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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The men's track and field team of South Plains |
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| 6 | 7 | | College claimed the mantle of national champion by placing first in |
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| 7 | 8 | | the National Junior College Athletic Association Indoor Track and |
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| 8 | 9 | | Field Championships, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 6 |
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| 9 | 10 | | and 7, 2015; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Texans captured titles in four individual |
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| 11 | 12 | | events, with triumphant performances being turned in by Odean Skeen |
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| 12 | 13 | | in the 60-meter dash, Jereem Richards in the 400-meter dash, Jacob |
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| 13 | 14 | | Clark in the 800-meter race, and Michael Samuels in the heptathlon; |
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| 14 | 15 | | notching another important win for the school, Antibahs Kibiwott |
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| 15 | 16 | | Kosgey, Marcus Davis, Carlos James, and Isaac Clark joined together |
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| 16 | 17 | | to eclipse formidable competition in the 4 x 800-meter relay, |
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| 17 | 18 | | posting a time of 7 minutes, 46.56 seconds; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, These talented athletes were guided by head coach |
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| 19 | 20 | | Chris Beene and associate head coach Blaine Wiley, who were named |
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| 20 | 21 | | Men's and Women's Head Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Year, respectively, by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country |
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| 22 | 23 | | Coaches Association following their team's outstanding showing at |
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| 23 | 24 | | the NJCAA meet; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The success of the South Plains College track and |
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| 25 | 26 | | field program is a source of tremendous pride to the institution's |
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| 26 | 27 | | students, faculty, alumni, and supporters, and the members of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | title-winning men's squad may take great pride in furthering their |
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| 28 | 29 | | school's tradition of athletic excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the South Plains College men's |
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| 31 | 32 | | track and field team on winning the national title at the 2015 NJCAA |
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| 32 | 33 | | Indoor Track and Field Championships and extend to all those |
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| 33 | 34 | | associated with the team sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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| 34 | 35 | | and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for the Texans as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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