MS HR54

Commends Braden Ivey, age 11, for being selected as the 2013 State Games of Mississippi AT&T Male Athlete of the Year

Recognizes Ivey's extensive martial arts achievements including six consecutive Mississippi State Championships, 2010 AAU National Championship, and 2013 WKC World Champion title won in Melbourne, Australia

Notes Ivey earned a position on the Amateur Athletics USA Team in 2012 at age ten and is a three-time Gold Medalist at the State Games of Mississippi

Highlights his dedication through training six days a week for four hours daily at his family's dojo school in Enterprise, Mississippi, where he also serves as a youth instructor

Acknowledges his academic excellence, including receiving the Presidential Award for Academics and maintaining honor roll status throughout his schooling