| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution commending the University of Florida Men's |
| 3 | Indoor Track and Field Team for winning the 2010 Division |
| 4 | I Men's Indoor Track and Field Team NCAA Championship. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, the University of Florida Gators have long been |
| 7 | recognized for their winning tradition in all intercollegiate |
| 8 | sports, and |
| 9 | WHEREAS, the University of Florida Men's Indoor Track and |
| 10 | Field Team has continued this tradition of athletic excellence, |
| 11 | achieved and maintained through their hard work, determination, |
| 12 | and a team-first attitude, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, the University of Florida Men's Indoor Track and |
| 14 | Field Team led the nation with 14 All-America honors this |
| 15 | season, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, the Florida Gators won their first NCAA Men's |
| 17 | Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, March 13, 2010, |
| 18 | at the University of Arkansas' Randal Tyson Track Center, |
| 19 | scoring 57 total team points, beating Oregon and Texas A&M by 13 |
| 20 | points, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, two individuals on the University of Florida Men's |
| 22 | Indoor Track and Field Team won NCAA individual titles, Jeff |
| 23 | Demps for the 60-meter dash and Christian Taylor for the triple |
| 24 | jump, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, under head coach Mike Holloway and his coaching |
| 26 | staff, and Athletic Director Jeremy Foley, the Florida Gators |
| 27 | came together to form a championship team, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, the national championship won by the Florida Men's |
| 29 | Track and Field team marked the 23rd championship won by a Gator |
| 30 | team in all sports, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 32 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 33 | Florida: |
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| 35 | That the House of Representatives commends the University |
| 36 | of Florida Men's Indoor Track and Field Team for winning the |
| 37 | 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship, the |
| 38 | first such championship in the history of the University of |
| 39 | Florida. |
| 40 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 41 | presented to the University of Florida, to Coach Mike Holloway, |
| 42 | and to each member of the Florida Gators Men's Indoor Track and |
| 43 | Field Team as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed |
| 44 | herein. |