Bill Text: TX HR910 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas at Arlington Movin' Mavs on winning the 2021 National Wheelchair Basketball Association intercollegiate championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR910 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR910-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 910 |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Arlington Movin' Mavs | ||
continued their tradition of excellence by winning the 2021 | ||
National Wheelchair Basketball Association men's intercollegiate | ||
championship, claiming the school's ninth title; and | ||
WHEREAS, Coming off a season cut short by the COVID-19 | ||
pandemic, the Movin' Mavs joined the other top collegiate | ||
competitors on March 12 and 13 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; in the | ||
semifinals, the UTA team defeated Southwest Minnesota State | ||
University by a score of 61-50 to punch its ticket to the NWBA | ||
finale; and | ||
WHEREAS, Squaring off against a talented team from the | ||
University of Alabama with the title on the line, the Movin' Mavs | ||
once again proved to be unstoppable; the squad took charge early, | ||
building a double-digit lead by intermission; in the second half, | ||
the UTA defense held strong, and when the buzzer sounded, the Movin' | ||
Mavs triumphed by a final score of 66-51 to collect another national | ||
crown; the team received an additional honor when the City of | ||
Arlington declared March 30 as UTA Movin' Mavs National Champions | ||
Day; and | ||
WHEREAS, Freshman Amit Vigoda was named tournament Most | ||
Valuable Player after leading all scorers in the final with 26 | ||
points; excelling with a true team effort, the Movin' Mavs also | ||
received essential contributions throughout the year from the other | ||
members of the roster: Issac Lipscomb, Vincent Dallaire, Corey | ||
Wilson, Bryce Cruz, Logan Saenz, Carrington Marendes, Ramiro | ||
Cortez, Aaron Summerill, Alex Hummer, Issac Hummer, and Jakob | ||
Gorton; these dedicated athletes benefited from the leadership of | ||
head coach Douglas Garner and the support of trainer Shelly Taketa | ||
and interns Julia Berrones and Riley Nix; and | ||
WHEREAS, In winning a ninth championship, the UTA Movin' Mavs | ||
have burnished their status as a basketball dynasty, and their | ||
accomplishments are a source of great pride to the university and to | ||
the team's many supporters in the Arlington community; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas at | ||
Arlington Movin' Mavs on winning the 2021 National Wheelchair | ||
Basketball Association 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 Movin' Mavs as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Tinderholt | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 910 was adopted by the House on May 8, | ||
2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||