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MS SR69

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nicole Boyd

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Shelby McEwen of Abbeville, Mississippi, for his outstanding track-and-field career and achievements at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
  • McEwen jumped 2.36 meters and tied with New Zealand's Hamish Kerr for the gold medal position; after agreeing to a jump-off, Kerr won and McEwen claimed the silver medal
  • McEwen attended Northwest Mississippi Community College (2015-2017) and then competed for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2018-2019
  • McEwen qualified for the 2020 Olympics with a 2.33 meter jump in 2021 and finished twelfth; he also competed in the World Indoor Championship in Glasgow, Scotland
  • Resolution extends best wishes to McEwen and his family for future success

Legislative Description

Commend Shelby McEwen from Abbeville, Mississippi, for epic high jump final in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Last Action

Adopted

3/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/4/2025

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