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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The West Texas A&M University rodeo team continued a |
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| 6 | 7 | | proud tradition of success with its outstanding performances over |
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| 7 | 8 | | the course of the 2021 season; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Forty members from around the country compete in the |
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| 9 | 10 | | WTAMU program, which came into existence more than a quarter |
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| 10 | 11 | | century ago and has produced four regional champions and four |
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| 11 | 12 | | College National Finals Rodeo qualifiers in the past five years |
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| 12 | 13 | | alone; the Buffaloes enjoy tremendous support from the Texas |
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| 13 | 14 | | Panhandle community and the university and were awarded over 20 |
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| 14 | 15 | | scholarships in 2020; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, West Texas A&M was paced in 2021 by Hayden Cape, who |
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| 16 | 17 | | was second in Southwest Region team roping heeling and will compete |
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| 17 | 18 | | at the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Finals in June; |
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| 18 | 19 | | excelling in team roping all year, he won the title in Levelland, |
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| 19 | 20 | | won the long round and was second in average and points in both |
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| 20 | 21 | | Sweetwater and Big Spring, and placed second overall in |
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| 21 | 22 | | Stephenville; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The Buffaloes received stellar showings throughout |
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| 23 | 24 | | their campaign; in the team's first event in Odessa, Kallen Johnson |
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| 24 | 25 | | and Owen Wahlert earned berths in the calf roping finals, each |
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| 25 | 26 | | winning points and respectively placing in the average and long |
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| 26 | 27 | | round; additionally, at Big Spring, Mr. Johnson was awarded points |
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| 27 | 28 | | and placed in round and average in tie-down roping; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, At Levelland, Brian Gillen achieved tie-down roping |
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| 29 | 30 | | points, winning the long round and placing in average for WTAMU, and |
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| 30 | 31 | | breakaway roper Shelby Espenson secured points and placed in the |
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| 31 | 32 | | long round; team roper Weston Hollowell won the long round and was |
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| 32 | 33 | | second in the average and earned points in Sweetwater, and he placed |
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| 33 | 34 | | in the long round at Stephenville; in Snyder, Calli Montague placed |
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| 34 | 35 | | in average and earned points in breakaway roping, and Amie Hennen |
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| 35 | 36 | | won points and placed in the barrel racing long round; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, West Texas A&M also received valuable contributions |
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| 37 | 38 | | from the other members of the roster: Lexi Bartley, Cameron Bass, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Winston Brown, Lucy Gordon, Ericka Heckman, Cade Holden, Kooper |
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| 39 | 40 | | Huddleston, Elena Jenow, Dylan Jones, Konnar Knotwell, Georgie |
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| 40 | 41 | | Lage, Madison Milligan, Cooper Morris, Madison Pritchard, Blake |
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| 41 | 42 | | Ramsey, Jace Roselle, Sierra Sharp, Jayden Shearer, and Ashlyn |
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| 42 | 43 | | Williams; these talented student-athletes were ably led by head |
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| 43 | 44 | | coach Raymond Hollabaugh and assistant coach Jordan Jo Fabrizio; |
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| 44 | 45 | | and |
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| 45 | 46 | | WHEREAS, The WTAMU Buffaloes have furthered their school's |
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| 46 | 47 | | exceptional record of achievement in rodeo, and they may indeed |
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| 47 | 48 | | reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 49 | 50 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the West Texas A&M University rodeo |
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| 50 | 51 | | team on its successful 2021 season and extend to the squad sincere |
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| 51 | 52 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 52 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 54 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 54 | 55 | | House of Representatives. |
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