[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING COACH BOB SEPULVEDA

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                          HON. YVETTE HERRELL

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 10, 2021

  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, today I rise to acknowledge Coach Bob 
Sepulveda. Bob is a 1954 graduate of Goodwell High School in Goodwell, 
Oklahoma, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He 
then attended Oklahoma Panhandle State University, earning his B.A. 
degree in History in 1958, while also lettering in football and track.
  Bob's coaching career began in 1960 in Telluride, Colorado, where he 
served as head basketball and track coach and assistant baseball coach. 
His 1964 basketball team won the Mountain League District Class A 
Championship and placed second at the Western Colorado Regional Class A 
tournament. He also helped coach the 1964 Telluride High School 
baseball team that won the Class A State Championship.
  Taking his coaching career on the road, Bob moved to Alamogordo, New 
Mexico, in 1964, where he coached both track and football for 32 years. 
In 1969 he was named head track coach and then head football coach in 
1971.
  During his 27 years as head track coach his teams won more medals for 
Alamogordo than any coach in its history.
  19 District Championships, 5 State Championships, 1 second place 
finish, 5 third place finishes, 170 Invitational Track meet wins, and 
102 first place medals at the State Track Meet showcase Bob's 
dedication to the team and the athletes.
  Under Bob's coaching, several student athletes went on to become NCAA 
Champions, some establishing records that still stand today. Three of 
his athletes even went on to the Olympic trials.
  If his record alone wasn't a testament to Bob's coaching abilities, 
he has also received numerous awards during his tenure at Alamogordo 
High School. He was selected as New Mexico Coach of the Year for boys 
track in 1982, 1991, and 1996 and received the NHSACA Region 8 Coach of 
the Year in 1982, 1991, and 1996. He was also named the NFSHSA Section 
6 Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1996 and was also awarded, along with 
his wife Marilyn, the New Mexico High School Coaches Association Level 
IV Coaching Milestone ring in 1989 and was inducted into the Alamogordo 
Tiger Hall of Fame in 1988. He also served on the Board of Directors 
for the New Mexico Track and Field and Cross-Country Association and 
was the President of the Association from 1991 through 1992.
  In a fitting act of recognition for his lifelong dedication and 
achievements, the Board of Education of the Alamogordo Public School 
District voted to name the Alamogordo High School Tiger Stadium Track 
in honor of Bob Sepulveda. A public celebration and official public 
christening will take place on September 3, 2021.

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