Iowa HR 110: A resolution congratulating the Grand View University Vikings wrestling team on winning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Wrestling National Championship for the seventh consecutive year.

Bill Text

House
Resolution
110
-
Introduced

HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
110

BY
GAINES
and
OLSON

A
Resolution
congratulating
the
Grand
View
University
1

Vikings
wrestling
team
on
winning
the
National
2

Association
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
Wrestling
3

National
Championship
for
the
seventh
consecutive
4

year.
5

WHEREAS,
on
March
3,
2018,
the
Grand
View
Vikings
6

wrestling
team
won
the
National
Association
of
7

Intercollegiate
Athletics
(NAIA)
Wrestling
National
8

Championship
for
the
seventh
consecutive
year,
becoming
9

the
first
team
in
NAIA
wrestling
history
to
win
seven
10

consecutive
national
titles;
and
11

WHEREAS,
the
Vikings
are
only
the
fourth
program
in
12

collegiate
wrestling
history
to
win
seven
consecutive
13

national
titles;
and
14

WHEREAS,
the
Vikings
finished
with
a
total
score
15

of
171.5
team
points,
a
full
64.5
points
ahead
of
the
16

second
place
team;
and
17

WHEREAS,
three
Viking
wrestlers
were
crowned
18

national
champions
in
10
possible
weight
classes,
19

including
Grant
Henderson
at
165
pounds,
Evan
Hansen
at
20

197
pounds,
and
Dean
Broghammer
at
285
pounds;
and
21

WHEREAS,
10
of
the
Vikings’
qualifiers
earned
22

All-American
status
and
finished
in
seventh
place
or
23

better
on
the
podium;
and
24

WHEREAS,
Coach
Nick
Mitchell
was
named
NAIA
National

25

Coach
of
the
Year
in
2012,
2014,
2015,
and
2016,
in
26

addition
to
being
named
Regional
Coach
of
the
Year
27

seven
times;
NOW
THEREFORE,
28

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H.R.
110

BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
1

That
the
House
of
Representatives
congratulates
2

Coach
Mitchell
and
all
the
members
of
the
Grand
View
3

University
Vikings
wrestling
team
on
winning
the
4

National
Association
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
5

Wrestling
National
Championship
for
the
seventh
6

consecutive
year.
7

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