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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The boys' and girls' varsity cross-country teams |
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| 6 | 7 | | from MacArthur High School in Houston continued the school's |
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| 7 | 8 | | history of success in the sport by taking first place at the |
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| 8 | 9 | | District 16-6A championship meet on October 11, 2018; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The boys' team captured the crown after seven team |
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| 10 | 11 | | members finished among the top 11 runners, earning an impressive |
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| 11 | 12 | | overall score of 19 and besting the second-place squad by 50 points; |
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| 12 | 13 | | Dario Ramirez and Xavier Cerda finished first and second, |
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| 13 | 14 | | respectively, and they were followed by Axel Trujillo and Jonathon |
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| 14 | 15 | | Blanco in fourth and fifth places, Saul Iniguez and Luis Lara in |
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| 15 | 16 | | seventh and eighth places, and David Rivera in eleventh place; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Among the girls' competitors, MacArthur again |
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| 17 | 18 | | reigned supreme, edging out the runner-up school by two points; the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Lady Generals were paced by Samantha Hernandez in second place and |
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| 19 | 20 | | Erika Banda in third, while Vanessa Celestino was ninth; in |
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| 20 | 21 | | addition, top-20 performances were achieved by Izabel Banda in 12th |
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| 21 | 22 | | place and Vivian Lugo in 14th, while Nuvia Salazar Tapia was 24th |
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| 22 | 23 | | and Brittney Ramirez was 32nd; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The 2018 district crowns were just the latest |
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| 24 | 25 | | accomplishments for MacArthur's cross-country program; the boys' |
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| 25 | 26 | | squad has been district champs for 10 years in a row and qualified |
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| 26 | 27 | | for the state meet in 2014 and 2015; moreover, two Generals runners |
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| 27 | 28 | | earned college scholarships in 2015; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, With their twin district championships, the |
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| 29 | 30 | | MacArthur High cross-country athletes have become a source of great |
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| 30 | 31 | | pride for their fellow students, and all those associated with the |
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| 31 | 32 | | teams are indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, |
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| 32 | 33 | | be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the MacArthur High School boys' and |
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| 35 | 36 | | girls' cross-country teams for winning the 2018 District 16-6A |
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| 36 | 37 | | championships and extend to the runners, coaches, and staff sincere |
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| 37 | 38 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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