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79S31748 JHS-D

By:  Naishtat                                                     H.R. No. 609



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Austin's women's indoor 
track and field team captured the 2006 NCAA Indoor Track and Field 
Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the campus of the 
University of Arkansas; and
	WHEREAS, Led by head coach Bev Kearney, the Longhorns 
dominated the two-day event, scoring 51 points to outpace Stanford 
University's total of 36; the victory was Coach Kearney's sixth NCAA 
team title at Texas and her seventh overall collegiate title; and
	WHEREAS, The Longhorns received outstanding effort from each 
team member, with notable performances from juniors Marshevet 
Hooker and Michelle Carter and the 4x400-meter relay team composed 
of senior Sheretta Jones, freshman Alexandria Anderson, senior 
LaTashia Kerr, and senior Melaine Walker; and
	WHEREAS, With the 2006 championship title in hand, the 
UT-Austin women's track and field team now holds back-to-back NCAA 
track championships, and this impressive achievement is testament 
to the talent, hard work, and dedication of the team and its 
coaching staff; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Coach Bev 
Kearney and The University of Texas at Austin women's indoor track 
and field squad on claiming the NCAA Indoor Track and Field 
Championships and extend best wishes to the team for continued 
success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.