HLS 14RS-3758 ORIGINAL Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2014 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 114 BY REPRESENTATIVES LORUSSO AND CARTER COMMENDATIONS: Commends LSU gymnastics head coach D-D Breaux upon being named National Coach of the Year and assistant coaches, Jay Clark and Bob Moore, upon being named Assistant Coaches of the Year A RESOLUTION1 To commend D-D Breaux, the LSU gymnastics coach for being named National Coach of2 the Year, and to commend Jay Clark and Bob Moore, the assistant coaches for being3 named national assistant coaches of the year.4 WHEREAS, on April 21, 2014, D-D Breaux was voted National Coach of the Year5 by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastic Coaches/Women, and Jay Clark and6 Bob Moore shared national assistant coach of the year honors; and7 WHEREAS, D-D Breaux has been the Tigers' head coach for thirty-seven seasons,8 and the award for National Coach of the Year was voted on by all Division I women's9 gymnastics head coaches; and10 WHEREAS, the team of coaches led LSU to the highest national finish in the history11 of the program when the Tigers claimed third place in the Super Six finals with a score of12 197.600, the thirteenth consecutive competition in which LSU scored at least a 197 this13 season, shattering the old school record of eight in a row; and14 WHEREAS, the Tigers earned the nation's top ranking for a three-week stretch in late15 February and early March, and the first time LSU had achieved a No. 1 national ranking in16 the sport since 2005; LSU broke the school's all-time scoring mark three times this season;17 and18 HLS 14RS-3758 ORIGINAL HR NO. 114 Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, LSU won the NCAA Baton Rouge regional with a 198.325, which tied1 the highest score in the nation this season, and the team qualified for the national semifinals2 for the twenty-fifth time in Breaux's tenure; and3 WHEREAS, Clark coached the uneven bars lineup to the No. 1 ranking in the region4 and the No. 5 national ranking, and Moore coached the vault lineup to the No. 1 national5 ranking.6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the7 Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate LSU gymnastics coaches8 D-D Breaux, Jay Clark, and Bob Moore for being honored as National Coach and Assistant9 Coaches of the Year.10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Resolution be transmitted11 to Coach D-D Breaux, Coach Jay Clark, and Coach Bob Moore.12 DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] Lorusso HR No. 114 Commends LSU Women's Gymnastics Coach D-D Breaux for being named National Coach of the Year and Jay Clark and Bob Moore for being named national assistant coaches of the year.