Senate Resolution 158 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY BRUNKHORST, REHBERG, HOUSER, and DOTZLER 1 3 A Resolution recognizing and congratulating the 1 4 Wartburg College 2003 Men's and Women's 1 5 Cross=Country Teams and the Wartburg College 1 6 2003=2004 Wrestling Team. 1 7 WHEREAS, Iowans are proud and honored to recognize 1 8 the accomplishments of the Wartburg College 2003 Men's 1 9 and Women's Cross=Country Teams and the Wartburg 1 10 College 2003=2004 Wrestling Team; and 1 11 WHEREAS, the Wartburg Knights Men's and Women's 1 12 Cross=Country Teams competed in the NCAA Division III 1 13 cross=country meet on November 22, 2003, on the campus 1 14 of Hanover College in Indiana, tallied six All= 1 15 Americans, and claimed the individual championships in 1 16 both the men's and women's races for the first time in 1 17 NCAA Division III cross=country history; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Josh Moen, a junior, and the son of Greg 1 19 and Sue Moen of Fairbank, won the individual men's 1 20 title in the eight=kilometer race with a time of 1 21 twenty=four minutes and forty=three and four=tenths 1 22 seconds, completing the race almost thirty seconds 1 23 faster than the second=place finisher; and 1 24 WHEREAS, Missy Buttry, the defending national 1 25 Division III women's champion, a junior, and the 1 26 daughter of Don and Pam Buttry of Shenandoah, retained 1 27 her title in the six=kilometer race with a course= 1 28 record=shattering time of twenty minutes and two= 1 29 tenths of a second, finishing the race more than one 1 30 minute faster than the second=place finisher; and 2 1 WHEREAS, Missy Buttry was named U.S.A. Track and 2 2 Field's Athlete of the Week after winning her first 2 3 career U.S. Open title in the women's six=kilometer 2 4 race on December 7, 2003, at the 2003 U.S.A. Track and 2 5 Field National Cross=Country Championships in 2 6 Greensboro, North Carolina; and 2 7 WHEREAS, Missy Buttry qualified for the World 2 8 Cross=Country Team after placing fourth in the four= 2 9 kilometer event at the United States Championships on 2 10 February 8, 2004, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and also 2 11 placed 60th at the International Association of 2 12 Athletics Federation World Cross=Country Championships 2 13 in Brussels, Belgium, on March 21, 2004, helping to 2 14 lead the U.S. Senior Women's Four=Kilometer Team to a 2 15 seventh place finish; and 2 16 WHEREAS, the defending champion, the 2003=2004 2 17 Wartburg Knights Wrestling Team, won its fourth team 2 18 title since 1996 and its second consecutive NCAA 2 19 Division III National Championship on March 6, 2004, 2 20 at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, with a total of 2 21 156.5 points, overcoming the runner=up by 16 points; 2 22 and 2 23 WHEREAS, the Wartburg Knights Wrestling Team with 2 24 their "Fab Four" tied a national record by winning 2 25 four individual championships at the March 6, 2004, 2 26 meet, increasing the total number of individual 2 27 champions in the Wartburg wrestling program to 19, the 2 28 sixth best record in NCAA Division III wrestling 2 29 history, and ended the tourney with nine All= 2 30 Americans, increasing the program's total to 109; and 3 1 WHEREAS, Dustin Hinschberger, a sophomore, and the 3 2 son of Kurt and Terri Jo Hinschberger of Belle Plaine, 3 3 is the national Division III champion at 141 pounds; 3 4 and 3 5 WHEREAS, Bart Mehlert, a senior, and the son of 3 6 Larry and Deb Mehlert of La Porte City, is the 3 7 national Division III champion at 149 pounds; and 3 8 WHEREAS, Ryan Sturm, a junior, and the son of 3 9 Richard and Katherine Sturm of Armstrong, is the 3 10 national Division III champion at 184 pounds; and 3 11 WHEREAS, Akeem Carter, a sophomore, and the son of 3 12 Louis and Nancy Carter of Waterloo, is the national 3 13 Division III champion at 197 pounds; NOW THEREFORE, 3 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 3 15 congratulates the 2003 Wartburg College Men's and 3 16 Women's Cross=Country Teams and their coach, Steve 3 17 Johnson, on their extraordinary performance and wishes 3 18 them continued success in all of their future 3 19 endeavors; and 3 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate 3 21 congratulates the 2003=2004 Wartburg College Wrestling 3 22 Team and its coach, Jim Miller, on their superb 3 23 performance and wishes them continued success in all 3 24 of their future endeavors; and 3 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That official copies of 3 26 this Resolution be prepared by the Secretary of the 3 27 Senate and presented to the president of Wartburg 3 28 College, to each member of the Wartburg College Men's 3 29 and Women's Cross=Country Teams, to each member of the 3 30 Wartburg College Wrestling Team, and to their coaches. 4 1 LSB 7064SS 80 4 2 av/pj/5