By:  Hunter                                                       H.R. No. 144



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, Stephen Moore won a 
gold medal in the decathlon at the Pan-American Games held in the 
Dominican Republic; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Moore overcame dehydration, a bruised right 
heel, and a lower back pain to amass 7,809 points in the 10-event 
competition climaxed by his victory in the 1,500 meters to close out 
the competition; and
	WHEREAS, He began his track and field career as 300- and 400- 
meter hurdler at Borger High School in Borger, Texas; he then joined 
the Abilene Christian University's nationally acclaimed track team 
in which he was encouraged by the then ACU track coach Wes Kittley 
to pursue the decathlon; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Moore went on to great achievements at the 
collegiate level by becoming the NCAA Division II decathlon 
champion in 1996 in only his sophomore year at ACU; he became the 
NCAA Division II long jump champion in 1999; as a member of the ACU 
track & field team he aided in the university winning seven NCAA 
Division II National Championships, which includes both indoor and 
outdoor championships; he won the silver medal in the decathlon at 
the 1999 World University Games; and he recently placed fourth in 
the decathlon at the United States Outdoor Championships held in 
June 2003; and
	WHEREAS, At the recent Pan-American Games where he reached 
success, he was one of four former-ACU athletes to win a total of 
six medals in the Games of which more than thirty-six nations 
participated; with his recent achievement Stephen continues to be 
ranked as one of the top ten decathletes in the United States, an 
honor he has held each of the past four years;
	WHEREAS, Mr. Moore receives continual encouragement from his 
wife, the former Tiffany Wadley - a 1993 Abilene Cooper High School 
graduate; his family and friends; his fellow coaches and 
student-athletes at Wayland Baptist in Plainview, where he is an 
assistant track coach; and from his former teammates and coaches 
from Abilene Christian University, where he graduated from in 2000 
with a bachelor's degree in education; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby honor Stephen Moore for his gold medal in the decathlon at 
the Pan-American Games and wish him future successes as trains for 
qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics being held in Greece; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Moore as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.