House Resolution 160 - Introduced
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H.R. ________ S.R. ________
1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY WESSEL=KROESCHELL, WENDT, GASKILL, HUNTER,
1 3 SMITH, WINCKLER, LENSING, FORD, REASONER, WISE,
1 4 T. OLSON, ZIRKELBACH, STAED, PALMER, ABDUL=SAMAD,
1 5 WENTHE, BAILEY, KELLEY, THOMAS, SCHUELLER,
1 6 DAVITT, REICHERT, PETERSEN, COHOON, BELL,
1 7 T. TAYLOR, JOCHUM, HEDDENS, KRESSIG, D. OLSON,
1 8 and MERTZ
1 9 A Resolution honoring the accomplishments of Iowa
1 10 State University women's basketball head coach
1 11 Bill Fennelly, associate head coach Jack Easley,
1 12 assistant coaches Latoja Schaben and Jodi Steyer,
1 13 director of basketball operations Michele Roberts,
1 14 graduate assistant coach Molly Parrott, and the
1 15 2007=2008 Cyclones.
1 16 WHEREAS, the 2007=2008 Iowa State University
1 17 Cyclones women's basketball team inspired its fans by
1 18 overcoming season=ending injuries to key players en
1 19 route to a 21=13 record and a second=round berth in
1 20 the NCAA Tournament; and
1 21 WHEREAS, Coach Bill Fennelly has led the Cyclones
1 22 to 11 postseason tournament appearances; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the Cyclones captured back=to=back Big 12
1 24 Conference Tournament championships in 2000 and 2001
1 25 and a share of the 2000 Big 12 Conference regular
1 26 season title; and
1 27 WHEREAS, Coach Fennelly is regarded as one of the
1 28 winningest coaches in the nation; and
1 29 WHEREAS, Coach Fennelly has been a three=time
1 30 finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award, has
2 1 been voted Women's Basketball Coaches Association
2 2 District Five Coach of the Year twice, and was the
2 3 1998 runner=up in the Associated Press' Women's Coach
2 4 of the Year balloting; and
2 5 WHEREAS, the Cyclones women's basketball team has
2 6 drawn record=setting crowds of loyal fans to Hilton
2 7 Coliseum, with top average attendance rankings and
2 8 returned their fans' support with consistent
2 9 contributions of community service; and
2 10 WHEREAS, Iowa State University women's basketball
2 11 players excel in the classroom as well as on the court
2 12 as indicated by the university's representation on the
2 13 academic all=Big 12 Conference team 58 times in 12
2 14 seasons, with four Cyclones having earned academic
2 15 All=America honors, and with the All=Americans on the
2 16 court, Stacy Frese, Angie Welle, Anne O'Neil, and
2 17 Lyndsey Medders all earning their bachelor's degrees;
2 18 and
2 19 WHEREAS, Coach Fennelly has had the assistance of a
2 20 strong coaching staff, including associate head coach
2 21 Jack Easley, assistant coaches Latoja Schaben and Jodi
2 22 Steyer, director of basketball operations Michele
2 23 Roberts and graduate assistant coach Molly Parrott;
2 24 NOW THEREFORE,
2 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 26 That the House of Representatives recognizes, honors,
2 27 and congratulates Coach Bill Fennelly, his coaching
2 28 staff, and the 2007=2008 Iowa State University
2 29 Cyclones for their outstanding accomplishments and
2 30 inspirational play.
3 1 LSB 6628HH 82
3 2 rn/rj/8.1