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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 62
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Texas A&M University track and field program, which |
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recently won an unprecedented third consecutive sweep of the |
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men's and women's team titles at the National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association Outdoor Championships; and |
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WHEREAS, The Aggie teams each clinched their titles with |
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dramatic victories in the last race of the day, the 1,600-meter |
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relay; and |
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WHEREAS, The Aggie women's team consists of Laura Asimakis, |
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Jessica Beard, Ashley Collier, Dominique Duncan, Daphne |
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Fitzpatrick, Donique' Flemings, Emalie Humphreys, Sasha-Kay |
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Matthias, Gabby Mayo, Ibukun Mayungbe, Natasha Ruddock, Andrea |
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Sutherland, and Jeneba Tarmoh; and |
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WHEREAS, The Aggie men's team members are Michael Bryan, |
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Wayne Davis II, Melvin Echard, Prezel Hardy, Jr., Tabarie Henry, |
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Tran Howell, Sam Humphreys, Bryan Miller, Gerald Phiri, |
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Demetrius Pinder, Michael Preble, Julian Reid, Joey Roberts, and |
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Tyron Stewart; and |
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WHEREAS, The Aggies have achieved this great success under |
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the outstanding leadership of head coach Pat Henry, who was aided |
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by assistant coaches Vince Anderson, Juan De La Garza, Alleyne |
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Francique, Jim VanHootegem, and Dan Waters, with additional |
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support from Brian Bancroft, Shawn Price, Andreas Behm, Mike |
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Bina, Noah Bryant, Zach Glavash, Kevin Ondrasek, Wallace |
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Spearmon, Saul Luna, Sam Gonzales, Katie McIntire, Beau Brehm, |
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Jesika Jones, Matt Luna, and Brandon Law; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend congratulations |
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to the Texas A&M University men's and women's outdoor track and |
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field teams for winning their third consecutive National |
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Collegiate Athletic Association championship titles and |
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achieving a historic "triple-double" for the school; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the teams as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Ogden |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 20, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |