Bill Text: TX HR1122 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 1122

Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas at Austin women's rowing team on winning the 2021 and 2022 NCAA national championships.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1122 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR1122-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 1122



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The members of The University of Texas at Austin
	women's rowing team secured a milestone achievement in the
	program's history by winning the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I
	national championships; and
	WHEREAS, With a second-place finish in 2019 and third place
	in 2018, the Longhorns had established themselves as strong title
	contenders heading into the 2021 season; at the national
	championship in Sarasota, Florida, Texas earned bronze in the
	Varsity Four and Second Eight competitions, placing the team in
	third with 60 points entering the First Eight finale; lightning in
	the area forced a nearly two-hour delay in the race, but the
	Longhorns were ready when the dramatic showdown finally got
	underway; the team pulled away in the final 250 meters to cross the
	finish line with a time of 6 minutes, 17.387 seconds, securing the
	first national title in program history; and
	WHEREAS, In 2022, Texas was undefeated and highly ranked
	throughout the season, and the squad followed a familiar script
	when it returned to Sarasota for the national championship
	competition; the Second Eight and Varsity Four squads picked up
	points in the early going with respective fourth- and third-place
	finishes; in the First Eight race, Texas jumped out in front and
	never looked back, clinching its second title with a time of 6
	minutes, 10.733 seconds, nearly five seconds faster than the team's
	nearest competitor; and
	WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, UT benefited from
	the valuable contributions made by each member of the 2021 and 2022
	rosters: Rachel Rane, Kaitlin Knifton, Francesca Raggi, Alexandra
	Watson, Aspa Christodoulidis, Daisy Mazzio-Manson, Anna Jensen,
	Susanna Temming, Lisa Gutfleisch, Elizabeth Romero, Katelyn
	Bouthillette, Amber Harwood, Alexa McAuliffe, Izabela Krakic,
	Parker Illingworth, Samantha Schalk, Hannah Medcalf, Maria
	Valencia, Olivia Fogarty, Lanie Nitsch, Cassandre
	Korvink-Kucinski, Marlowe Eldridge, Claudia Destefani, Etta
	Carpender, Sophia Calabrese, Grace Holland, Kathia Nitsch,
	Marielle Corbett, Caitlin Esse, Carly Legenzowski, Jane McGee, and
	Nadja Yaroschuk; and
	WHEREAS, These determined student-athletes were ably guided
	by head coach Dave O'Neill, associate head coach Mary Lennington,
	assistant coaches Nick Baker and Mara Allen, graduate assistant
	Sara Neaves, and volunteer coaches Hanna Luft and John Graves; the
	team also received support from director of operations Rachel
	Sander, team trainer Laef Morris, and boatman/rigger Spencer Kales;
	and
	WHEREAS, By accomplishing the rare feat of winning
	back-to-back national championships, the Longhorn rowing team has
	distinguished itself as an emerging powerhouse in the sport, and
	the members of the 2021 and 2022 squads may take justifiable pride
	in their outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas at Austin
	women's rowing team on winning the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I
	national championships and extend to the players, coaches, and
	staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Longhorns as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Hinojosa

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1122 was adopted by the House on April
	28, 2023, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House