By Crabb                                               H.R. No. 204
       74R5720 SRD-F
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Kingwood High School Mustangs boys'
    1-2  cross-country team has again achieved the pinnacle of success,
    1-3  winning the 1994 University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A
    1-4  state championship, the second consecutive year it has accomplished
    1-5  that remarkable feat; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, This most recent victory further enhanced the
    1-7  remarkable legacy of Kingwood High School boys' cross-country
    1-8  teams, who have won three state titles since 1988; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Brad Hauser, who claimed his second consecutive
   1-10  individual title, paced the squad by negotiating the grueling five
   1-11  kilometer course in a phenomenal 15 minutes, 18 seconds; three
   1-12  other Kingwood runners also placed  among the top eight finishers;
   1-13  and
   1-14        WHEREAS, The 1994 Kingwood team was named best in the nation
   1-15  by the Harrier Magazine Coaches' Poll after having achieved
   1-16  runner-up status in that prestigious balloting the previous year;
   1-17  and
   1-18        WHEREAS, The undefeated season and state and national
   1-19  championships were a result of expert guidance by Coach Zoe Simpson
   1-20  and total dedication by team members Brad Hauser, Brent Hauser,
   1-21  Lewis Jones, Tyson Hendricksen, Kevin Ward, Kevin Belteau, and Jeff
   1-22  Wood; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men and their coaches
   1-24  and staff have been a tremendous source of pride for the students
    2-1  and faculty at Kingwood High School and their many supporters in
    2-2  the community, and their exceptional achievements have rightfully
    2-3  earned them special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-5  Legislature hereby congratulate Coach Zoe Simpson and the Kingwood
    2-6  High School Mustangs on their second consecutive UIL Class 5A
    2-7  cross-country championship and extend to them best wishes for
    2-8  continued success in the future; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
   2-10  for the team members and coaching staff and that a copy be prepared
   2-11  for prominent display at Kingwood High School as an expression of
   2-12  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.