians that they Bowerman in 2010, the highest honor for a collegiate can achieve their potential and excel in any en- track and field athlete; and deavor through dedication and hard work; now, Whereas Ashton James Eaton has set and bro- therefore, ken NCAA, Pac-10 and University of Oregon re- Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of cords, as well as multiple world records; and the State of Oregon: Whereas Ashton James Eaton earned a score of That we, the members of the Seventy-seventh 9039 in the decathlon at the 2012 United States Legislative Assembly, honor Ashton James Eaton for Olympic Team Track and Field Trials in Eugene, his outstanding athletic achievements and awards in Oregon, and is only the second person in world his- track and field, for his exemplary character and for tory to break into the 9000-point bracket; and bringing great pride to the State of Oregon through Whereas Ashton James Eaton broke his own his inspiring accomplishments in the United States heptathlon world record at the 2011 International and internationally. Indoor Combined Events meet in Tallinn, Estonia, Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 25, 2013 and again in 2012 at the International Association
1