86R20797 GM-D
 
  By: Springer H.R. No. 963
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, With his fine showing at the 50th annual Association
  of 2018 College Unions International Clay Target Collegiate
  Championships, Cory Hays helped Schreiner University claim the
  Division II national championship; and
         WHEREAS, Competing at the National Shooting Complex in San
  Antonio on March 31, Mr. Hays and his fellow Mountaineers shattered
  a total of 2,457 clay targets out of 2,600 and secured the national
  title after a shoot-off against Clemson University; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Hays first took up the sport as a member of the
  Stonewall County 4-H Club; in 2017, he was selected as an alternate
  to represent the Lone Star State in the 4-H National Shooting
  Championships in Nebraska, where Texas brought home the title; the
  son of Terry and Kathy Hays, he graduated from the Aspermont
  Independent School District in 2017 as the class salutatorian; and
         WHEREAS, To perform at the highest level in national
  competition requires not only skill and talent but also exceptional
  dedication, and Cory Hays may indeed reflect with pride on this
  outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Cory Hays for his contributions to
  Schreiner University's victory at the 2018 ACUI Clay Target
  Collegiate Championships and extend to him sincere best wishes for
  continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Hays as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.