HR 20 (LSB 2804HH (9) 88)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 20

BY  KRESSIG and BEST

A Resolution recognizing and congratulating Drew Foster on winning the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Wrestling National Championship in the 184-pound weight class.

   WHEREAS, Drew Foster became the University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI) first national champion at the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Wrestling Championships since 2000; and
   WHEREAS, Foster is a native of Burlington, Iowa, and graduated from Mediapolis High School; and
   WHEREAS, Foster is the son of Don and Karissa Foster and has a brother, Klay Foster; and
   WHEREAS, in high school, Foster was a four-sport student-athlete, competing in football, wrestling, track, and soccer; and
   WHEREAS, Foster set several wrestling records and achieved numerous wrestling awards in high school including a six-second pin that broke his high school record and a single-season win record with 54 victories; and
   WHEREAS, Foster was a three-time high school wrestling state medalist placing second as a senior, seventh as a junior, and third as a sophomore; and
   WHEREAS, Foster continued his wrestling career by attending and becoming a wrestler at UNI; and
   WHEREAS, as a senior at UNI, Foster lost just five matches all year, including a loss to the other national championship finalist at the 184-pound weight class, Max Dean; and
   WHEREAS, prior to this year’s national championship tournament, Foster had won one of his three matches against Max Dean; and
   WHEREAS, during this year’s national championship, Foster defeated four top-15 opponents and earned bonus points in his opening rounds to help UNI secure its best team finish since 2003; and
   WHEREAS, Foster received his second All-American honor this year, recognizing the top eight placers at the national championship, to go along with his first All-American received in 2017; and
   WHEREAS, Foster is among 14 other wrestlers who have now combined for 22 wrestling titles at UNI; and
   WHEREAS, Foster is UNI’s first wrestler to be a two-time Big 12 champion; and
   WHEREAS, Foster earned All-Big 12 academic honors this year; and
   WHEREAS, Foster will finish with a 95-35 career record, 29-15 record in duals, and a 10-2 record in Big 12 duals at UNI; and
   WHEREAS, Foster is following in his mother’s footsteps as an elementary and mid-level education major in hopes of someday becoming a school principal or school district superintendent; and
   WHEREAS, Foster intends to pursue wrestling professionally while finishing his student teaching at UNI in the fall of 2019; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives recognizes and congratulates Drew Foster on his outstanding achievements at the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Wrestling Championship by placing first in the 184-pound weight class.