House Resolution 26 - Introduced
PAG LIN
H.R. ________ S.R. ________
1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY WESSEL=KROESCHELL and HEDDENS
1 3 A Resolution honoring the 2008 Iowa State University
1 4 Cyclones volleyball team for an outstanding 2008
1 5 season that culminated in the team's appearance in
1 6 the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's
1 7 Volleyball Tournament and an unprecedented appearance
1 8 in the regional final.
1 9 WHEREAS, the Iowa State University Cyclones
1 10 volleyball team finished the 2008 season 22=13
1 11 overall, and tied for fourth in the Big 12 Conference,
1 12 earning its highest=ever national ranking; and
1 13 WHEREAS, Hilton Coliseum again gave Iowa State
1 14 University a decisive home court advantage and the
1 15 Cyclones finished the season with a rank of 15th in
1 16 the country in attendance and drew over 20,000 fans
1 17 for the first time in school history; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the Cyclones defeated four
1 19 nationally=ranked opponents, including a
1 20 come=from=behind win over seventh=ranked Oregon to
1 21 advance to the regional final, making the Ducks the
1 22 highest=ever ranked team yet to fall in Iowa State's
1 23 wake; and
1 24 WHEREAS, the Cyclones' impressive season brought
1 25 individual recognition to five team members, with
1 26 Kaylee Manns being named a second=team All=American
1 27 and first=team All=Big 12 Conference team member;
1 28 Ashley Mass earning the distinction of being the Big
1 29 12 Conference's Libero of the Year and a third=team
1 30 All=American; Victoria Henson being named an honorable
2 1 mention All=American and first=team All=Big 12
2 2 Conference pick; Jen Malcom being recognized as an
2 3 All=Big 12 Conference honorable mention selection;
2 4 Rachel Hockaday being selected as a member of the Big
2 5 12 all=freshman squad with an ISU freshman record 353
2 6 kills; and
2 7 WHEREAS, junior setter Kaylee Manns broke her own
2 8 school record and led the Big 12 Conference with 1,508
2 9 assists, and became the 11th player in school history
2 10 to reach 1,000 career digs; sophomore libero Ashley
2 11 Mass shattered the school record and led the Big 12
2 12 with 646 digs, and became the fastest player in school
2 13 history to reach 1,000 career digs; senior Jen Malcom
2 14 set the school record with a .343 hitting percentage;
2 15 sophomore Victoria Henson led the Big 12 with 540
2 16 kills, including 25 in NCAA Tournament wins over
2 17 Northern Iowa and Minnesota; and senior defensive
2 18 specialist Amy Vos had 171 digs, including 13 in the
2 19 Cyclones' win over Minnesota; NOW THEREFORE,
2 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 21 That the House of Representatives congratulates and
2 22 honors the members and coaches of the 2008 Iowa State
2 23 University Cyclones volleyball team: Mary Bisenius,
2 24 Victoria Henson, Rachel Hockaday, Carly Jenson, Diane
2 25 Kieger, Caitlin Mahoney, Jen Malcom, Kaylee Manns,
2 26 Ashley Mass, Kelsey Petersen, Cassie Pratt, Debbie
2 27 Stadick, Amy Vos, Rachel Williams, Head Coach Christy
2 28 Johnson, Assistant Coach Joe Lynch, Assistant Coach
2 29 Dawn Sullivan, and Director of Volleyball Operations
2 30 Jessica Klein for a phenomenal season climaxing with
3 1 their appearance in the National Collegiate Athletic
3 2 Association regional final.
3 3 LSB 1694HH 83
3 4 jr/nh/8