Bill Text: TX HR1464 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the University of North Texas polo club on winning the 2023 USPA Division I Men's National Intercollegiate Championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1464 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1464-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1464 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The University of North Texas polo club proved | ||
| itself the finest in the nation by winning the 2023 United States | ||
| Polo Association Division I Men's National Intercollegiate | ||
| Championship on April 15; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Despite having only competed in the sport since | ||
| 2018, the Mean Green polo club quickly established itself as a | ||
| strong contender and finished as the runner-up for the national | ||
| title in April 2022; after returning to action later in the year, | ||
| UNT logged a series of impressive wins in November, capturing the | ||
| Texas College Polo Championship with a 13-10 victory over Southern | ||
| Methodist University and then bested Cornell and the University of | ||
| Virginia to clinch the prestigious William S. Field Invitational | ||
| polo tournament and the No. 1 ranking in the country; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the conclusion of the regular season, UNT joined | ||
| the other top teams in Charlottesville, Virginia, for the 2023 | ||
| National Intercollegiate Championship tournament; the Mean Green | ||
| players first squared off against Texas A&M University in the | ||
| semifinals on April 13 and defeated their interstate rivals, 20-8; | ||
| two days later, the team took to the field for the championship | ||
| match, looking to avenge the loss to the University of Virginia in | ||
| the 2022 finale; UNT built a 5-3 advantage in the first three | ||
| chukkers and added to their lead after the break; demonstrating | ||
| tremendous poise and confidence down the stretch, UNT outscored | ||
| Virginia 4-1 in the fifth chukker and then dialed up the defense the | ||
| rest of the way to seal a 14-9 victory and the university's first | ||
| polo title; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Vaughn Miller Jr. scored 17 goals in the national | ||
| tournament and was joined on the All-Star team by Andrew Scott, who | ||
| earned the Connie Upchurch Memorial Sportsmanship Award for the | ||
| second time; UNT also received important contributions in the match | ||
| from John Dencker, Vance Miller, and Niklaus Felhaber; these | ||
| determined student-athletes were ably guided by head coach Vaughn | ||
| Miller Sr.; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a national championship represents | ||
| countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to | ||
| excellence, and the UNT Mean Green polo players are a source of | ||
| tremendous pride to the entire university community; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the University of North Texas polo | ||
| club on winning the 2023 USPA Division I Men's National | ||
| Intercollegiate 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 club as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Stucky | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1464 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
