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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Christian University rifle team won the |
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2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association national title with a |
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victory in the championship competition held March 12 and 13 in Fort |
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Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing against the best schools in the country, |
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including perennial favorites West Virginia University and the |
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University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Horned Frogs emerged triumphant |
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after a particularly impressive showing on the second day of the |
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event; furthermore, TCU became the first-ever all-female squad to |
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take the national title in the coed sport of shooting; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarah Scherer won the individual smallbore title |
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while Erin Lorenzen finished third in the individual air rifle |
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competition and was named Most Outstanding Athlete in the |
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championships by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association; all five |
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TCU shooters, including Simone Riford, Sarah Beard, and Caitlin |
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Morrissey, earned all-American honors in 2010, and Ms. Lorenzen and |
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Ms. Riford were so named in all four of their collegiate seasons; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Horned Frog competitors received an additional |
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honor in September 2010 when the team members and head coach Karen |
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Monez were invited to the White House for a gathering of NCAA |
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champions, where President Barack Obama singled them out for their |
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shooting skill; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and an enduring commitment to |
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excellence, the Texas Christian University rifle team has finished |
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in the top five in the national tournament in each of the past four |
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seasons, attaining the pinnacle of success with the 2010 NCAA |
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title, and these exceptional athletes and their coach may take |
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justifiable pride in their achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Christian University |
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rifle team on winning the 2010 NCAA national championship and |
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commend its members for their fine work during a superlative |
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season; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |