House Bill 9133

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9133

        By Representative Chestnut






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the achievements of

  3         the University of Florida Women's Collegiate

  4         Athletic programs.

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  6         WHEREAS, in 1972, the University of Florida added

  7  women's athletics to the university's athletic program, and

  8         WHEREAS, originally funded with $18,000 in student

  9  activity fees, the University of Florida's women's sports

10  program has grown to an $8 million operation that was recently

11  named the best in the nation by Sports Illustrated, and

12         WHEREAS, since the 1983-1984 school year, the

13  university's women's athletics program has never ranked lower

14  than eighth in the combined ranking for women's athletics, and

15         WHEREAS, the University of Florida's commitment to

16  excellence in women's athletics has yielded prodigious results

17  in the form of national and conference championships,

18  All-American and Southeastern Conference academic and athletic

19  honors, and Olympic medalists and participants, and

20         WHEREAS, the University of Florida women's athletic

21  teams have won twelve NCAA national team titles, which include

22  the 1998 national title in soccer, the 1992, 1996, and 1998

23  national titles in tennis, the 1982 national title in swimming

24  and diving, the 1985 and 1986 national titles in golf, and the

25  1992 national title in indoor track and field, and

26         WHEREAS, the University of Florida Women's Indoor

27  Tennis Team has won national titles in 1992, 1996, and 1998,

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29         WHEREAS, the University of Florida has also won a

30  national title in Women's Gymnastics in 1982 and in Swimming

31  and Diving in 1979, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9133

    52-171C-99






  1         WHEREAS, University of Florida women's athletics have

  2  won a total of 126 national individual titles, and

  3         WHEREAS, their 106 NCAA individual titles is the second

  4  highest total of any women's program in the nation, and

  5         WHEREAS, the University of Florida women's collegiate

  6  athletic programs have produced a total of 275 athletes who

  7  have garnered 1,300 All-American honors, and

  8         WHEREAS, within their own athletic conference,

  9  Florida's total of 64 women's team titles is the top total in

10  Southeastern Conference history, more than double the number

11  earned by any other league school, and

12         WHEREAS, Florida also boasts a total of 225 individuals

13  who have received a cumulative 577 All-Southeastern Conference

14  honors, and

15         WHEREAS, 39 University of Florida women athletes have

16  earned 51 berths in Olympic competition, 14 of whom were Gold

17  Medal winners, three of whom were Silver Medal winners, and

18  seven of whom were Bronze Medal winners, and

19         WHEREAS, nine University of Florida women's athletics

20  coaches have been named National Coach of the Year on 17

21  different occasions, and 15 University of Florida women's

22  athletics coaches have been named Southeastern Conference

23  Coach of the Year 37 times, and

24         WHEREAS, women athletes from the University of Florida

25  have been named Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year in

26  1984, 1988, 1993, and 1994, and

27         WHEREAS, 21 University of Florida athletes from the

28  various women's athletic programs have received 28 GTE

29  Academic All-American honors, and the university has produced

30  260 athletes who have received 476 Academic All-Southeastern

31  Conference honors, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9133

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  1         WHEREAS, it is fitting and appropriate that the Florida

  2  House of Representatives recognize the University of Florida

  3  women's athletic programs for its phenomenal history of

  4  achievement, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  6  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  7  Florida:

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  9         That the House of Representatives of the State of

10  Florida hereby recognizes the numerous achievements of the

11  University of Florida Women's Collegiate Athletic programs.

12         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

13  be presented to Ann Marie Rogers, University of Florida Senior

14  Women's Administrator, and Jeremy Foley, University of Florida

15  Athletics Director, as a tangible token of the sentiments

16  expressed herein.

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