Problem using query_posts()

Below is the code I am using.
The problem I am getting is that the date call in the second block does not return any data.
Can anyone tell what I am doing wrong?

<?php  query_posts('posts_per_page=1&category_name=Cat1'); ?>
<?php  if (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
	<div class="widget latest-post">
		<span class="latest-title">Latest Cat 1 Post</span><br />
		<span class="date"><?php the_date(); ?></span><br />
		<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
		<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
	</div> <!-- END Latest Posts -->
<?php
	endif;
	wp_reset_query();
?>

<?php  query_posts('posts_per_page=1&category_name=Cat2'); ?>
<?php  if (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
	<div class="widget latest-post">
		<span class="latest-title">Latest Cat 2 Post</span><br />
		<span class="date"><?php the_date(); ?></span><br />
		<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
		<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
	</div> <!-- END Latest Posts -->
<?php
	endif;
	wp_reset_query();
?>