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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Both the boys' and girls' wrestling teams from |
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| 6 | 7 | | Randall High School in Amarillo reached the pinnacle of success by |
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| 7 | 8 | | sweeping the 5A titles at the 2021 University Interscholastic |
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| 8 | 9 | | League Wrestling State Tournament, held on April 23 in Cypress; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After clinching the district and regional crowns, |
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| 10 | 11 | | the members of the boys' team dominated the field at the state |
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| 11 | 12 | | tournament to capture their third consecutive championship; the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Raiders collected four individual gold medals, with state titles |
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| 13 | 14 | | being claimed by Ashton Bennert at 106 pounds, Andres Mendoza at 126 |
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| 14 | 15 | | pounds, Jared Gallegos at 145 pounds, and Branson Britten at 182 |
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| 15 | 16 | | pounds; Mr. Britten closed out the year with a perfect 29-0 record |
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| 16 | 17 | | and earned Outstanding Wrestler honors at both the regional and |
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| 17 | 18 | | state tournaments; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Also contributing to the impressive showing by the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Randall boys' team was Aidan Medina, who captured the silver medal |
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| 20 | 21 | | at 120 pounds, Kale Farrington, the silver medal winner at 170 |
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| 21 | 22 | | pounds, and Patrick Perea, who earned the bronze medal at 152 |
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| 22 | 23 | | pounds; in addition, Jesse Perea finished fourth at 132 pounds, |
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| 23 | 24 | | Malaiki Owens was fifth at 160 pounds, and Nathan Guzman competed at |
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| 24 | 25 | | 195 pounds; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, En route to their first state championship, the Lady |
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| 26 | 27 | | Raiders were led by three medal winners; both Avery Stout in the |
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| 27 | 28 | | 95-pound division and Jaryn Ortegon in the 102-pound weight class |
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| 28 | 29 | | became gold-medal-winning state champions; in the 110-pound |
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| 29 | 30 | | division, Avery Martinez earned the silver medal; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Both teams also received valuable contributions |
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| 31 | 32 | | from the other members of their rosters; the boys' squad includes |
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| 32 | 33 | | Armondo Mendoza, Steven Rodriguez, Conner Bolton, Kyler Carlson, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Kellus Kiser, Logan McHam, Elijah Pena, Ethan Mendoza, Antonio |
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| 34 | 35 | | Mendoza, Parker Peterson, Jameson Hudgens, Jonathan Catandig, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Kaden Juarez, Ethan Purdy, Jarret Diggs, Adam Teague, Logan McDow, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Kordon Newton, Macklin Houser, Carson Barklay, Issac Donahue, Tate |
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| 37 | 38 | | Tiffin, Ace Giesbrecht, Trey Gallow, Broderick Massengill, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Johnathan Elliot, Kason Hamilton, Jacob Balila, Javien Beavers, |
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| 39 | 40 | | Julian Arias, and Achilles Guadarrama; the girls' squad includes |
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| 40 | 41 | | Sierra Back, Anaya Bela, Aaliyah Bravo, Aubreyanna Chavarria, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Keygan Grubb, Kennedy Juarez, Alexis Lucero, Gracie Martinez, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Micaela Martinez, Elena Munoz, Elizabeth Munoz, Kayla Page, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Samantha Ramirez, J'Nessa Reynoso, and Zoe Velasquez; and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, These determined student-athletes were ably guided |
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| 45 | 46 | | by head coach David Quirino Jr., who was named Coach of the Year at |
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| 46 | 47 | | the regional and state tournaments and whose success with the |
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| 47 | 48 | | Randall teams follows his own achievements in the sport, which were |
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| 48 | 49 | | highlighted by a flawless 29-0 record in 1990; the teams also |
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| 49 | 50 | | benefited from the contributions of assistant coaches Randy Scott, |
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| 50 | 51 | | Mark Fortner, and Luis Canales, as well as managers Aubrey Osage, |
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| 51 | 52 | | David Quirino III, Kara Castro, and Caroline Crocker-Kozar; and |
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| 52 | 53 | | WHEREAS, The Raider and Lady Raider wrestlers have excelled |
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| 53 | 54 | | through skill, hard work, and an enduring commitment to excellence, |
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| 54 | 55 | | and they are a source of tremendous pride to their classmates and |
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| 55 | 56 | | their many supporters in the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 56 | 57 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 57 | 58 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Randall High School boys' and |
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| 58 | 59 | | girls' wrestling teams on winning 5A titles at the 2021 UIL |
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| 59 | 60 | | Wrestling State Tournament and extend to the athletes, coaches, and |
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| 60 | 61 | | staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 61 | 62 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 62 | 63 | | prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 63 | 64 | | House of Representatives. |
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