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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The boys' and girls' varsity cross-country teams |
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from MacArthur High School in Houston continued the school's |
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history of success in the sport by taking first place at the |
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District 16-6A championship meet on October 11, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, The boys' team captured the crown after seven team |
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members finished among the top 11 runners, earning an impressive |
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overall score of 19 and besting the second-place squad by 50 points; |
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Dario Ramirez and Xavier Cerda finished first and second, |
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respectively, and they were followed by Axel Trujillo and Jonathon |
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Blanco in fourth and fifth places, Saul Iniguez and Luis Lara in |
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seventh and eighth places, and David Rivera in eleventh place; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the girls' competitors, MacArthur again |
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reigned supreme, edging out the runner-up school by two points; the |
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Lady Generals were paced by Samantha Hernandez in second place and |
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Erika Banda in third, while Vanessa Celestino was ninth; in |
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addition, top-20 performances were achieved by Izabel Banda in 12th |
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place and Vivian Lugo in 14th, while Nuvia Salazar Tapia was 24th |
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and Brittney Ramirez was 32nd; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2018 district crowns were just the latest |
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accomplishments for MacArthur's cross-country program; the boys' |
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squad has been district champs for 10 years in a row and qualified |
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for the state meet in 2014 and 2015; moreover, two Generals runners |
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earned college scholarships in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, With their twin district championships, the |
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MacArthur High cross-country athletes have become a source of great |
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pride for their fellow students, and all those associated with the |
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teams are indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the MacArthur High School boys' and |
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girls' cross-country teams for winning the 2018 District 16-6A |
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championships and extend to the runners, coaches, and staff sincere |
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best 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 teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |