[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12393]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SOPHIE ATKINSON WINS TWO GOLD MEDALS AT AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION JUNIOR 
                                OLYMPICS

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 12, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Sophie Atkinson 
of Katy, TX for winning two gold medals at the Amateur Athletic Union 
Junior Olympics.
  Sophie brought victory home to Track Houston in both the 1,500 and 
3,000 meter races in the girl's 13-year-old division. Her winning time 
in the 1,500 meter race was 4:45.04. She not only won the 3,000 meter 
sprint, but also set a new Junior Olympic record, with a time of 
10:03.41. Sophie is an incoming eighth grader at Bend Middle School and 
earned a silver medal in last year's 3,200 meter relay at the AAU 
Junior Olympics.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Sophie Atkinson for winning two gold medals at 
the AAU Junior Olympics. We thank her for bringing this success home to 
Katy and wish her the best in her future track career.

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