House Resolution 113 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 113 BY FRY , DOLECHECK , MOORE , OURTH , T. TAYLOR , and M. SMITH A Resolution recognizing Graceland University 1 and congratulating its men’s basketball team 2 for its outstanding 2017-2018 season, which it 3 finished dramatically by winning the 2018 National 4 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 81st Annual 5 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. 6 WHEREAS, Graceland University, founded in 1895, and 7 having its main campus in Lamoni, offers more than 50 8 academic programs with a mission to create learning 9 communities where students develop their potential for 10 meaningful and productive lives; and 11 WHEREAS, under the leadership of coach Craig Doty, 12 in his second season at Graceland, the Yellowjackets 13 men’s basketball team finished with an overall record 14 of 29 wins and 10 losses; and 15 WHEREAS, the prestigious National Association of 16 Intercollegiate Athletics Men’s Basketball National 17 Championship, established by James Naismith, has held 18 an annual men’s basketball championship since 1937; and 19 WHEREAS, the 2018 National Association of 20 Intercollegiate Athletics 81st Annual Division I Men’s 21 Basketball Championship was held in Kansas City; and 22 WHEREAS, on Tuesday night, March 20, 2018, the 23 Yellowjackets’ historic season came to a dramatic 24 conclusion when the final shot as time expired ended in 25 the team’s 83-80 overtime victory over Louisiana State 26 University-Alexandria in the championship game; NOW 27 -1- LSB 6239YH (4) 87 da/jh 1/ 2
H.R. 113 THEREFORE, 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 That the House of Representatives recognizes Graceland 2 University and congratulates its men’s basketball 3 team, including players and staff, for the outstanding 4 2017-2018 season finished by winning the 2018 National 5 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 81st Annual 6 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship; and 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the 8 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 9 prepare an official copy of this Resolution for 10 presentation to coach Craig Doty. 11 -2- LSB 6239YH (4) 87 da/jh 2/ 2