84R31357 RMA-D
By: Turner of Tarrant H.R. No. 3137
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The girls' track team from Seguin High School in
Arlington proved itself one of the finest squads in Texas when it
won the Class 5A girls track and field state championship at the
2015 University Interscholastic League Track & Field State Meet;
and
WHEREAS, Facing off against a field of top athletes at Mike A.
Myers Stadium in Austin on May 15, the quartet of Laterria Gooding,
Toni Garrett, Tonea Marshall, and Aubrey Ridgeway captured the gold
medal in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1 minute, 38.10
seconds, and the silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay by clocking
in at 46.51 seconds; Ms. Marshall furthered her team's cause in
individual events, placing first in the 100-meter hurdles with a
time of 13.55 seconds and finishing second in the long jump with a
distance of 18 feet, 10 inches; and
WHEREAS, The talented student-athletes of the Seguin High
girls' track team have distinguished themselves through skill, hard
work, and an enduring commitment to excellence, and they are a
source of tremendous pride to their classmates and their many
supporters in the local community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Seguin High School girls' track
team on winning the Class 5A girls track and field state
championship at the 2015 UIL Track & Field State Meet and extend to
the athletes, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.