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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Both the boys' and girls' wrestling teams from |
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Randall High School in Amarillo reached the pinnacle of success by |
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sweeping the 5A titles at the 2021 University Interscholastic |
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League Wrestling State Tournament, held on April 23 in Cypress; and |
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WHEREAS, After clinching the district and regional crowns, |
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the members of the boys' team dominated the field at the state |
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tournament to capture their third consecutive championship; the |
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Raiders collected four individual gold medals, with state titles |
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being claimed by Ashton Bennert at 106 pounds, Andres Mendoza at 126 |
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pounds, Jared Gallegos at 145 pounds, and Branson Britten at 182 |
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pounds; Mr. Britten closed out the year with a perfect 29-0 record |
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and earned Outstanding Wrestler honors at both the regional and |
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state tournaments; and |
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WHEREAS, Also contributing to the impressive showing by the |
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Randall boys' team was Aidan Medina, who captured the silver medal |
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at 120 pounds, Kale Farrington, the silver medal winner at 170 |
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pounds, and Patrick Perea, who earned the bronze medal at 152 |
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pounds; in addition, Jesse Perea finished fourth at 132 pounds, |
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Malaiki Owens was fifth at 160 pounds, and Nathan Guzman competed at |
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195 pounds; and |
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WHEREAS, En route to their first state championship, the Lady |
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Raiders were led by three medal winners; both Avery Stout in the |
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95-pound division and Jaryn Ortegon in the 102-pound weight class |
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became gold-medal-winning state champions; in the 110-pound |
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division, Avery Martinez earned the silver medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Both teams also received valuable contributions |
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from the other members of their rosters; the boys' squad includes |
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Armondo Mendoza, Steven Rodriguez, Conner Bolton, Kyler Carlson, |
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Kellus Kiser, Logan McHam, Elijah Pena, Ethan Mendoza, Antonio |
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Mendoza, Parker Peterson, Jameson Hudgens, Jonathan Catandig, |
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Kaden Juarez, Ethan Purdy, Jarret Diggs, Adam Teague, Logan McDow, |
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Kordon Newton, Macklin Houser, Carson Barklay, Issac Donahue, Tate |
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Tiffin, Ace Giesbrecht, Trey Gallow, Broderick Massengill, |
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Johnathan Elliot, Kason Hamilton, Jacob Balila, Javien Beavers, |
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Julian Arias, and Achilles Guadarrama; the girls' squad includes |
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Sierra Back, Anaya Bela, Aaliyah Bravo, Aubreyanna Chavarria, |
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Keygan Grubb, Kennedy Juarez, Alexis Lucero, Gracie Martinez, |
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Micaela Martinez, Elena Munoz, Elizabeth Munoz, Kayla Page, |
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Samantha Ramirez, J'Nessa Reynoso, and Zoe Velasquez; and |
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WHEREAS, These determined student-athletes were ably guided |
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by head coach David Quirino Jr., who was named Coach of the Year at |
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the regional and state tournaments and whose success with the |
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Randall teams follows his own achievements in the sport, which were |
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highlighted by a flawless 29-0 record in 1990; the teams also |
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benefited from the contributions of assistant coaches Randy Scott, |
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Mark Fortner, and Luis Canales, as well as managers Aubrey Osage, |
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David Quirino III, Kara Castro, and Caroline Crocker-Kozar; and |
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WHEREAS, The Raider and Lady Raider wrestlers have excelled |
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through skill, hard work, and an enduring commitment to excellence, |
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and they are a source of tremendous pride to their classmates and |
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their many supporters in the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Randall High School boys' and |
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girls' wrestling teams on winning 5A titles at the 2021 UIL |
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Wrestling State Tournament and extend to the athletes, coaches, and |
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staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, 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. |