Bill Text: TX HR1158 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the DeSoto High School girls' track team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1158 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1158-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1158 |
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WHEREAS, The DeSoto High School girls' track team continued | ||
its tradition of excellence by claiming its fifth consecutive Class | ||
6A championship at the 2021 University Interscholastic League Track & | ||
Field State Meet; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors at | ||
Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 8, the Lady Eagles were paced | ||
by their relay squads; Amelliah Birdow, Mia Abraham, Trinity Kirk, | ||
and Logan Neely captured the gold medal in the 4x200-meter event | ||
with a time of 1 minute, 36.93 seconds, while the quartet of | ||
Ms. Birdow, Lacie Deboskie, Ms. Kirk, and Ms. Neely completed the | ||
4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 45.06 seconds, to win the silver | ||
medal; moreover, Jalaysi'ya Smith, Ja'Era Griffin, Ms. Kirk, and | ||
Ms. Abraham earned the bronze in the 4x100-meter relay, clocking in | ||
at 45.22 seconds; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the individual events, Ms. Smith led the way with | ||
a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles; her time of 12.93 seconds | ||
would have been a state-meet and national record if the wind reading | ||
of 6.1 had not been over the allowable limit of 2.0; she also | ||
collected a silver in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.46 | ||
seconds; in the same event, Ms. Neely added to the Lady Eagle point | ||
total with a fourth-place finish, crossing the finish line in 42.92 | ||
seconds; in addition, Ms. Griffin competed in the 100-meter dash, | ||
finishing fifth; and | ||
WHEREAS, When the final points were counted, DeSoto became | ||
just the third girls' track team to win five straight titles and the | ||
first to do so in the UIL's largest classification; the victory also | ||
earned the school its ninth state crown overall, moving the Lady | ||
Eagles into a tie for second in the tally of most all-time girls' | ||
state track championships; throughout the season, the team | ||
benefited from the able guidance of head coach June Villers and | ||
assistant coaches Jackie Davis, Anteneshia Lindsey-Jones, Paul | ||
Beattie, Doug Cox, and T. J. Bell; and | ||
WHEREAS, In winning five state championships in a row, the | ||
DeSoto High School girls' track team has distinguished itself as a | ||
true powerhouse in the sport, and the members of the 2021 squad may | ||
take justifiable pride in their outstanding accomplishments; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the DeSoto High School girls' track | ||
team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship and extend to the | ||
team's athletes, 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 Lady Eagles as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Davis | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1158 was adopted by the House on May | ||
23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||