By Giddings                                           H.R. No. 1106

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                                 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.