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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 140 Commending the Floyd County High School girls' cross country team. Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 16, 2004 Agreed to by the Senate, January 22, 2004

WHEREAS, the Floyd County High School girls' cross country team won the 2003 Virginia High School League Group A state cross country championship; and

WHEREAS, to win their first state championship, the Floyd County Lady Buffs had to defeat the favored Region B champions from Central High School of Woodstock; and

WHEREAS, the Floyd County runners used the same strategy that had worked all season--run in a pack--to defeat Central of Woodstock by 13 points and capture the state title; and

WHEREAS, led by Head Coach Dawn Weeks, the Lady Buffs elevated team victory over individual accomplishment, and by running as a team experienced unprecedented success; and

WHEREAS, three Floyd County runners--Hanna Traynham, Stephine Link, and Mira Walker--placed in the top 15 in the state meet and earned all-state honors; and

WHEREAS, equally important to the team victory were the performances of Kara Rogers, who placed 28th, and Morgan Weeks, who finished 33rd; and

WHEREAS, the triumphant 2003 season of the Floyd County High School girls' cross country team is a tribute to the skill and perseverance of the athletes, the leadership of the coaching staff, and the support of the students and faculty of Floyd County High School; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Floyd County High School Lady Buffs on their outstanding 2003 cross country season; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Head Coach Dawn Weeks as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations on the championship performance of the Floyd County High School girls' cross country team.