R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Dallas Lincoln High School's girls' track team has
1-2 captured the 1997 University Interscholastic League Class 4A State
1-3 Track and Field Championship, and this fine group of young women is
1-4 to be commended; and
1-5 WHEREAS, In winning the state title, the team garnered three
1-6 gold medals on the day, including a hotly contested victory by
1-7 Lakisha Robinson, Ashley Duncan, Tarieka Paige, and Natalie Young
1-8 in the 1600-meter relay; Ms. Young also grabbed the gold in the
1-9 100-meter sprint and anchored the team's 800-meter relay team,
1-10 which also took first place; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Led by Coach Blondell Crowe, the team's members
1-12 remained focused on their events, displaying their skills in
1-13 dominating fashion; the team finished the day with a total of 50
1-14 points, eight more than second-place finisher Houston Worthing High
1-15 School; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Coach Crowe has schooled these gifted athletes in
1-17 the finer points of track and field, while also emphasizing
1-18 sportsmanship and teamwork; each of the six team members capably
1-19 balances the demands of athletics and academics, and each boasts a
1-20 grade point average of at least 3.0; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Dedication to excellence both individually and as a
1-22 team has been a hallmark of the team, whose members include Lakisha
1-23 Robinson, Tarieka Paige, Ashley Duncan, Natalie Young, Merivonne
1-24 Jones, and Ashley Johnson; and
2-1 WHEREAS, These talented young women have instilled a feeling
2-2 of pride in the hearts of the students and faculty of Lincoln High
2-3 School, and it is a privilege to join their many supporters in the
2-4 community in honoring them at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-6 Legislature hereby congratulate Head Coach Blondell Crowe and the
2-7 Lincoln High School girls' track team on their first-place finish
2-8 at the UIL Class 4A State Track and Field Championship and extend
2-9 to them sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in
2-10 the years to come; and, be it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for the team and coaching staff as an expression of high
2-13 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Giddings
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1106 was adopted by the House on May
26, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House