House Resolution 153 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2   BY  WESSEL=KROESCHELL, HEDDENS, D. OLSON, WINCKLER,
  1  3     STAED, MERTZ, DANDEKAR, FORD, T. OLSON, SWAIM,
  1  4     R. OLSON, LENSING, HUNTER, REASONER, SHOMSHOR,
  1  5    QUIRK, D. TAYLOR, PALMER, WENTHE, HUSER, GAYMAN,
  1  6  MURPHY, ABDUL=SAMAD, PETERSEN, WISE, REICHERT, SMITH,
  1  7    JACOBY, WENDT, THOMAS, BAILEY, KUHN, ZIRKELBACH,
  1  8    H. MILLER, BERRY, COHOON, BELL, JOCHUM, GASKILL,
  1  9       KRESSIG, MASCHER, DAVITT, KELLEY, WHITAKER,
  1 10           BUKTA, WHITEAD, LYKAM, and FREVERT
  1 11 A Resolution honoring the 2007 Iowa State University
  1 12    Cyclones women's volleyball team for a phenomenal 2007
  1 13    season that culminated in the team's appearance in the
  1 14    NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament Regional semifinal.
  1 15    WHEREAS, the Iowa State University Cyclones women's
  1 16 volleyball team finished the 2007 season 19=14
  1 17 overall, and fifth in the Big 12 Conference, earning
  1 18 their first ever national rankings; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, the Cyclones earned a berth in the 2007
  1 20 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament for the second
  1 21 straight year led by coach Christy Johnson, in her
  1 22 second season as head coach of the team and advanced
  1 23 to the regional semifinal, volleyball's version of the
  1 24 Sweet 16; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, for the second straight year fan
  1 26 enthusiasm and attendance at games in Hilton Coliseum
  1 27 increased, giving the team a true home court advantage
  1 28 and a rank of 20th in the nation in attendance; and
  1 29    WHEREAS, the Cyclones won five matches against
  1 30 ranked opponents and, defensively, were one of the top
  2  1 teams in the nation; and
  2  2    WHEREAS, the Cyclones' astonishing conclusion to
  2  3 their season brought special recognition to two team
  2  4 members, with Erin Boeve achieving All=Big 12
  2  5 Conference first team honors for the second straight
  2  6 season and recognition by Collegiate Volleyball Update
  2  7 as a Stellar Spiker Honorable Mention selection, and
  2  8 with freshman Ashley Mass being selected as a member
  2  9 of the Big 12 all=freshman squad with 532 digs; and
  2 10    WHEREAS, other team members made unforgettable
  2 11 contributions to the season with Lauren Cummings
  2 12 posting a career=best 422 kills and 120 total blocks;
  2 13 senior defensive specialist Laura Cady finishing
  2 14 second on the team with 336 digs; Jen Malcom leading
  2 15 all regular attackers with a .293 hitting percentage
  2 16 while averaging 2.50 kills per game and setting the
  2 17 school record with 159 block assists; Victoria Henson
  2 18 averaging 2.88 kills per game and finishing fourth on
  2 19 the team with 276 kills;  Mary Bisenius making 241
  2 20 kills, including nine in the Cyclones' win over
  2 21 Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament second round; and
  2 22 defensive specialist Amy Vos recording a career=best
  2 23 303 digs; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 24    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 25 That the House of Representatives congratulates and
  2 26 honors the members and coaches of the 2007 Iowa State
  2 27 University Cyclones women's volleyball team:  Mary
  2 28 Bisenius, Erin Boeve, Laura Cady, Myranda Casterline,
  2 29 Lauren Cummings, Meghan Ferrie, Victoria Henson, Diane
  2 30 Kieger, Jen Malcom, Kaylee Manns, Ashley Mass, Cassie
  3  1 Pratt, Amy Vos, Rachel Williams, Coach Christy
  3  2 Johnson, Assistant Coach Joe Lynch, and Assistant
  3  3 Coach Dawn Sullivan for an extraordinary season
  3  4 climaxing with their appearance in the NCAA Regional
  3  5 semifinal.
  3  6 LSB 6629HH 82
  3  7 av/nh/14