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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Both the men's and women's track and field teams of |
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Texas A&M University won national titles at the NCAA Division I |
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Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and in so doing, became the |
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first school in history to sweep the men's and women's championships |
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for three years in a row; and |
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WHEREAS, The dramatic conclusion to the meet, which was held |
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June 8-11, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa, demonstrated the steely |
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resolve of these exceptional competitors; both squads clinched |
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their victories in the final event, the 1,600-meter relay, |
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finishing in first place to edge out their closest competitors; and |
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WHEREAS, Other highlights of the meet included second-place |
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finishes by both of the Aggie 400-meter relay squads, a gold medal |
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for Jessica Beard in the 400-meter dash, a silver medal for Jeneba |
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Tarmoh in the 200-meter dash, a bronze medal for Sam Humphreys in |
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the javelin, and a bronze medal for Julian Reid in the triple jump; |
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the A&M athletes also scored points in a variety of other events en |
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route to claiming their dual championships; and |
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WHEREAS, Each member of the men's and women's squads can take |
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pride in their contributions; in addition to Mr. Humphreys and |
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Mr. Reid, the men's roster for the NCAA Outdoor Championships |
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included Michael Bryan, Wayne Davis II, Melvin Echard, Prezel |
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Hardy, Jr., Tabarie Henry, Tran Howell, Bryan Miller, Gerald Phiri, |
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Demetrius Pinder, Michael Preble, Joey Roberts, and Tyron Stewart; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to Ms. Beard and Ms. Tarmoh, the women's |
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roster included Laura Asimakis, Ashley Collier, Dominique Duncan, |
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Daphne Fitzpatrick, Donique Flemings, Emalie Humphreys, Sasha-Kay |
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Matthias, Gabby Mayo, Ibukun Mayungbe, Natasha Ruddock, and Andrea |
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Sutherland; and |
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WHEREAS, These skilled athletes were under the direction of |
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head coach Pat Henry, who now has 33 national titles to his credit; |
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additional guidance was provided by assistant coaches Vince |
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Anderson, Juan De La Garza, Alleyne Francique, Jim VanHootegem, and |
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Dan Waters; and |
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WHEREAS, With this unprecedented third consecutive double |
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championship, Texas A&M has further distinguished itself as one of |
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the premier track and field programs in the nation, and all those |
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involved in this outstanding achievement are deserving of special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the men's and |
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women's track and field teams of Texas A&M University on winning |
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national titles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field |
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Championships for the third consecutive year and extend to the |
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athletes, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |