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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Vanderbilt University athlete and Wylie native |
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Sarah Fuller made history on November 28, 2020, when she became the |
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first woman to appear in a college football game in one of the |
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sport's Power 5 conferences; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Fuller is a graduate of Wylie High School, where |
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she was captain of the soccer team, and she now attends Vanderbilt |
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on a soccer scholarship; days after she helped her team win the |
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Southeastern Conference soccer championship, she joined the |
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university's football squad as a last-minute replacement due to the |
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COVID-19 outbreak; she made her groundbreaking debut on a |
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second-half kickoff in the game against the University of Missouri, |
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and in the following game against the University of Tennessee on |
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December 12, she kicked two extra points to become the first woman |
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to score in a Power 5 game; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her achievements, Ms. Fuller has |
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garnered a multitude of accolades and received international media |
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attention, and the Wylie City Council proclaimed January 12, 2021, |
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to be Sarah Fuller Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarah Fuller's pioneering efforts on the gridiron |
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have inspired fans across the Lone Star State and around the globe, |
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and she may indeed reflect with pride on her outstanding |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sarah Fuller on being the first |
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woman to play and to score points in Power 5 conference football |
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competition and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all of her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Fuller as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |