Iowa SR 29: A resolution recognizing Megan Gustafson for her outstanding academic and college basketball career at the University of Iowa.

Bill Text

Senate
Resolution
29
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Introduced

SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
29

BY
WAHLS
,
COURNOYER
,
and
BOLKCOM

A
Resolution
recognizing
Megan
Gustafson
for
her
1

outstanding
academic
and
college
basketball
career
2

at
the
University
of
Iowa.
3

WHEREAS,
Megan
Gustafson
emerged
early
in
her
4

basketball
career
by
being
named
to
the
Big
Ten
5

all-freshman
team
during
the
2015-2016
college
6

basketball
season;
and
7

WHEREAS,
Ms.
Gustafson
solidified
her
place
in
Iowa
8

basketball
history
by
being
named
first
team
all-Big
9

Ten
by
the
conference
coaches
and
media
during
her
10

sophomore,
junior,
and
senior
seasons
while
twice
being
11

named
Big
Ten
Player
of
the
Year;
and
12

WHEREAS,
during
Ms.
Gustafson’s
record-breaking
13

senior
season,
she
became
a
consensus
first
team
14

all-American
while
being
named
Big
Ten
Player
of
the
15

Week
a
record
13
times,
and
became
only
the
fourth
16

player
in
women’s
college
basketball
history
to
score
17

1,000
points
in
a
single
season;
and
18

WHEREAS,
Ms.
Gustafson’s
senior
season
that
included
19

leading
the
country
in
scoring
per
game
(27.8),
total
20

points
(1,001),
double-doubles
(33),
field
goals
made
21

(412),
and
field
goal
percentage
(69.6),
culminated
22

with
a
Big
Ten
Conference
Tournament
championship,
23

where
Ms.
Gustafson
was
named
the
tournament’s
Most
24

Outstanding
Player,
and
the
University
of
Iowa
women’s
25

basketball
team’s
second
straight
National
Collegiate
26

Athletic
Association
tournament
appearance,
where
the
27

team
advanced
to
the
Elite
Eight;
and
28

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WHEREAS,
Ms.
Gustafson
ended
her
career
at
the
1

University
of
Iowa
as
a
two-time
academic
all-Big
Ten
2

selection
and
as
the
school’s
all-time
leading
scorer
3

and
rebounder;
and
4

WHEREAS,
for
her
outstanding
senior
season,
Ms.
5

Gustafson
received
the
2019
Citizen
Naismith
Trophy
6

for
Women’s
College
Player
of
the
Year;
was
named
7

the
Associated
Press
Women’s
Basketball
Player
of
8

the
Year
and
the
ESPNW
College
Basketball
Player
of
9

the
Year;
received
the
2019
Lisa
Leslie
Award
as
the
10

nation’s
top
center;
received
the
Ann
Meyers
Drysdale
11

National
Player
of
the
Year
Award
from
the
United
12

States
Basketball
Writers
Association;
and
received
the
13

2018-2019
Senior
CLASS
Award;
NOW
THEREFORE,
14

BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
hereby
15

recognizes
and
congratulates
Megan
Gustafson
for
her
16

outstanding
career
at
the
University
of
Iowa
and
wishes
17

her
continued
success
during
her
Women’s
National
18

Basketball
Association
career.
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