[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 98 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CORBIN WINS KATY TOMPKIN HIGH'S FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2017

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mason Corbin of 
Katy, TX, for winning the state championship title in the Boys High 
Jump 6A division at the University Interscholastic League Track and 
Field State Meet.
  Most people spend years training to win a state championship and then 
there is Mason. The Katy Tompkin High School junior tried out for track 
and field in February for the first time at the recommendation of a 
friend, even though he's been an avid basketball player since seventh 
grade. Mason won his first high jump meet in March by clearing 6-7 and 
went on to prove he can compete with the best by clearing 6-10 (and 
breaking a personal record) at the District 19-6A championships. He's 
currently ranked 15th in the nation and will compete at the New Balance 
Outdoor Nationals in the elite meet this June in North Carolina. We 
wish him good luck.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Mason for winning the state championship. 
We're proud of his quick success and look forward to seeing him do well 
in his upcoming meets.

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