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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 781
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WHEREAS, The gymnastics team of Texas Woman's University |
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reached the pinnacle of success by placing first at the 2017 USA |
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Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championships, held April |
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7 through 9 in Seattle, Washington; and |
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WHEREAS, After finishing in second place in the semifinal |
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round of the team competition, the Pioneers advanced to the |
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finals, where they faced the University of Bridgeport, |
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Lindenwood University, and Cornell University; with the national |
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title on the line, five Texas Woman's University athletes set or |
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matched their career-high scores, and the team came from behind |
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to clinch the crown in the final rotation with its solid |
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performance in the vault; with an overall team score of 196.125, |
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the Pioneers set a new school record for most total points, and |
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the win marked the 10th national championship for the gymnastics |
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program and its first since 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Seven Pioneer gymnasts also took part in the |
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individual event finals; they were paced by Mallory Moredock and |
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Schyler Jones, who finished second and fourth, respectively, in the |
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vault, and Alyssa Kelly, who was sixth in the balance beam; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Pioneers |
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also received valuable contributions throughout the year from |
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the other members of the roster: Erin Alderman, Jenna Cashmore, |
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Morgan Colee, Madison Dickson, Megan Gentry, Kaitlyn Holley, |
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Brandi Lazarus, Bria Northrop, Hope Parkin, Katie Simpson, |
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Hannah Swoish, Abigail Versemann, Hunter Vincent, and Taylor |
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Vincent; these talented student-athletes were guided by head |
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coach Lisa Bowerman and assistant coaches Garrett Griffeth and |
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Courtney McCool-Griffeth, and they received additional support |
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from graduate assistant Kristin Meyers and assistant director of |
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athletics for sports medicine Kris Ring; and |
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WHEREAS, With their remarkable skill and determination, |
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the Texas Woman's University Pioneers have proven themselves |
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one of the finest collegiate gymnastics squads in the nation, |
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and their national championship victory has furthered the |
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university's legacy of excellence in gymnastics competitions; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Woman's University |
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gymnastics team on winning the 2017 USA Gymnastics Women's |
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Collegiate National Championships and extend to all those |
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associated with the team sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Estes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 16, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |