MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2017 By
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2017 By: Representatives Baria, Watson, Barker, To: Rules Byrd, DeLano, Johnson (87th), Pigott, Staples, Touchstone HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING TORI 2 BOWIE FOR HER NUMEROUS ATHLETIC ACCOLADES IN THE SPORT OF TRACK 3 AND FIELD, PARTICULARLY HER GOLD MEDAL IN THE 4X100 METER RELAY, 4 SILVER MEDAL IN THE 100 METER DASH, AND BRONZE MEDAL IN THE 200 5 METER DASH DURING THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO, 6 BRAZIL. 7 WHEREAS, Tori Bowie, the second-fastest woman in the world 8 and a native of Sand Hill, Mississippi, sprinted her way to 9 medaling in three different events during the 2016 Summer Olympic 10 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and 11 WHEREAS, born on August 27, 1990, Frentorish "Tori" Bowie 12 attended Pisgah High School, where she began her rise to become 13 one of the most elite track athletes in the world, as she won two 14 state championships in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash and the 15 long jump, as well as three state championships in the 4x100 meter 16 relay; and 17 WHEREAS, Tori's athletic prowess and track accolades landed 18 her a scholarship to the University of Southern Mississippi in 19 Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where she flew down her lanes like the H. C. R. No. 23 *HR31/R1052* ~ OFFICIAL ~ N1/2 17/HR31/R1052 PAGE 1 (ENK\JAB) 20 wings of a Golden Eagle in each of her sprint and long jump 21 competitions; and 22 WHEREAS, during her tenure at Southern Mississippi, Tori, a 23 two-time NCAA champion, soared
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