Senate Resolution 3PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY GRONSTAL 1 3 A Resolution honoring the women's volleyball team from 1 4 Iowa Western Community College on winning the 1 5 Division I National Junior College Athletic 1 6 Association volleyball tournament. 1 7 WHEREAS, the Iowa Western Community College women's 1 8 volleyball team took the name and embodies the spirit 1 9 of the Reivers, those bold Scot raiders long 1 10 celebrated in ballad and myth; and 1 11 WHEREAS, at the National Junior College Athletic 1 12 Association volleyball tournament in West Plains, 1 13 Missouri, the Reivers captured the 2006 national 1 14 championship title, besting number one ranked Western 1 15 Nebraska; and 1 16 WHEREAS, that victory gave the Reivers a phenomenal 1 17 season of 60 wins and four losses, with all 60 wins 1 18 coming in sweeps; and 1 19 WHEREAS, the championship brought special 1 20 recognition to a number of team members, with 1 21 sophomore Luciana Rapach being named the tournament's 1 22 most valuable player, freshmen Juliana Paz and Rachel 1 23 Green named to the all=tournament team, and Coach 1 24 Terry Gamble named coach of the year by the American 1 25 Volleyball Coaches Association; and 1 26 WHEREAS, Juliana Paz also shattered all of the Iowa 1 27 Western kill records in 2006, finishing with 1,017 for 1 28 the season, and was recognized by the National Junior 1 29 College Athletic Association as an All=American and by 1 30 the American Volleyball Coaches Association as "The 2 1 Player of the Year"; NOW THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 3 honors the members of the Iowa Western Community 2 4 College women's volleyball team: Jaclyn Carnago, 2 5 Rachel Green, Julia Kenealy, Alicia Runge, Kelli 2 6 Fiedler, Michaela McElroy, Luciana Rapach, Stephanie 2 7 Svoboda, Brianne Tapley, Alyssa Reich, Kerley Becker, 2 8 Gabby Pfannenstiel, Cindy Blatt, Juliana Paz, Coach 2 9 Terry Gamble, and Assistant Coach Becky Verespej for 2 10 capturing the championship in the 2006 National Junior 2 11 College Athletic Association volleyball tournament. 2 12 LSB 1610SS 82 2 13 jr:sc/gg/14.1 1