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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Both the boys' and girls' track teams of DeSoto High |
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| 6 | 7 | | School reached the pinnacle of success by winning the Class 6A state |
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| 7 | 8 | | championships at the University Interscholastic League Track & |
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| 8 | 9 | | Field State Meet on May 14, 2016; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Joining the top high school competitors in the state |
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| 10 | 11 | | at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, the DeSoto boys' squad was led |
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| 11 | 12 | | in the individual events by C. J. Gilmore, who placed first in the |
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| 12 | 13 | | high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 9 inches; in the team events, the |
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| 13 | 14 | | quartet of Savion Drake, Trevin Chambers, LaDarren Brown, and |
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| 14 | 15 | | London Dunn captured gold medals in the 4x100-meter relay with a |
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| 15 | 16 | | time of 40.34 seconds, while Terrion Spivey, Evan Chambers, Darrin |
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| 16 | 17 | | Jackson, and Cameron Neely placed second in the 4x400-meter relay, |
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| 17 | 18 | | crossing the finish line in 3 minutes, 14.22 seconds; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Lady Eagles were paced by Alexis Duncan, who |
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| 19 | 20 | | clinched a pair of gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles |
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| 20 | 21 | | with times of 13.22 seconds and 41.88 seconds, respectively; Kira |
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| 21 | 22 | | White added to the medal count in the individual events by finishing |
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| 22 | 23 | | first in the 100-meter dash, clocking in at 11.63 seconds; |
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| 23 | 24 | | Ms. Duncan and Ms. White also joined forces with teammates Shavonne |
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| 24 | 25 | | Jackson and Zaria Whittaker to place first in the 4x100-meter relay |
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| 25 | 26 | | with a time of 45.13 seconds, and the foursome of Ms. Whittaker, |
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| 26 | 27 | | Rosaline Effiong, Taylor Armstrong, and Chloe Cavazos won gold in |
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| 27 | 28 | | the 4x200-meter relay by recording a time of 1 minute, 36.29 |
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| 28 | 29 | | seconds; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, The talented student-athletes of the DeSoto High |
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| 30 | 31 | | boys' and girls' track teams have excelled through skill, hard work, |
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| 31 | 32 | | and an enduring commitment to excellence, and they are a source of |
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| 32 | 33 | | tremendous pride to their classmates and their many supporters in |
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| 33 | 34 | | 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 DeSoto High School boys' and |
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| 36 | 37 | | girls' track teams on winning the Class 6A state titles at the 2016 |
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| 37 | 38 | | UIL Track & Field State Meet and extend to the athletes, coaches, |
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| 38 | 39 | | and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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| 41 | 42 | | for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 43 | | Representatives. |
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