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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Senior Jacob Rodriguez capped off an outstanding |
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record of athletic achievement at Tuloso-Midway High School in |
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Corpus Christi with a first-place finish at the 2017 Texas High |
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School Powerlifting Association State Meet, held on March 25 in |
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Abilene; and |
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WHEREAS, In an exceptional show of strength and |
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determination, Mr. Rodriguez tallied 1,860 pounds to claim the |
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Division 1 title in the 275-pound weight class; his total included |
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lifts of 430 pounds in the bench press, 610 pounds in the dead lift, |
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and a record-breaking 820 pounds in the squat, in which he outlifted |
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his nearest rival by 95 pounds; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez's impressive showing at the state |
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contest was the latest in a series of triumphs throughout his high |
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school career; after narrowly missing qualifying for the regional |
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powerlifting meet as a freshman, he returned as a sophomore to |
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advance all the way to state, and over the past two years, he has |
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added a number of invitational meet victories, as well as |
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back-to-back regional championships, to his list of |
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accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, This talented student-athlete has also |
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distinguished himself on the gridiron, where he showed versatility |
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as both an offensive and a defensive lineman, and he further proved |
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himself a leader on the Warrior football team by serving as a |
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captain during his junior and senior years; he was twice named an |
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All-District Second Team guard, and he received All-District First |
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Team honors for the 2016-2017 season; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his skill, determination, and commitment to |
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excellence, Jacob Rodriguez has become a source of great pride to |
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his school and to his many supporters in the local community, and he |
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may indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jacob Rodriguez on his many |
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athletic achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |