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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The DeSoto High School girls' track team continued |
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its tradition of excellence by claiming its fifth consecutive Class |
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6A championship at the 2021 University Interscholastic League Track & |
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Field State Meet; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors at |
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Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 8, the Lady Eagles were paced |
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by their relay squads; Amelliah Birdow, Mia Abraham, Trinity Kirk, |
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and Logan Neely captured the gold medal in the 4x200-meter event |
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with a time of 1 minute, 36.93 seconds, while the quartet of |
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Ms. Birdow, Lacie Deboskie, Ms. Kirk, and Ms. Neely completed the |
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4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 45.06 seconds, to win the silver |
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medal; moreover, Jalaysi'ya Smith, Ja'Era Griffin, Ms. Kirk, and |
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Ms. Abraham earned the bronze in the 4x100-meter relay, clocking in |
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at 45.22 seconds; and |
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WHEREAS, In the individual events, Ms. Smith led the way with |
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a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles; her time of 12.93 seconds |
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would have been a state-meet and national record if the wind reading |
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of 6.1 had not been over the allowable limit of 2.0; she also |
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collected a silver in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.46 |
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seconds; in the same event, Ms. Neely added to the Lady Eagle point |
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total with a fourth-place finish, crossing the finish line in 42.92 |
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seconds; in addition, Ms. Griffin competed in the 100-meter dash, |
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finishing fifth; and |
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WHEREAS, When the final points were counted, DeSoto became |
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just the third girls' track team to win five straight titles and the |
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first to do so in the UIL's largest classification; the victory also |
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earned the school its ninth state crown overall, moving the Lady |
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Eagles into a tie for second in the tally of most all-time girls' |
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state track championships; throughout the season, the team |
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benefited from the able guidance of head coach June Villers and |
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assistant coaches Jackie Davis, Anteneshia Lindsey-Jones, Paul |
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Beattie, Doug Cox, and T. J. Bell; and |
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WHEREAS, In winning five state championships in a row, the |
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DeSoto High School girls' track team has distinguished itself as a |
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true powerhouse in the sport, and the members of the 2021 squad may |
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take justifiable pride in their outstanding accomplishments; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the DeSoto High School girls' track |
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team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship and extend to the |
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team's athletes, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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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 Lady Eagles as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |