[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING THE TEXAS A&M WOMEN'S EQUESTRIAN TEAM'S WESTERN SQUAD ON 
              WINNING THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE

  (Mr. FLORES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
the second athletics team from Texas A&M University to win a national 
championship in the past month. The Texas A&M Women's Equestrian 
Western Squad recently took home their third straight national title 
with a 5-3 victory over Kansas State in the finals of the Varsity 
Equestrian National Championship in Waco, Texas. Including the overall 
national title in 2002, the A&M Equestrian Team has won nine national 
championships since it was formed in 1999.
  These lady Aggies, who hail from various parts of Texas and numerous 
States around the country, glided through a near perfect season and had 
their eyes set on another national trophy to add to an already filled 
trophy case. This team is a shining example of how hard work and 
perseverance pays off.
  I would also like to applaud Coach Tana McKay and her staff for an 
outstanding job in guiding the Aggie Women's Equestrian Team throughout 
their success. Congratulations, Aggies, on a job well done, and gig' 
em.

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