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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Both the boys' and girls' track teams of DeSoto High |
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School reached the pinnacle of success by winning the Class 6A state |
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championships at the University Interscholastic League Track & |
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Field State Meet on May 14, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining the top high school competitors in the state |
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at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, the DeSoto boys' squad was led |
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in the individual events by C. J. Gilmore, who placed first in the |
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high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 9 inches; in the team events, the |
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quartet of Savion Drake, Trevin Chambers, LaDarren Brown, and |
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London Dunn captured gold medals in the 4x100-meter relay with a |
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time of 40.34 seconds, while Terrion Spivey, Evan Chambers, Darrin |
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Jackson, and Cameron Neely placed second in the 4x400-meter relay, |
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crossing the finish line in 3 minutes, 14.22 seconds; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Eagles were paced by Alexis Duncan, who |
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clinched a pair of gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles |
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with times of 13.22 seconds and 41.88 seconds, respectively; Kira |
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White added to the medal count in the individual events by finishing |
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first in the 100-meter dash, clocking in at 11.63 seconds; |
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Ms. Duncan and Ms. White also joined forces with teammates Shavonne |
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Jackson and Zaria Whittaker to place first in the 4x100-meter relay |
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with a time of 45.13 seconds, and the foursome of Ms. Whittaker, |
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Rosaline Effiong, Taylor Armstrong, and Chloe Cavazos won gold in |
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the 4x200-meter relay by recording a time of 1 minute, 36.29 |
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seconds; and |
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WHEREAS, The talented student-athletes of the DeSoto High |
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boys' and girls' track teams have excelled through skill, hard work, |
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and an enduring commitment to excellence, and they are a source of |
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tremendous pride to their classmates and their many supporters in |
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the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the DeSoto High School boys' and |
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girls' track teams on winning the Class 6A state titles at the 2016 |
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UIL Track & Field State Meet and extend to the athletes, coaches, |
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and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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Giddings |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 359 was adopted by the House on |
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February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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