House
Resolution
24
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
24
BY
JACOBY
,
NIELSEN
,
MASCHER
,
DONAHUE
,
M.
SMITH
,
GERHOLD
,
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
,
McKEAN
,
HEIN
,
KAUFMANN
,
LENSING
,
STAED
,
R.
SMITH
,
BENNETT
,
OLSON
,
and
EHLERT
A
Resolution
recognizing
and
congratulating
the
1
Kirkwood
Community
College
basketball
team
on
2
winning
the
2019
National
Junior
College
Athletic
3
Association
Division
II
national
basketball
4
tournament.
5
WHEREAS,
on
March
23,
2019,
the
Kirkwood
Community
6
College
Eagles
(Cedar
Rapids,
Iowa)
defeated
the
7
Johnson
County
Community
College
Cavaliers
(Overland
8
Park,
Kansas)
in
the
championship
game
of
the
National
9
Junior
College
Athletic
Association
(NJCAA)
Division
II
10
national
basketball
tournament;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Kirkwood
entered
the
NJCAA
Division
12
II
national
basketball
tournament
as
the
number
1
13
seed;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Kirkwood’s
championship
victory
was
led
by
15
Doug
Wilson,
who
scored
a
game-high
30
points
along
16
with
15
rebounds,
4
assists,
and
5
blocked
shots;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Wilson
was
designated
the
Most
Valuable
18
Player
of
the
2019
NJCAA
Division
II
national
19
basketball
tournament;
the
2019
Spalding
NJCAA
National
20
Player
of
the
Year;
the
2019
NJCAA
Region
XI
Player
21
of
the
Year;
the
2019
NJCAA
Region
XI
Tournament
22
Most
Valuable
Player;
and
was
named
to
the
2019
NJCAA
23
Division
II
All-American
Team,
the
2019
NJCAA
Division
24
II
National
Tournament
All-Tournament
Team,
the
2019
25
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LSB
2825HH
(4)
88
mo/rn
1/
2
H.R.
24
Region
XI
All-Tournament
Team,
and
the
2019
All-Region
1
First
Team;
and
2
WHEREAS,
along
with
Wilson,
Kirkwood’s
Allante
3
Pickens
and
Devonte
Thedford
were
also
named
to
4
the
2019
NJCAA
Division
II
National
Tournament
5
All-Tournament
Team;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Pickens
was
named
to
the
2019
All-Region
7
First
Team;
Kirkwood’s
Connor
Kasperbauer
and
Thedford
8
were
named
to
the
2019
All-Region
team
as
honorable
9
mentions;
and
Kirkwood’s
Luke
Appel
was
named
to
the
10
2019
All-Region
Second
Team;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Kirkwood
is
currently
coached
by
Bryan
12
Petersen
who,
in
his
sixth
season,
has
compiled
a
13
157-38
career
record
and
a
perfect
8-0
record
in
his
14
two
appearances
at
the
NJCAA
Division
II
national
15
basketball
tournament,
and
has
been
named
the
2019
16
Spalding
NJCAA
Division
II
Men’s
Basketball
Coach
of
17
the
Year;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Kirkwood
finished
its
season
with
a
31-4
19
record
and
the
third
national
championship
in
its
20
basketball
program
history
(1998,
2016,
2019);
NOW
21
THEREFORE,
22
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
23
That
the
House
of
Representatives
recognizes
and
24
congratulates
the
Kirkwood
Community
College
basketball
25
team
for
its
outstanding
basketball
season
this
year,
26
including
its
championship
victory
at
the
2019
National
27
Junior
College
Athletic
Association
Division
II
28
national
basketball
tournament.
29
-2-
LSB
2825HH
(4)
88
mo/rn
2/
2