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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 and women's cross country & half marathon |
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| 6 | 7 | | teams at El Paso Community College continued the program's |
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| 7 | 8 | | tradition of success with an outstanding 2018 season; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Tejanos and Tejanas closed out the year with |
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| 9 | 10 | | exceptional showings in two high-profile events; at the National |
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| 10 | 11 | | Junior College Athletic Association Cross Country Championships |
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| 11 | 12 | | held in Garden City, Kansas, on November 10, both teams tallied |
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| 12 | 13 | | impressive scores in their Division I races, with the women's squad |
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| 13 | 14 | | achieving second place and the men's squad taking third; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Only a week later, these dedicated athletes once |
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| 15 | 16 | | again matched up against competitors from across the country in the |
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| 16 | 17 | | NJCAA Half Marathon Championships in Orange Beach, Alabama; both |
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| 17 | 18 | | squads recorded first-place finishes, with the Tejanas claiming |
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| 18 | 19 | | their fifth national title and the Tejanos capturing the team's |
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| 19 | 20 | | first championship crown in program history; moreover, Elias |
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| 20 | 21 | | Loriposia took home the men's individual title; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In addition to their exemplary performances in |
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| 22 | 23 | | competition, the EPCC runners have also maintained a commitment to |
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| 23 | 24 | | excellence in the classroom, boasting team grade point averages of |
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| 24 | 25 | | higher than 3.24; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, With their accomplishments on the national stage, |
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| 26 | 27 | | the EPCC cross country & half marathon athletes have become a source |
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| 27 | 28 | | of great pride to their school, and all those associated with the |
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| 28 | 29 | | teams are indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, |
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| 29 | 30 | | be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the El Paso Community College |
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| 32 | 33 | | Tejano and Tejana cross country & half marathon teams on an |
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| 33 | 34 | | outstanding 2018 season and extend to the runners, coaches, and |
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| 34 | 35 | | staff sincere best wishes for the future; 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 teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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