House Resolution 142 - Introduced PAG LIN H.R. ________ S.R. ________ 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY JACOBY, ABDUL-SAMAD, BAILEY, BAUDLER, BELL, 1 3 BERRY, BUKTA, CHAMBERS, COHOON, DANDEKAR, DAVITT, 1 4 DRAKE, FOEGE, FORD, FORRISTALL, FREVERT, GASKILL, 1 5 GAYMAN, GIPP, GRANZOW, GREINER, HEATON, HOFFMAN, 1 6 HUNTER, HUSEMAN, HUSER, JACOBS, JOCHUM, KELLEY, 1 7 KRESSIG, KUHN, LENSING, LUKAN, LYKAM, MASCHER, 1 8 MAY, H. MILLER, OLDSON, D. OLSON, PALMER, PETERSEN, 1 9 QUIRK, REASONER, REICHERT, ROBERTS, SCHUELLER, 1 10 SMITH, SODERBERG, STAED, SWAIM, D. TAYLOR, 1 11 TOMENGA, UPMEYER, WATTS, WENDT, WENTHE, WHITAKER, 1 12 WHITEAD, WINCKLER, WISE, and ZIRKELBACH 1 13 A Resolution honoring the University of Iowa Hawkeye 1 14 wrestling team and Coach Tom Brands for winning the 1 15 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association's 1 16 (NCAA) team championship. 1 17 WHEREAS, the 2008 NCAA championship is the 21st 1 18 national championship in the Hawkeye wrestling 1 19 program's storied history and the program's first 1 20 national championship since 2000; and 1 21 WHEREAS, the 2008 NCAA championship is Coach 1 22 Brands' first NCAA championship as head coach of the 1 23 Hawkeyes; and 1 24 WHEREAS, the Hawkeye wrestling team also posted a 1 25 21=1 overall record and ended the season with a 1 26 14=match winning streak; and 1 27 WHEREAS, the Hawkeye wrestling team finished the 1 28 Big Ten regular season undefeated and captured the 1 29 program's 32nd Big Ten Conference title; and 1 30 WHEREAS, seven Hawkeyes were named All=Americans, 2 1 including Charlie Falck of Strawberry Point, Iowa, in 2 2 the 125=pound weight class; Joe Slaton of Cedar 2 3 Rapids, Iowa, who was the runner=up in the 133=pound 2 4 weight class; Brent Metcalf of Davison, Michigan, in 2 5 the 149=pound weight class; Mark Perry of Stillwater, 2 6 Oklahoma, in the 165=pound weight class; Jay Borschel 2 7 of Marion, Iowa, in the 174=pound weight class; 2 8 Phillip Keddy of Vernal, Utah, in the 184=pound weight 2 9 class; and Matt Fields of Lowden, Iowa, in the 2 10 heavyweight class; and 2 11 WHEREAS, the Hawkeyes, for the first time since 2 12 1999, crowned two individual NCAA champions: Brent 2 13 Metcalf, who finished the season with a record of 35=1 2 14 and was also named the most outstanding wrestler at 2 15 both the Big Ten and NCAA championships, and Mark 2 16 Perry, who captured his second consecutive individual 2 17 NCAA title; and 2 18 WHEREAS, Brent Metcalf was also named the recipient 2 19 of the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's most dominant 2 20 wrestler; and 2 21 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa dominated the NCAA 2 22 championships by tallying 117.5 team points; and 2 23 WHEREAS, Coach Brands was named the 2008 Big Ten 2 24 Coach of the Year and the 2008 National Wrestling 2 25 Coaches Association Coach of the Year; and 2 26 WHEREAS, Coach Brands has, throughout his career, 2 27 projected a positive image for Iowa and his 2 28 student=athletes; NOW THEREFORE, 2 29 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 30 That the House of Representatives honors the 3 1 University of Iowa Hawkeye wrestling team and Coach 3 2 Brands for their 2008 NCAA wrestling championship and 3 3 the international honor and respect they have brought 3 4 to the State of Iowa; and 3 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the 3 6 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 3 7 prepare an official copy of this Resolution for 3 8 presentation to Coach Brands and the University of 3 9 Iowa Hawkeye wrestling team. 3 10 LSB 6636HH 82 3 11 md/nh/24.1