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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' cross-country team of Coppell High School |
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| 6 | 7 | | proved itself the finest 6A squad in Texas by winning the 2018 |
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| 7 | 8 | | University Interscholastic League state championship; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, After bringing home the Region 2 title in October, |
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| 9 | 10 | | the Cowgirls went on to compete against the other top high school |
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| 10 | 11 | | contenders at the state meet, held at Old Settlers Park in Round |
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| 11 | 12 | | Rock on November 3; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Under the guidance of head coach Nick Benton, the |
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| 13 | 14 | | Coppell runners claimed the first cross-country state crown in the |
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| 14 | 15 | | school's history by tallying a total of 79 points; the contingent |
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| 15 | 16 | | was led by Chloe Hassman, whose time of 18 minutes, 10.10 seconds, |
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| 16 | 17 | | earned her 26th place overall; she was followed in 31st place by |
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| 17 | 18 | | Rowan Hassman at 18:16.10; the other athletes contributing to the |
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| 18 | 19 | | team's victory were Shelby Spoor, who clocked in at 18:17.60, |
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| 19 | 20 | | Natalie Fleming, who finished in 18:22.70, Maddie Hulcy, who |
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| 20 | 21 | | crossed the line in 18:25.30, Rebecca Centeno, who recorded a time |
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| 21 | 22 | | of 19:55.60, and Morgan Colon, who completed the course in |
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| 22 | 23 | | 20:37.70; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Through their triumphant performance in the state's |
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| 24 | 25 | | premier showcase for high school cross-country runners, these |
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| 25 | 26 | | dedicated athletes ably represented their school and community, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | they may indeed reflect with pride on this notable accomplishment; |
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| 27 | 28 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Coppell High School girls' |
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| 30 | 31 | | cross-country team on winning the 2018 UIL 6A state championship |
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| 31 | 32 | | and extend to the team's runners, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 32 | 33 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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