S*598 Session 125 (2023-2024) S 598 Resolution, By Garrett and Gambrell
A senate RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS
AAJIA JONES, KENNEDI WASHINGTON, AND CASON
Whereas, the South Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that three members of the Greenwood High wrestling team took top honors at the state event at Anderson Civic Center on February 25, 2023; and
Whereas, Greenwood High's first female state champion grappler, Aajia Jones captured the 113-pound state title in the girls' division. She was 4-0 in the tournament with a major win and three decisions. In the final 3-2 match, she took her opponent down and earned an escape. In 2022, she won the SCAWCA girls' team championship, and in three years on the varsity team, she amassed 69 wins; and
Whereas, in her second year of wrestling, Kennedi Washington garnered the 220-pound state title in the girls' division. In the finals match, she defeated Chester's 220-pound wrestler with a 2-0 decision. She is an All-American and now a state champion. With one more season to wrestle in her senior year, she plans to continue wrestling in college while she pursues a degree; and
Whereas, a sophomore in
his second-year wrestling, Cason
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution,
congratulate Greenwood High School wrestlers Aajia Jones, Kennedi Washington,
and Cason
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Aajia Jones, Kennedi Washington,
and Cason ----XX---- This web page was last updated on March 7, 2023 at 2:15 PM |