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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lucas Beltran of Corpus Christi has distinguished |
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himself as a freshman student-athlete on the United States Naval |
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Academy gymnastics team; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Richard King High School, Lucas |
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Beltran was named the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference's |
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Rookie of the Week on February 8, 2017, after earning top scores at |
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his first career Army-Navy Star Meet; during the contest, the |
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all-around gymnast posted a 13.85 in the floor exercise and a 14.9 |
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on the vault, which at the time secured him sixth place in the |
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overall NCAA season rankings for individual vault scores; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Beltran also attained success this year at the |
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2017 Navy Open in January, where he tied for second place in the |
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parallel bars event with a score of 13.70, and he claimed seventh |
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place for his season-best 13.60 performance on the rings at the |
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All-Academy Championships on February 11, in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Lucas Beltran has demonstrated the physical skill |
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and mental fortitude necessary to contend with the top athletes in |
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his sport while also maintaining the Naval Academy's rigorous |
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academic standards, and he may indeed take great pride in his |
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outstanding achievements; 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 Lucas Beltran on his success as a |
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U.S. Naval Academy gymnast and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Beltran as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |