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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The boys' and girls' track teams of Midland |
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Christian School both captured 4A state titles at the Texas |
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Association of Private and Parochial Schools Track and Field State |
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Championship, held May 10 and 11, 2013, at Baylor University in |
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Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, In winning their third consecutive 4A state crown |
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and the seventh in school history, the boys' squad was propelled by |
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a sweep of all three relay events; Elias Aguirre, Erwin Baquirin, |
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Kade Christensen, and Brit Hooper won the 400-meter relay, while |
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Mr. Aguirre and Mr. Christensen joined with Jarrod Koym and Brandon |
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Nguyen to take gold in the 800-meter relay; Mr. Nguyen and |
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Mr. Hooper teamed with Zach Bates and Matt Ramirez for first place |
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in the 1,600-meter relay to complete the trifecta; in addition, |
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Mr. Aguirre added to his medal collection with another victory in |
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the 100-meter dash, posting a career-best time of 10.84 seconds; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Mustangs won their first-ever state |
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championship behind a number of outstanding performances; Morgan |
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Ashton broke her own school record with a time of 45.5 seconds to |
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claim gold in the 300-meter hurdles and also combined with Kendall |
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Blanchard, Kayla Dupriest, and Kirsten Defrance to win the |
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1,600-meter relay; moreover, Ms. Dupriest and Ms. Defrance teamed |
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with Kami Berryhill and Kenzi McGraw to place first in the 800-meter |
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relay, and Emma Thompson was victorious in the discus; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the inspired leadership of coach Chris |
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McKinney, the athletes of the Midland Christian boys' and girls' |
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teams have furthered their school's reputation as a track and field |
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powerhouse, and their accomplishments are a testament to their hard |
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work and enduring commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Midland Christian School boys' |
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and girls' track teams on winning the 2013 TAPPS 4A state |
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championships and extend to the athletes, coaches, and staff |
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sincere best wishes for continued 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. |