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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jordan "Bear" Barrett of Columbia High School in |
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West Columbia has become the strongest lifter in Texas High School |
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Powerlifting Association history with a grand total of 2,005 total |
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pounds in the 2007 state meet; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barrett's lift smashed the 17-year-old record of |
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2,000 pounds set in 1991 by Olympic weightlifter Mark Henry, the |
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self-proclaimed World's Strongest Man of World Wrestling |
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Entertainment; moreover, Mr. Barrett's lift represents the highest |
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total by any Division I, II, or III lifter in the 25-year history of |
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powerlifting; and |
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WHEREAS, This highly motivated young man was named the |
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Division II Texas High School Powerlifting State Meet Champion in |
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2006, and he successfully defended his title in March 2007 to claim |
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his second state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barrett became interested in powerlifting |
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during his years in junior high school, and he began actively |
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pursuing the sport during his freshman year at Columbia High |
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School; he won several varsity meets and placed fourth in the |
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regional 275-pound class as a freshman, and he won the regional |
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tournament and placed second in the state tournament as a |
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sophomore; and |
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WHEREAS, During his junior year, Mr. Barrett won every meet |
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he attended, and in his gold-medal performance at the state meet, he |
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was 300 points ahead of his closest competitor; he also set |
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association records as he squatted 760 pounds, bench pressed 500 |
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pounds, and deadlifted 615 pounds; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barrett moved up to the super heavyweight class |
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as a senior and annihilated the competition by winning most meets by |
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at least 200 pounds; at the state meet, he set a new Division II |
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state squat record with 820 pounds and a new bench press record of |
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525 pounds on his way to being named state champion; and |
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WHEREAS, Achieving such an ambitious goal has required |
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tremendous motivation and dedication, and Mr. Barrett has spent an |
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extraordinary amount of time in his high school weight room working |
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on strength and conditioning under the tutelage of Coach Leland |
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Surovik; and |
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WHEREAS, This young champion has also distinguished himself |
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as a formidable force on the football field and as a shot put and |
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discus competitor on the school track team; he is a school leader |
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and role model through his affiliation with the PALS program, and he |
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is recognized as a young man who represents the best qualities found |
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in Texas high school students; and |
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WHEREAS, In his outstanding high school career, Bear Barrett |
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has helped create a sense of pride among the students and faculty of |
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Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District, bringing |
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considerable attention to the district's sports program, and his |
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success is indeed an inspiration to many people in Brazoria County; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jordan "Bear" Barrett on his |
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achievements in powerlifting and extend best wishes to him for |
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continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Barrett as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |