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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of The University of Texas at Austin |
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women's rowing team secured a milestone achievement in the |
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program's history by winning the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I |
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national championships; and |
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WHEREAS, With a second-place finish in 2019 and third place |
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in 2018, the Longhorns had established themselves as strong title |
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contenders heading into the 2021 season; at the national |
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championship in Sarasota, Florida, Texas earned bronze in the |
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Varsity Four and Second Eight competitions, placing the team in |
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third with 60 points entering the First Eight finale; lightning in |
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the area forced a nearly two-hour delay in the race, but the |
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Longhorns were ready when the dramatic showdown finally got |
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underway; the team pulled away in the final 250 meters to cross the |
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finish line with a time of 6 minutes, 17.387 seconds, securing the |
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first national title in program history; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2022, Texas was undefeated and highly ranked |
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throughout the season, and the squad followed a familiar script |
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when it returned to Sarasota for the national championship |
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competition; the Second Eight and Varsity Four squads picked up |
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points in the early going with respective fourth- and third-place |
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finishes; in the First Eight race, Texas jumped out in front and |
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never looked back, clinching its second title with a time of 6 |
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minutes, 10.733 seconds, nearly five seconds faster than the team's |
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nearest competitor; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, UT benefited from |
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the valuable contributions made by each member of the 2021 and 2022 |
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rosters: Rachel Rane, Kaitlin Knifton, Francesca Raggi, Alexandra |
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Watson, Aspa Christodoulidis, Daisy Mazzio-Manson, Anna Jensen, |
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Susanna Temming, Lisa Gutfleisch, Elizabeth Romero, Katelyn |
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Bouthillette, Amber Harwood, Alexa McAuliffe, Izabela Krakic, |
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Parker Illingworth, Samantha Schalk, Hannah Medcalf, Maria |
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Valencia, Olivia Fogarty, Lanie Nitsch, Cassandre |
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Korvink-Kucinski, Marlowe Eldridge, Claudia Destefani, Etta |
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Carpender, Sophia Calabrese, Grace Holland, Kathia Nitsch, |
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Marielle Corbett, Caitlin Esse, Carly Legenzowski, Jane McGee, and |
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Nadja Yaroschuk; and |
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WHEREAS, These determined student-athletes were ably guided |
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by head coach Dave O'Neill, associate head coach Mary Lennington, |
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assistant coaches Nick Baker and Mara Allen, graduate assistant |
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Sara Neaves, and volunteer coaches Hanna Luft and John Graves; the |
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team also received support from director of operations Rachel |
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Sander, team trainer Laef Morris, and boatman/rigger Spencer Kales; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By accomplishing the rare feat of winning |
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back-to-back national championships, the Longhorn rowing team has |
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distinguished itself as an emerging powerhouse in the sport, and |
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the members of the 2021 and 2022 squads may take justifiable pride |
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in their outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas at Austin |
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women's rowing team on winning the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I |
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national championships and extend to the players, coaches, and |
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staff sincere 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 Longhorns as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |