House Resolution 6 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY SHOMSHOR, DRAKE, FORRISTALL, 1 3 ANDERSON, STRUYK, and WINDSCHITL 1 4 A Resolution honoring Iowa Western Community College's 1 5 women's volleyball team for winning the Division I 1 6 National Junior College Athletic Association 1 7 volleyball tournament. 1 8 WHEREAS, the Iowa Western Community College women's 1 9 volleyball team took the name and embodies the spirit 1 10 of the Reivers, those bold Scot raiders long 1 11 celebrated in ballad and myth; and 1 12 WHEREAS, at the National Junior College Athletic 1 13 Association volleyball tournament in West Plains, 1 14 Missouri, the Reivers captured the 2006 national 1 15 championship title, besting number one ranked Western 1 16 Nebraska; and 1 17 WHEREAS, that victory gave the Reivers a phenomenal 1 18 season of 60 wins and four losses, with all 60 wins 1 19 coming in sweeps; and 1 20 WHEREAS, the championship brought special 1 21 recognition to a number of team members, with 1 22 sophomore Luciana Rapach being named the tournament's 1 23 most valuable player, freshmen Juliana Paz and Rachel 1 24 Green named to the all=tournament team, and Coach 1 25 Terry Gamble named coach of the year by the American 1 26 Volleyball Coaches Association; and 1 27 WHEREAS, Juliana Paz also shattered all of the Iowa 1 28 Western kill records in 2006, finishing with 1,017 for 1 29 the season, and was recognized by the National Junior 1 30 College Athletic Association as an All=American and by 2 1 the American Volleyball Coaches Association as "The 2 2 Player of the Year"; NOW THEREFORE, 2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 4 That the House of Representatives honors the members 2 5 of the Iowa Western Community College women's 2 6 volleyball team: Jaclyn Carnago, Rachel Green, Julia 2 7 Kenealy, Alicia Runge, Kelli Fiedler, Michaela 2 8 McElroy, Luciana Rapach, Stephanie Svoboda, Brianne 2 9 Tapley, Alyssa Reich, Kerley Becker, Gabby 2 10 Pfannenstiel, Cindy Blatt, Juliana Paz, Coach Terry 2 11 Gamble, and Assistant Coach Becky Verespej for 2 12 capturing the championship in the 2006 National Junior 2 13 College Athletic Association volleyball tournament. 2 14 LSB 1971HH 82 2 15 jr:sc/gg/14 1