H.R. No. 1487
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ryan Kjos has been named the head baseball coach at
Gateway College Preparatory School in Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, A former High School Player of the Year in his native
Minnesota, Mr. Kjos was a star pitcher for The University of Texas
at Austin in the mid-1990s, winning the Most Valuable Player Award
during the 1994 Southwest Conference Tournament and helping the
Longhorns earn two College World Series appearances; and
WHEREAS, This exceptional athlete was drafted by the
Minnesota Twins as a high school player and then drafted again by
the Detroit Tigers following his junior year at UT; after his final
year at UT, he signed a contract with the Oakland Athletics and
played four years in their minor league system; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kjos has coached baseball teams for the past 12
years and has two United States Specialty Sports Association Elite
24 World Series appearances to his credit; in all of his
assignments, he has focused on helping players to develop a
disciplined approach to the game and a solid understanding of
baseball fundamentals; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his other responsibilities, Mr. Kjos
is a partner in the Triple Play Sportsplex in Georgetown; moreover,
he is a frequent presenter on the biomechanics of throwing at sports
medicine clinics, for which he draws on the knowledge he gained
while earning his degree in kinesiology at UT; and
WHEREAS, Ryan Kjos brings extensive baseball experience to
the Gateway College Prep program as well as a desire to help young
people reach their full potential, and the school's educators and
students are justifiably excited to welcome him to the faculty;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Ryan Kjos on being selected as the
head baseball coach at Gateway College Preparatory School and
extend to him sincere best wishes for success in the years ahead;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Kjos as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Farney
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1487 was adopted by the House on April
24, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House