88R22080 CW-D
By: Longoria H.R. No. 997
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Keily Guzman of La Joya Early College High School
closed out her senior year of competition by winning a state title
at the 2023 Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association 6A
State Championships; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Guzman first competed in powerlifting as a
junior, winning a district title and achieving fourth place at the
regional meet and sixth place at state; building on that success in
2023, she was crowned regional champion and earned a repeat trip to
the THSWPA state final; and
WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school lifters in Texas
at the Comerica Center in Frisco on March 15, Ms. Guzman delivered
an exceptional performance in the 132-pound weight class; she set a
state record of 425 pounds in the squat, and she added efforts of
225 pounds in the bench press and 355 pounds in the dead lift for a
1,005-pound total that set another state record; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Guzman is the first student-athlete from La Joya
Early College High School to claim a state powerlifting title; the
daughter of Rolando and Deily Guzman of Palmview, she took up weight
lifting during the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly developed into a
formidable competitor; and
WHEREAS, With her championship performance, Keily Guzman has
brought great pride to her family, school, and community, and she
will cherish the memories of this outstanding accomplishment for
the rest of her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Keily Guzman on winning the state
title in the 132-pound weight class at the 2023 THSWPA 6A 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. Guzman as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.