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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Woman's University athletic program |
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furthered its remarkable legacy of excellence during the 2024-2025 |
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sports year; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the school's many achievements, the Texas |
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Woman's gymnastics team clinched a first-place finish at the 2025 |
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Women's Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championships, |
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marking the 13th time in program history that the Pioneers |
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collected the national crown; competing on April 12, TWU set a |
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program record in the balance beam event with a score of 49.325 and |
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posted an overall score of 196.175, just fractions off the school |
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record it set at a meet on March 9; at the WCGNIC individual event |
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finals, Kaitlyn Hoiland earned the national championship in the |
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uneven bars and a silver medal in the vault; in addition, Sophie |
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Hernandez placed second in the balance beam competition, and |
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Trinity Caffey took home the bronze medal in the vault; and |
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WHEREAS, The TWU gymnasts racked up multiple national |
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accolades; Ms. Hoiland was named the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics |
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Association Division II Gymnast of the Year, and she and |
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Ms. Hernandez joined Morgan Price, Kyleigh Ghanbari, Abigail |
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Kenney, and Steelie King as WCGA Division II All-American |
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selections for the regular season; additionally, Bailey Upton was |
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honored as the Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Year; |
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head coach Lisa Bowerman was recognized as the WCGA Division II |
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Coach of the Year, and assistant coaches Zan Jones and Kyana George |
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shared honors as both the WCGA Division II and MIC Assistant Coaches |
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of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, In just its eighth year of competition, the Pioneer |
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Pride dance team realized a milestone when it secured the Dance |
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Spirit Rally Division II championship at the National Cheerleaders |
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Association & National Dance Alliance College Nationals; in |
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addition, the pom squad finished first in the Spirit Rally division |
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and garnered the Innovative Choreography Award; the Spirit Rally |
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Division II title was the first in program history, capping off a |
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stellar year during which the TWU athletes swept the field at the |
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American Dance/Drill Team Competition, winning the pom and hip-hop |
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events en route to being crowned the overall Division II champion |
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for the first time; moreover, TWU was awarded a gold bid at NDA |
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Summer Camp and placed second in the pom competition at the USA |
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Collegiate Championships; and |
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WHEREAS, The TWU women's basketball team also enjoyed an |
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exceptional campaign, advancing all the way to the regional |
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championship game of the NCAA Division II national tournament and |
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setting the school record for fewest losses in a season by dropping |
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only two contests; the Pioneers claimed their third straight Lone |
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Star Conference regular-season title, and head coach Beth Jillson |
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recorded her 300th career victory; furthermore, Ashley Ingram set |
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program records in points and rebounds and was named a College |
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Sports Communicators Academic All-American for the second |
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consecutive year; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and an unwavering resolve to give |
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their very best, the student-athletes of Texas Woman's University |
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have brought great credit to their school and their community, and |
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they may indeed reflect with pride on all that they have |
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accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate the Texas Woman's University athletic program |
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for its success during the 2024-2025 sports year and extend to all |
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those associated with the school sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |