By: Bivins S.R. No. 40 1-1 By: Bivins S.R. No. 40 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, Sarah Butler was recently named the Big 12 1-4 Freshman of the Year for her outstanding season as a member 1-5 of The University of Texas women's volleyball team; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A native of Amarillo, the dynamic player earned a 1-7 place on the Longhorn team as an outside hitter at the beginning 1-8 of the season and has posted impressive numbers across the board; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, She has used her six-foot, one-inch height to 1-11 advantage offensively by scoring 246 kills this season, ranking 1-12 second on the Longhorn team; defensively, she also ranks second 1-13 in digs on the team with 188 digs and fourth in blocks on the 1-14 team with 64 blocks; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Fiercely competitive, Sarah led the team for the 1-16 year with her season-high 27 solo blocks; averaging 3.06 kills 1-17 per game against Big 12 opponents, she ranks second on the team 1-18 with 3.08 kills per game for the season; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Early in the year, Sarah joined the Texas 1-20 "Double Trouble" list recording a double-digit number of kills 1-21 and digs in a single match and continued to perform superbly with 1-22 six double-doubles this season; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Truly deserving of the honor bestowed on her, 2-1 Sarah Butler has become one of the most well-rounded collegiate 2-2 players in the nation; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-4 75th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Sarah Butler 2-5 on being chosen as the 1996 Big 12 Freshman of the Year and 2-6 extend best wishes to her for continued success throughout her 2-7 career; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-9 as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-10 ______________________________________ 2-11 President of the Senate 2-12 I hereby certify that the above 2-13 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-14 on January 21, 1997. 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Secretary of the Senate 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Member, Texas Senate