By: Pitts H.R. No. 361 73R5644 WNS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Jody Hawkins has given the athletic performance of 1-2 her career, winning the River City 10-mile race in Austin and 1-3 bettering her previous course record by an amazing 2 minutes and 38 1-4 seconds; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Distance running is among the most demanding of 1-6 sports, severely testing the athlete's physical and emotional 1-7 mettle, and success is achieved by only the most determined 1-8 competitors; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A resident of Blooming Grove, Texas, the 26-year-old 1-10 Ms. Hawkins posted an overall time of 51 minutes and 54 seconds, 1-11 which was only 13 seconds short of the world record and is the 1-12 third-fastest finish ever recorded in women's 10-mile competition; 1-13 and 1-14 WHEREAS, Ms. Hawkins, the former Jody Dunston, was the first 1-15 Texas athlete to win titles in four consecutive state high school 1-16 track and field meets, and her 10:50 in the 3,200-meter race in 1-17 1983 still stands as the Class AA record; and 1-18 WHEREAS, As a senior at The University of Texas-San Antonio 1-19 in 1989, she posted the third-best time that year in the 1-20 10,000-meter race at the Mt. SAC Relays in California, and only an 1-21 injury has kept her from competing in the Olympic trials; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Her triumphant return to her sport has been greatly 1-23 facilitated by the constant support of her husband, Mark Hawkins, 1-24 also a distance runner; and 2-1 WHEREAS, In addition to her grueling training regimen, this 2-2 outstanding athlete also teaches physical education and coaches 2-3 basketball in Italy, Texas; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The superlative effort given by Jody Hawkins in her 2-5 River City 10-mile victory was an inspiration to all athletes who 2-6 strive for physical excellence, and it is indeed appropriate that 2-7 this deserving woman receive special legislative recognition; now, 2-8 therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby commend Jody Hawkins for her world-class 2-11 performance and victory in the River City 10-mile run and extend to 2-12 her best wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it 2-13 further 2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-15 prepared for Jody Hawkins as an expression of high regard by the 2-16 Texas House of Representatives.