SR 17 (LSB 2804SS (3) 88)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17

BY  GIDDENS, JOHNSON, and DOTZLER

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 SENATE, That the Senate 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.