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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The boys' track and field team from Cypress |
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Christian School in Houston proved itself one of the finest squads |
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in the state by placing second overall at the Texas Association of |
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Private and Parochial Schools 4A Track & Field State Meet held at |
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Hart Stadium in Waco May 5-6, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The Warriors were paced in individual events by John |
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Ethan Baldwin, who placed first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time |
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of 39.8 seconds and third in both the long and triple jumps with |
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leaps of 21 feet, 8.5 inches and 42 feet, 8.25 inches, respectively; |
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moreover, Cole Miller captured the silver medal in the 400-meter |
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dash with a time of 50.39 seconds, and Foster Paulsen finished |
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second in the discus throw with a distance of 127 feet, 9 inches; |
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fine performances were also turned in by Jacob Hotchkiss in the |
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800-meter dash, Tyler Landua in the 110-meter hurdles and the |
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triple jump, and Austin Henry in the 300-meter hurdles; and |
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WHEREAS, In team events, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Miller joined |
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forces with Ian Jones and Jackson Landrum to clinch the silver medal |
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in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 43.59 seconds; in addition, |
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the quartet of Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Miller, Mr. Landrum, and |
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Mr. Hotchkiss turned in a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-meter |
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relay; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach Timothy Honeycutt, these |
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talented student-athletes have excelled through skill, hard work, |
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and an unwavering commitment to perform at the highest level, and |
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they are a source of tremendous pride to their classmates and to |
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their many supporters in 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 Cypress Christian School boys' |
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track and field team on placing second overall at the 2017 TAPPS 4A |
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Track & Field State Meet and extend to the squad's members, 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 an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Warriors as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |