1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 RESOLUTION 1036 By: McCall
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 A Resolution congratulating the University of
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11 WHEREAS, the 2023 University of Oklahoma women's gymnastics
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12 team, under the guidance of Head Coach K.J. Kindler, finished with a
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13 28-2 record, was ranked No. 1 the entire season and won the
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14 program's sixth national championship by tying its own NCAA finals
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15 record with a score of 198.3875; and
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16 WHEREAS, the Sooners defeated No. 2 Florida, No. 5 Utah, and No.
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18 the last four years and sixth in the last nine years; and
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19 WHEREAS, OU posted a nation-leading 10 scores of at least 198,
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20 tying its own NCAA single-season record; and
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21 WHEREAS, Olivia Trautman won the NCAA vault title, becoming the
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22 seventh Sooner and first since 2021 to win an individual national
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 1 WHEREAS, eight Sooners earned a total of 10 NCAA All-America
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2 honors, including five first-team accolades; and
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3 WHEREAS, six Sooners earned a total of 10 WCGA regular season
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4 All-America honors, with all six earning first-team acclaim and
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5 Jordan Bowers joining Maggie Nichols as the only gymnasts in program
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6 history to garner five All-America honors during a regular season;
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8 WHEREAS, Meilin Sullivan was named the NCAA Elite 90 Award
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9 winner, becoming the fifth Sooner and second OU gymnast to earn the
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10 honor; and
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11 WHEREAS, the Sooners won their 13th straight NCAA regional title
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12 to advance to their 19th consecutive NCAA Championships; and
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13 WHEREAS, OU won its 10th conference title in the last 11 years
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14 with the highest score in Big 12 Championship history with a
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15 198.400; and
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16 WHEREAS, six Sooners won a total of eight individual conference
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17 championships and claimed every event title and the all-around
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19 WHEREAS, Faith Torrez was honored as Big 12 Newcomer of the
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20 Year, Katherine LeVasseur as Big 12 Event Specialist of the Year and
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21 Head Coach K.J. Kindler as Big 12 Coach of the Year for the 12th
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22 time as a Sooner.
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23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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24 OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
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 1 THAT the House of Representatives expresses profound
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2 appreciation to Head Coach K.J. Kindler and the 2023 OU women's
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3 gymnastics team for the excitement and pride they bring to the
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4 University of Oklahoma, the State of Oklahoma and to Sooners
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5 everywhere, and for the exemplary manner in which they represented
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6 the University of Oklahoma and added to its tradition of excellence.
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8 59-2-10831 TJ 04/03/24
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