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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 419
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Texas Christian University rifle team, which won |
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the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association national title |
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with a victory in the championship competition held March 12 and |
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13 in Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing against the best schools in the |
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country, including perennial favorites West Virginia University |
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and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Horned Frogs emerged |
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triumphant after a particularly impressive showing on the second |
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day of the event; furthermore, Texas Christian University became |
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the first all-female squad to take the national title in the |
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coeducational 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 |
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five Texas Christian University shooters, including Simone |
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Riford, Sarah Beard, and Caitlin Morrissey, earned all-American |
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honors in 2010, and Erin Lorenzen and Simone Riford were so named |
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in all four of their collegiate seasons; and |
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WHEREAS, The Horned Frog competitors received an |
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additional honor in September of 2010 when the team members and |
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head coach Karen Monez were invited to the White House for a |
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gathering of National Collegiate Athletic Association champions, |
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where President Barack Obama singled them out for their shooting |
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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 |
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finished in the top five in the national tournament in each of the |
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past four seasons, attaining the pinnacle of success with the |
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2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association title, and these |
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exceptional athletes and their coach may take justifiable pride |
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in their achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Christian University |
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rifle team on winning the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association championship and commend its members for their |
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outstanding work throughout the season; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 March 2, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |