H.R. No. 2199
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The girls' golf players from Alamo Heights High
School in San Antonio distinguished themselves at the 2023
University Interscholastic League Golf State Tournament, with the
blue team winning the 5A championship and the gold team placing
fifth; and
WHEREAS, Joining other premier golfers from throughout Texas
at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown on May 15 and 16, the Alamo
Heights competitors turned in exceptional performances; finishing
with a two-day total score of 605, the blue team bested the
second-place squad by 12 strokes to claim the school's second state
title in the past three years; and
WHEREAS, Julia Vollmer led the way for the blue team, carding
rounds of 74 and 72 for a 146 total and a fourth-place showing in the
5A individual standings; also contributing to the triumph were
Lindsey Lee, who fired rounds of 74 and 75 for a 149 total to place
eighth, and Elizabeth Whalen, Charlotte Gnam, and Katherine
Salisbury, who respectively came in at 155, 158, and 162; and
WHEREAS, The Alamo Heights gold team also qualified for state
and vied for the title with solid play over both days of the
tournament; Jorie Losack paced the squad with a total of 155; she
was followed in the individual standings by Chelsea Simpson, Jules
Mahan, Jordan Sandoval, and Kate Kelso, and the team's overall
total of 635 earned a fifth-place finish; and
WHEREAS, The outstanding performances of the Alamo Heights
players are the culmination of countless hours of hard work and an
unwavering commitment to excellence, and these determined athletes
may reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Alamo Heights High School
girls' blue team on placing first and the gold team on placing fifth
at the 2023 UIL Golf State Tournament and extend to the players,
coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Allison
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2199 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House