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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY MYERS, SIEGRIST, GIPP, DODERER, and MASCHER
1 3 A House Resolution congratulating Coach Dan Gable and the
1 4 University of Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Team for winning
1 5 the 1997 National Collegiate Athletic Association's team
1 6 championship.
1 7 WHEREAS, Coach Gable's Hawkeye wrestling team
1 8 recently won the 1997 NCAA championship, Coach Gable's
1 9 15th NCAA championship as head coach at the University
1 10 of Iowa and the 16th national title in the
1 11 university's history; and
1 12 WHEREAS, of the 10 division titles, five were won
1 13 by the following Iowa wrestlers: Jessie Whitmer of
1 14 Eagle Grove, wrestling at 118 pounds; Mark Ironside of
1 15 Cedar Rapids, wrestling at 134 pounds; Lincoln
1 16 McIlravy of Philip, South Dakota, wrestling at 150
1 17 pounds; Joe Williams of Harvey, Illinois, wrestling at
1 18 158 pounds; and Lee Fullhart of Decorah, wrestling at
1 19 190 pounds; and
1 20 WHEREAS, eight out of the 10 weight division All-
1 21 American titles went to University of Iowa Wrestling
1 22 Team members; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa Wrestling Team
1 24 scored 170 points for a new national record that
1 25 eclipsed the previous record, which was held by the
1 26 1986 University of Iowa Wrestling Team; and
1 27 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa maintains the
1 28 premier wrestling program in the United States, proven
1 29 by this latest triumph, the third consecutive national
1 30 championship won by a University of Iowa team, and the
2 1 sixth of the decade; and
2 2 WHEREAS, Coach Gable and his University of Iowa
2 3 Wrestling Team have won the previous 21 Big Ten
2 4 Conference Championships; and
2 5 WHEREAS, all Iowans are proud of the extraordinary
2 6 success of Coach Gable and the University of Iowa
2 7 Wrestling Team; and
2 8 WHEREAS, Coach Gable has brought international fame
2 9 to Iowa, beginning with his own outstanding career as
2 10 a wrestler, which culminated in his winning a gold
2 11 medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics; and
2 12 WHEREAS, Coach Gable has earned international
2 13 acclaim by coaching numerous national and Olympic
2 14 wrestling teams; and
2 15 WHEREAS, Coach Gable has, throughout his career,
2 16 projected a positive image for Iowa, its citizens, and
2 17 his student athletes; NOW THEREFORE,
2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 19 That the House of Representatives, congratulates and
2 20 thanks Coach Dan Gable and the University of Iowa
2 21 Hawkeye Wrestling Team on their 1997 NCAA
2 22 Championship, and thanks them for the international
2 23 honor and respect they have brought to the State of
2 24 Iowa.
2 25 LSB 2771HH 77
2 26 kh/jj/8
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