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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 491
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Kristen Hemphill of Lohn, Texas, for her exemplary |
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achievements as a competitive sharpshooter and for recently |
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earning the individual national title in air rifle at the 2019 |
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National Collegiate Athletic Association's Collegiate Rifle |
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Championship competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Kristen Hemphill began developing her skill in |
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precision shooting as a young member of the McCulloch County 4-H |
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rifle team; at the young age of nine, she won her first state |
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title in the BB-gun division, and she has since distinguished |
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herself as one of the most talented air rifle and small-bore |
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shooters in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Kristen's extensive list of accolades includes |
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multiple state and national championship titles; she set a |
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national record at the 2017 Civilian Marksmanship Program |
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competition with a perfect score of 200-19X in the standing |
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position, and she earned a silver medal at the International |
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Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, Kristen is currently a freshman at Texas |
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Christian University, where she is a member of the Horned Frog |
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rifle team, one of the two highest-ranking college rifle teams in |
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the nation; the award-winning group recently took home four of |
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five championship trophies at the National Collegiate Rifle |
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Championships, and Kristen became the first Horned Frog in |
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history to claim the individual title in air rifle; and |
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WHEREAS, A truly talented sharpshooter, Kristen Hemphill has |
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spent countless hours honing her craft and has developed a level of |
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technical ability and mental tenacity uncommon among her peers; her |
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family, teammates, community, and home state are proud of her for |
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her hard work and her fine sportsmanship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Kristen Hemphill on her exceptional |
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accomplishments as a competitive shooter and congratulate her on |
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winning the 2019 National Collegiate Rifle Championship |
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individual national title in air rifle; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 March 26, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |