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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The girls' track team from Randolph High School in |
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Universal City once again proved itself one of the finest in Texas |
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by winning the 3A championship at the 2023 University |
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Interscholastic League Track & Field State Meet; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors at |
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Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 11, the Randolph athletes |
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turned in an exceptional performance; dominating the field, the |
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Ro-Hawks racked up a total score of 94, outdistancing the |
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second-place team by 24 points to claim their second consecutive 3A |
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crown; and |
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WHEREAS, Leading the way for Randolph was Taylor Nunez, who |
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collected four gold medals; she set 3A state meet records in two of |
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the events, soaring 20 feet, 2.5 inches, in the long jump and |
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breaking her own mark in the 100-meter dash with a blistering time |
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of 11.44 seconds; moreover, she sprinted to victory in the 200 |
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meters in 23.42 seconds, and she joined Jaela Smith, Cai Rogers, and |
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Jourdann Cathro on the winning 400-meter relay squad that crossed |
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the finish line in 47.27 seconds; and |
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WHEREAS, Sophia Bendet clinched two gold medals for Randolph, |
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winning the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 16.01 seconds, and the 1,600 |
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meters in 5:07.56; she added a bronze medal as part of the |
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1,600-meter relay squad that included Ms. Smith, Ms. Cathro, and |
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Grace Kistler, clocking a time of 3:58.39; additionally, |
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Ms. Cathro, Ms. Rogers, Tiana James, and Jaeda Jones raced to a |
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third-place showing in the 800-meter relay, posting a time of |
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1:43.77; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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commitment to excellence, and the Randolph Ro-Hawks will treasure |
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the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Randolph High School girls' |
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track team on winning the 3A championship at the 2023 UIL Track & |
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Field State Meet and extend to the team's athletes and coaches |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Ro-Hawks as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |