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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carol Lewis is being inducted into the Southwest |
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Conference Hall of Fame on March 30, 2015, in recognition of her |
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many achievements as a track and field athlete; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Ms. Lewis first |
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displayed her skills as a track star at Willingboro High School in |
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New Jersey, where she set the high school indoor long jump record in |
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1981; she then followed in the footsteps of her brother, Olympic |
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legend Carl Lewis, by enrolling at the University of Houston; a |
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standout member of the Cougars' track and field program, she earned |
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All-American honors on 12 occasions and captured 10 individual SWC |
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championships and three team conference titles during her |
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collegiate career; in addition, she won NCAA Indoor and Outdoor |
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National Championships in the long jump in 1983 and 1985, and she |
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remains the school's record holder for the event; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lewis also proved herself in international |
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competition, qualifying for the 1980 Summer Olympics and later |
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representing Team USA at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles and |
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the 1988 Olympics in Seoul; she won a silver medal in the long jump |
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at the 1980 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships as well as |
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bronze medals at the 1983 World Championships and the 1985 |
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International Association of Athletics Federations World Cup; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her retirement from competition, this |
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esteemed athlete worked as a track and field commentator for NBC |
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Sports, covering the 1996, 2000, and 2008 Summer Games; and |
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WHEREAS, A multitalented Olympian and collegiate champion |
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who demonstrated outstanding skill and determination, Carol Lewis |
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may take justifiable pride in her remarkable accomplishments, and |
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she is indeed deserving of this prestigious hall of fame honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Carol Lewis on her induction into |
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the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Lewis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |