*HR1526*
Introduced Version
HOUSE
RESOLUTION No. ___
Introduced by: Culp
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1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION congratulating Olivia
2 Nickerson on setting a new IHSAA girls basketball three-point
3 field goal record.
4 Whereas, Twin Lakes Senior guard Olivia Nickerson made
5 IHSAA girls basketball history on the night of December 27,
6 2023, during her team's basketball game against Faith
7 Christian with her record-breaking, career 364th three-point
8 field goal which was made with only 54 seconds left in the
9 game;
10 Whereas, She finished her high school career completing a
11 total of 406 three-point field goals, a new state record in
12 Indiana girls high school basketball;
13 Whereas, This feat is made all the more impressive by
14 Nickerson's recency in learning to shoot three-pointers, only
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1 beginning to practice the skill in the sixth grade. She dedicated
2 countless hours in the gym, frequently staying late, where she
3 continued improving her form and developing her shot. She
4 also attended various shooting and training camps;
5 Whereas, The previous record holder, Aubrey Minix,
6 attended the history-making Twin Lakes game and was able to
7 congratulate Nickerson in person; and
8 Whereas, We look forward to seeing Olivia Nickerson's
9 collegiate basketball career develop during her time with the
10 Bethel University Women's Basketball team, as she embodies
11 dedication and patience: Therefore,
12 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the
13 General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives
15 congratulates Olivia Nickerson on setting a new IHSAA girls
16 basketball record with 406 three-point field goals during her
17 high school basketball career.
18 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
19 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the
20 office of State Representative Kendell Culp for distribution.
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