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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 595
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WHEREAS, Coach Callan Nokes and the members of the Westlake |
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High School boys' golf team have garnered well-deserved |
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recognition for their outstanding success in recent years; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by Coach Nokes since 2002, the |
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Chaparrals have advanced to the University Interscholastic |
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League Golf State Tournament 14 out of the last 16 years and have |
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claimed a total of five team state championships during that |
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period, including back-to-back crowns in 2017 and 2018; in fact, |
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Westlake has won more state titles and invitational tournaments |
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than any other school in 6A history; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2018 team included an exceptional lineup of |
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golfers; both Matthew Denton and Thomas Bockholt were juniors on |
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last year's squad, and both were also members of the |
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title-winning Westlake contingent in 2017; Mr. Denton earned |
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third and second place, respectively, in the individual state |
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standings the past two years and will compete for Texas A&M |
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following his high school graduation, while Mr. Bockholt will |
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play for Rice University; junior Jackson Davenport finished in |
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the top six individually at the 2018 state meet and has verbally |
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committed to West Virginia University, and sophomore J. Holland |
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Humphries is presently the No. 8 player in the United States in |
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the Rolex American Junior Golf Association Rankings; the final |
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member of the 2018 Chaparrals was Reid Davenport, who now plays |
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for Vanderbilt University; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Coach Nokes has |
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received a number of prestigious awards, including selection as |
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the Texas State Coach of the Year and the Southwest United States |
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Regional Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State |
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High School Associations; moreover, the Texas High School |
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Coaches Association honored him in 2013 for compiling 500 victory |
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points, and he reached that milestone in just 11 seasons, setting |
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the fastest pace among his 6A peers; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and an unwavering commitment to |
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excellence, the members of the Westlake High boys' golf team have |
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built their school into a true powerhouse in the sport, and they |
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may indeed take justifiable pride in their legacy of excellence; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Coach Callan Nokes and the Westlake |
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High School boys' golf team on their exemplary achievements and |
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extend to all those associated with the program sincere best |
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wishes for success during the 2019 season and beyond; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the Chaparrals as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Buckingham, Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 17, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |