Bill Text: TX HR1779 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Randolph High School girls' track team on winning the 3A championship at the 2023 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1779 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1779-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1779 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The girls' track team from Randolph High School in | ||
| Universal City once again proved itself one of the finest in Texas | ||
| by winning the 3A championship at the 2023 University | ||
| Interscholastic League Track & Field State Meet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors at | ||
| Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 11, the Randolph athletes | ||
| turned in an exceptional performance; dominating the field, the | ||
| Ro-Hawks racked up a total score of 94, outdistancing the | ||
| second-place team by 24 points to claim their second consecutive 3A | ||
| crown; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Leading the way for Randolph was Taylor Nunez, who | ||
| collected four gold medals; she set 3A state meet records in two of | ||
| the events, soaring 20 feet, 2.5 inches, in the long jump and | ||
| breaking her own mark in the 100-meter dash with a blistering time | ||
| of 11.44 seconds; moreover, she sprinted to victory in the 200 | ||
| meters in 23.42 seconds, and she joined Jaela Smith, Cai Rogers, and | ||
| Jourdann Cathro on the winning 400-meter relay squad that crossed | ||
| the finish line in 47.27 seconds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sophia Bendet clinched two gold medals for Randolph, | ||
| winning the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 16.01 seconds, and the 1,600 | ||
| meters in 5:07.56; she added a bronze medal as part of the | ||
| 1,600-meter relay squad that included Ms. Smith, Ms. Cathro, and | ||
| Grace Kistler, clocking a time of 3:58.39; additionally, | ||
| Ms. Cathro, Ms. Rogers, Tiana James, and Jaeda Jones raced to a | ||
| third-place showing in the 800-meter relay, posting a time of | ||
| 1:43.77; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
| culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, and the Randolph Ro-Hawks will treasure | ||
| the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Randolph High School girls' | ||
| track team on winning the 3A championship at the 2023 UIL Track & | ||
| Field State Meet and extend to the team's athletes and coaches | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Ro-Hawks as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Lujan | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1779 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
