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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 742 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Burchett of the 176 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Franklin of the 160 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Thomas of the 21 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Burns of the 159 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Congratulating the Georgia Southern University Clay Target Team for winning the 2024 and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2025 ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Clay Target Championships; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, the Georgia Southern University Clay Target Team claimed its third national3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | title last year at the ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Clay Target Championship in Division II,4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | earning both the Classic All-American (CAA) and All-Division American Skeet champion5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | titles in a historic first for Georgia Southern University; and6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, competing at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas, the team7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | shot a record-breaking 497 out of 500 targets, placing at the top among 106 collegiate teams8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | and nearly 1,200 student-athletes from 34 states; and9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, senior Tate Skipper shot a perfect 100 out of 100 in American Skeet, later10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | winning a head-to-head shoot-off to become the High Overall Skeet Champion, while fellow11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | senior Andrew Cohen also shot a perfect 100 in skeet and earned High Overall Champion12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | for the CAA event with a total score of 291 out of 300; and13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, additional top performers included sophomore Cheyenne Anderson, who placed14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | second in High Overall Lady for Division II and third in sporting clays; freshman Blake15 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Reed, who recorded Georgia Southern's first perfect 100 in American Trap at the |
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| 34 | 34 | | championship and finished third in High Overall; and junior Landon DeLoach, who placed17 |
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| 35 | 35 | | second in sporting clays; and18 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, the Georgia Southern Clay Target Team continued its legacy of dominance this19 |
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| 37 | 37 | | year by capturing its fourth High Overall Division National Championship at the 202520 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Clay Target Championship; and21 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, these back-to-back victories are a testament to the team's extraordinary focus,22 |
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| 40 | 40 | | preparation, and skill under the leadership of Head Coach and Georgia Southern alumnus23 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Marty Fischer; and24 |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by25 |
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| 43 | 43 | | performing with courage and precision over months of training and competition, it is26 |
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| 44 | 44 | | abundantly proper to call them champions.27 |
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| 45 | 45 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that28 |
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| 46 | 46 | | the members of this body congratulate the Georgia Southern University Clay Target Team29 |
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| 47 | 47 | | for winning the 2024 and 2025 ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Clay Target Championships and30 |
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| 48 | 48 | | extend best wishes for their continued success.31 |
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| 49 | 49 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized32 |
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| 50 | 50 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the33 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Georgia Southern University Clay Target Team.34 |
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| 52 | 52 | | H. R. 742 |
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