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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cheyenne Kennedy of Livingston High School proved |
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herself one of the top Texas high school athletes in her sport by |
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winning the 5A title in the 220+ division at the 2015 Texas High |
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School Women's Powerlifting Association State Meet, held on March |
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20 and 21 in Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, A senior competing at the state meet for the fourth |
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consecutive year, Ms. Kennedy claimed the 5A crown in her weight |
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class by tallying 1,230 pounds; her total included lifts of 300 |
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pounds in the bench press and 510 in the squat, which were tops for |
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her division at the meet, as well as 420 pounds in the deadlift; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kennedy qualified for state with a triumphant |
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performance at the Region 4 Division 1 competition in Beaumont on |
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February 26, where she compiled 1,270 total pounds and earned |
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Outstanding Lifter and Outstanding Bench Press honors; her |
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victories during 2015 have closed out an exceptional high school |
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career in which she has set school and state records in a number of |
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lifting categories, and she hopes to continue her powerlifting |
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career at the collegiate level; and |
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WHEREAS, Through long hours of training and an undeniable |
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will to win, Cheyenne Kennedy has claimed the mantle of state |
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champion, and her accomplishment is a source of great pride to her |
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school and her many supporters in the community; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cheyenne Kennedy on winning the |
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Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association 5A state |
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championship in the 220+ weight class and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Kennedy as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1778 was adopted by the House on May |
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7, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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