HR 21 (LSB 2793HH (4) 88)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 21

BY  GAINES, BRECKENRIDGE, MAXWELL, GUSTAFSON, EHLERT, MATSON, LENSING, SHIPLEY, McCONKEY, M. SMITH, HINSON, FISHER, ZUMBACH, MOMMSEN, BERGAN, BROWN-POWERS, KRESSIG, FORBES, McKEAN, HITE, KURTH, JENEARY, NIELSEN, JACOBSEN, R. SMITH, HOLT, A. MEYER, OLSON, HANUSA, and GERHOLD

A Resolution recognizing and congratulating the Grand View University Vikings wrestling team on winning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Wrestling National Championship for the eighth consecutive year.

   WHEREAS, on March 2, 2019, the Grand View Vikings wrestling team won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling National Championship for an unprecedented eighth consecutive team title; and
   WHEREAS, the Grand View Vikings wrestling team is only the second team in all of college wrestling history to win eight consecutive national titles; and
   WHEREAS, the Grand View Vikings wrestling team finished with a total score of 219 team points, which was 134 points ahead of the team in second place; and
   WHEREAS, this is the second highest team scoring record, ranking only behind the 2017 Grand View Vikings wrestling team’s performance; and
   WHEREAS, two Grand View Vikings wrestlers were crowned national champions: John Wenger at 149 pounds (his second title) and Evan Hansen at 197 pounds (his third title); and
   WHEREAS, all 12 Grand View Vikings wrestlers garnered All-American honors and finished sixth or better on the podium; and
   WHEREAS, Lawton Benna became only the fourth Grand View Vikings wrestler in its program’s history to become a four-time All-American; and
   WHEREAS, the Grand View Vikings wrestling team led the NAIA in scholar-athletes for the second year in a row; and
   WHEREAS, coach Nick Mitchell was named the 2019 NAIA National Coach of the Year, collecting his fifth such honor as the Grand View Vikings wrestling team head coach; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives recognizes and congratulates the Grand View Vikings wrestling team on its outstanding achievements in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics wrestling by winning the National Championship for the eighth consecutive year; and

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be sent to Grand View Vikings wrestling team head coach Nick Mitchell and Grand View University President Kent Henning.