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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 76
BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATIVE NOWLIN
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Trecey Rew of Northwestern State University upon winning the women's
discus national title at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
WHEREAS, the senior from Garland, Texas, came through with a career best final
toss of one hundred ninety-two feet, four inches to claim the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and
Field Championships at Drake University; and
WHEREAS, her personal record final toss defeated the runner-up's throw of one
hundred ninety feet and two inches; and
WHEREAS, Trecey improved her personal record of one hundred eighty feet, four
inches three times in six throws on her way to the championship at Drake Stadium in Des
Moines, Iowa; and
WHEREAS, Trecey's championship gave Northwestern State its third NCAA
national championship in the sport and its first since 1990; and
WHEREAS, her performance in the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field
Championships clinched her first-team All-American honors; and
WHEREAS, Rew earned All-American honors in 2010 with her performance in the
shot put, where she holds the school record at fifty-four feet, eleven and half inches; and
WHEREAS, Trecey's athletic accomplishments cannot be recognized without
acknowledging her equally impressive performance in the classroom; and
WHEREAS, Rew is a 2011 Academic All-American finalist with a perfect 4.0 grade
point average a year into graduate school, after earning her undergraduate degree in
broadcast journalism in May 2010 with a 3.86 grade point average; and
WHEREAS, the national championship was the cumulation of a successful academic
and athletic career at Northwestern State University; and
WHEREAS, Trecey represented all Northwestern State University students, staff,
administrators, and alums with grace and dignity on her way to becoming a national
champion. SCR NO. 76 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Trecey Rew of Northwestern State University upon winning the women's discus
national title at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Greg
Burke, athletic director, Northwestern State University.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES