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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The girls' track and field team of Union Grove High |
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| 6 | 7 | | School in Gladewater reached the pinnacle of success by winning the |
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| 7 | 8 | | Class 2A state championship at the 2017 University Interscholastic |
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| 8 | 9 | | League Track & Field State Meet; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Facing off against the other top high school |
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| 10 | 11 | | athletes from across the state at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on |
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| 11 | 12 | | May 12 and 13, the Lady Lions were proudly represented in individual |
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| 12 | 13 | | events by senior Cheyenne Grubbs, who captured the gold medal in the |
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| 13 | 14 | | 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.3 seconds, and junior Summer |
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| 14 | 15 | | Grubbs, who placed first in the long jump with a distance of 17 |
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| 15 | 16 | | feet, 10.25 inches; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In the team events, Summer Grubbs combined forces |
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| 17 | 18 | | with Shayla Gallagher, Kyra Winn, and Hanna Chambliss to clinch the |
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| 18 | 19 | | gold medal in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1 minute, 43.84 |
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| 19 | 20 | | seconds; later in the meet, the quartet of Summer Grubbs, Cheyenne |
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| 20 | 21 | | Grubbs, Ms. Winn, and Ms. Chambliss took second in the 4x400-meter |
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| 21 | 22 | | relay with a time of 4 minutes, 0.06 seconds, which broke the |
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| 22 | 23 | | existing state record; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Their exceptional performances enabled the Lady |
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| 24 | 25 | | Lions to best the runner-up by nine points and earned them the |
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| 25 | 26 | | distinction of becoming the first team in school history to win a |
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| 26 | 27 | | state title; throughout the season, these talented |
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| 27 | 28 | | student-athletes benefited from the able guidance of head coach |
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| 28 | 29 | | Barry Woodruff; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Union Grove High girls' track and |
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| 30 | 31 | | field team have excelled through skill, hard work, and an enduring |
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| 31 | 32 | | commitment to performing at the highest level, and they are a source |
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| 32 | 33 | | of tremendous pride to their classmates and their many supporters |
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| 33 | 34 | | in the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Union Grove High School girls' |
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| 36 | 37 | | track and field team on winning the 2017 UIL 2A state championship |
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| 37 | 38 | | and extend to the athletes, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes |
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| 38 | 39 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for the Lady Lions as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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