ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
A RESOLUTION
To commend Jasmyn Steels of Northwestern State University on winning the long jump
event in the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Indoor Track
and Field Championships.
WHEREAS, Jasmyn Steels captured the national collegiate championship in the long
jump at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama
on Friday, March 8, 2019; and
WHEREAS, in Steels' first national meet, she posted the winning mark, 21-2 ½, on
her first attempt and held the lead through five more rounds; and
WHEREAS, the jump was a career best for Steels and broke a fifteen-year-old school
record; and
WHEREAS, Jasmyn holds a 3.6 grade point average and is majoring in psychology;
and
WHEREAS, her amazing accomplishment could not have been achieved without the
guidance and skill of head track and field coach Mike Heimerman as well as all of the other
individuals who have contributed to the success of the school's track and field program; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the well-deserved title Jasmyn Steels has
earned and to commend her for the ability she has displayed, particularly at the most difficult
level of competition.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate Jasmyn Steels for winning
the long jump at the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field
Championships, capping off a truly spectacular season, and does hereby recognize her
outstanding performance and the pride and honor she has brought to her school and
community.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Jasmyn Steels.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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