Bill Text: TX SR595 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Callan Nokes and the Westlake High School boys' golf team on their achievements.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-17 - Reported enrolled [SR595 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR595-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Coach Callan Nokes and the members of the Westlake | ||
| High School boys' golf team have garnered well-deserved | ||
| recognition for their outstanding success in recent years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ably guided by Coach Nokes since 2002, the | ||
| Chaparrals have advanced to the University Interscholastic | ||
| League Golf State Tournament 14 out of the last 16 years and have | ||
| claimed a total of five team state championships during that | ||
| period, including back-to-back crowns in 2017 and 2018; in fact, | ||
| Westlake has won more state titles and invitational tournaments | ||
| than any other school in 6A history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 2018 team included an exceptional lineup of | ||
| golfers; both Matthew Denton and Thomas Bockholt were juniors on | ||
| last year's squad, and both were also members of the | ||
| title-winning Westlake contingent in 2017; Mr. Denton earned | ||
| third and second place, respectively, in the individual state | ||
| standings the past two years and will compete for Texas A&M | ||
| following his high school graduation, while Mr. Bockholt will | ||
| play for Rice University; junior Jackson Davenport finished in | ||
| the top six individually at the 2018 state meet and has verbally | ||
| committed to West Virginia University, and sophomore J. Holland | ||
| Humphries is presently the No. 8 player in the United States in | ||
| the Rolex American Junior Golf Association Rankings; the final | ||
| member of the 2018 Chaparrals was Reid Davenport, who now plays | ||
| for Vanderbilt University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Coach Nokes has | ||
| received a number of prestigious awards, including selection as | ||
| the Texas State Coach of the Year and the Southwest United States | ||
| Regional Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State | ||
| High School Associations; moreover, the Texas High School | ||
| Coaches Association honored him in 2013 for compiling 500 victory | ||
| points, and he reached that milestone in just 11 seasons, setting | ||
| the fastest pace among his 6A peers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through hard work and an unwavering commitment to | ||
| excellence, the members of the Westlake High boys' golf team have | ||
| built their school into a true powerhouse in the sport, and they | ||
| may indeed take justifiable pride in their legacy of excellence; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Coach Callan Nokes and the Westlake | ||
| High School boys' golf team on their exemplary achievements and | ||
| extend to all those associated with the program sincere best | ||
| wishes for success during the 2019 season and beyond; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Chaparrals as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Buckingham, Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 17, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
