SM 45 — UNM CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, CONGRATS

SENATEA MEMORIAL 45REQUESTING 53RDTHE LEGISLATURESENATE -TO STATECONGRATULATE THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO -WOMEN'S SECONDCROSS SESSIONCOUNTRY ,TEAM 2018FOR INTRODUCEDWINNING BYTHE Benny2017 Shendo,NATIONAL Jr.COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP.

6 8WHEREAS, 10the Auniversity MEMORIALof REQUESTINGNew THEMexico SENATEwomen's TOcross CONGRATULATEcountry THEteam UNIVERSITYwas OFranked NEWsecond MEXICOin WOMEN'Sthe CROSScountry COUNTRYas TEAMthey FORentered WINNINGthe THEnational 2017collegiate NATIONALathletic COLLEGIATEassociation ATHLETICdivision ASSOCIATIONone CHAMPIONSHIP.cross country championships in Louisville, Kentucky, in November 2017;

15and WHEREAS, the universityLobo ofwomen Newwon Mexicothe women'snational crosstitle countryfor teamthe was ranked second time in thethree countryyears, asjoining theytheir enterednational ewin tin 172015 and becoming the ninth team in national collegiate athletic association divisionhistory oneto crosswin wmultiple ltitles n d 18 country championships in Louisville,women's Kentucky,cross incountry; November = = 19 a l 2017;

and iWHEREAS, athis evictory rwas 20 WHEREAS, the Loboteam's womeneighth wonstraight thetop-ten nationalperformance titleat for the a t m m 21 second time in three years, joining their national wincollegiate inathletic 2015association dchampionships, rwhich eis 22 and becoming the ninthlongest teamactive streak in national collegiate athletic c e s k 23 association historyhistory; to win multiple titles in women's cross e a n b 24 country;

and u [ WHEREAS, this victory was the team'sLobo eighthwomen straightplaced top-four .209918.1scorers tenin performance at the nationaltop collegiatefifteen, athleticincluding associationa championships,dominant whichperformance isby theindividual longestwinner activeEdnah streakKurgat; in national collegiate athletic association history;

and WHEREAS, theEdnah LoboKurgat's womentime placedof fournineteen scorersminutes, nineteen and forty-two one hundredths seconds is the fastest SM 45 in championship history since the topnational fifteen,collegiate includingPage a1 dominantathletic performanceassociation bymoved individualthe winnerrace 6distance Ednahup Kurgat;from five thousand meters in 2000;

and WHEREAS, Ednahthe Kurgat'stop timeLobo ofscorers nineteen— minutes,Ednah nineteenKurgat, andWeini forty-twoKelati, oneCharlotte hundredthsProuse secondsand isAlice theWright fastest— inall championshipearned historyall-American sincehonors theand nationalwere collegiatejoined athleticon association moved the raceteam distanceby upAlondra fromNegron fiveTexidor, thousandAlex metersBuck inand 2000;Kieran Casey;

and 12 WHEREAS, thethis topis Lobothe scorerssecond —national Ednahtitle Kurgat,for Weinicoach Kelati,Joe CharlotteFranklin Prouseas andhe Alicealso Wrightled — all earned all-American honors and were joined on the team byto Alondrathe Negron2015 Texidor,national Alexcollegiate Buckathletic andassociation Kierantitle; Casey;

and WHEREAS, thisthe Lobo women's 2017 national title is the secondthird national titlecollegiate forathletic coachassociation Joetitle ein ethe 17university Franklinof asNew heMexico's alsohistory, ledjoining thetheir teamwin toin 2015 and the 20152004 national etitle ewon nby dthe 18university collegiateof athleticNew associationMexico's title;skiing program;

andNOW, =THEREFORE, =BE lIT ]RESOLVED 19BY WHEREAS,THE theSENATE LoboOF women'sTHE 2017STATE nationalOF titleNEW isMEXICO thethat thirdcongratulations abe lextended rto i 20 national collegiate athletic association title in the t e a t university of New Mexico'sMexico history,women's joiningcross-country theirteam winand incoach 2015Joe mFranklin mfor 21their eremarkable dseason and thean 2004outstanding national titlevictory; won by the university of New r e 22 c e r c 23 Mexico's skiing program;

eand a n b 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BYthat THEa SENATEcopy OFof THEthis STATEmemorial u [ OF NEW MEXICO that congratulations be extendedtransmitted to the .209918.1 - 2 - university of New Mexico women's cross-countrycross teamcountry and coach Joe FranklinFranklin. for their remarkable season and an outstanding national victory;

andSM BE45 ITPage FURTHER2 RESOLVED25 that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the university of New Mexico women's cross 6 country coach Joe Franklin.

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