H.R. No. 1182
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Itzel Mayahni Rojas of Monte Alto Early College High
School distinguished herself with an outstanding performance at the
2023 Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association 3A Division
II State Championships; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Rojas became the first student-athlete from
Monte Alto to qualify for the THSWPA state meet after placing fourth
in the 220-pound weight class at the regional competition, where
she hoisted 920 total pounds; and
WHEREAS, On March 16, Ms. Rojas joined the other top high
school lifters in Texas for the state championships at the Comerica
Center in Frisco; she compiled 360 pounds in the squat, 240 in the
bench press, and 350 in the dead lift, and her final tally of 950
pounds earned her fifth place; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Rojas has made notable progress in the sport
during high school and made her first appearance at the regional
meet in 2022; she is coached by her father, Rolando Rojas, and by
Iliana Garza, and she also benefits from the support of her mother,
Betty Rojas, and her brothers, Omar Reyes Jr. and Isaias Enrique
Rojas; and
WHEREAS, Itzel Rojas has excelled through skill, hard work,
and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and she is a source of
great pride to her classmates and her community; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Itzel Mayahni Rojas on placing
fifth in the 220-pound weight class at the 2023 THSWPA 3A Division
II State Championships and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Rojas as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Longoria
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1182 was adopted by the House on April
28, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House