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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The boys' track team from Grady High School in |
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Lenorah reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2013 1A |
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Division 2 state championship at the University Interscholastic |
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League Track & Field State Meet, held on May 10 and 11 in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, The Wildcats had an outstanding first day at the |
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competition, with Brandon Lucas claiming a bronze medal in the long |
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jump and joining teammates Beau Lucas, Michael Jimenez, and |
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E. J. Rodriguez to capture the gold medal in the 800-meter relay |
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and the silver medal in the 400-meter relay; and |
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WHEREAS, Entering the meet's final event, the 1,600-meter |
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relay, the Wildcats trailed Throckmorton High by six points and |
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needed at least a fourth-place finish to win the team title; far |
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exceeding that benchmark, the team of Joseph Briseno, Beau and |
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Brandon Lucas, and Mr. Jimenez took the lead early in the race and |
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went on to win the gold medal, thereby securing the first boys' team |
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state championship in school history by a comfortable margin of 14 |
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points; and |
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WHEREAS, The talented student-athletes of the Grady High |
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track team have excelled through skill, hard work, and an enduring |
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commitment to excellence, and they are a source of tremendous pride |
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to their classmates and their many supporters in the local |
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community; 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 Grady High School boys' track |
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team on winning the 2013 UIL 1A Division 2 state championship and |
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extend to the team's athletes and coaching staff sincere best |
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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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |