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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Stephen F. Austin State University Sylvans |
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timbersports team furthered its legacy of excellence by winning the |
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2025 Southern Forestry Conclave, which took place from March 20 to |
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22 in Huntsville, Alabama; and |
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WHEREAS, Featuring students from Association of Southern |
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Forestry Clubs, the Southern Forestry Conclave brought together 13 |
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universities to compete in a series of technical and physical |
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forestry-related events; delivering an exceptional performance, |
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Stephen F. Austin achieved a first-place finish in physical events |
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and was fourth in the technical category, earning a total of 263.5 |
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points to outpace the runner-up team by 18 points; with the victory, |
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the Sylvans collected the 19th conclave championship in program |
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history and extended their meet win streak to seven, tying the |
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all-time record for consecutive titles won; and |
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WHEREAS, SFA was sparked by the duo of Holly Parkin and Maddie |
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Sweeten, whose record-setting time of 4.69 seconds in women's |
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crosscut was the fastest since the event began in 1979; in addition |
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to women's crosscut, the Sylvans' dominant showing featured seven |
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other first-place finishes; Jacob Barrett topped the knife throw |
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and archery fields, and his win in the latter event included a |
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perfect score from 20 yards; Trent Kline also won two events, |
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clinching the men's log chop and bowsaw titles in the respective |
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times of 49.8 and 15.645 seconds, and Paige Sumner and Katie Grenier |
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placed first in the chain throw in 76.86 seconds; moreover, Weston |
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Williams was victorious in the pole climb, clocking in at 6.81 |
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seconds, and Ms. Parkin and Mr. Kline paired to triumph in the Jack & |
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Jill crosscut event in 7.08 seconds; the team was ably guided by |
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coach Dr. Jeremy Stovall, a professor of forestry at SFA; and |
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WHEREAS, By accomplishing the rare feat of winning 19 |
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Southern Forestry Conclave championships, the Stephen F. Austin |
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Sylvans have distinguished themselves as a powerhouse in |
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timbersports, and all those associated with the squad may reflect |
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with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Stephen F. Austin State |
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University Sylvans timbersports team on winning the 2025 Southern |
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Forestry Conclave and extend to the members and coaching staff |
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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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |