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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The girls' golf players from Alamo Heights High |
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School in San Antonio distinguished themselves at the 2023 |
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University Interscholastic League Golf State Tournament, with the |
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blue team winning the 5A championship and the gold team placing |
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fifth; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining other premier golfers from throughout Texas |
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at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown on May 15 and 16, the Alamo |
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Heights competitors turned in exceptional performances; finishing |
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with a two-day total score of 605, the blue team bested the |
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second-place squad by 12 strokes to claim the school's second state |
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title in the past three years; and |
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WHEREAS, Julia Vollmer led the way for the blue team, carding |
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rounds of 74 and 72 for a 146 total and a fourth-place showing in the |
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5A individual standings; also contributing to the triumph were |
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Lindsey Lee, who fired rounds of 74 and 75 for a 149 total to place |
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eighth, and Elizabeth Whalen, Charlotte Gnam, and Katherine |
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Salisbury, who respectively came in at 155, 158, and 162; and |
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WHEREAS, The Alamo Heights gold team also qualified for state |
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and vied for the title with solid play over both days of the |
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tournament; Jorie Losack paced the squad with a total of 155; she |
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was followed in the individual standings by Chelsea Simpson, Jules |
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Mahan, Jordan Sandoval, and Kate Kelso, and the team's overall |
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total of 635 earned a fifth-place finish; and |
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WHEREAS, The outstanding performances of the Alamo Heights |
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players are the culmination of countless hours of hard work and an |
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unwavering commitment to excellence, and these determined athletes |
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may reflect with pride on a job well done; now, 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 Alamo Heights High School |
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girls' blue team on placing first and the gold team on placing fifth |
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at the 2023 UIL Golf State Tournament and extend to the players, |
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coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |