Senate
Resolution
27
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
27
BY
DEARDEN
A
Resolution
recognizing
and
congratulating
the
Grand
1
View
University
Wrestling
Team
and
program
on
its
2
outstanding
achievements
in
National
Association
of
3
Intercollegiate
Athletics
wrestling.
4
WHEREAS,
the
58th
annual
National
Association
of
5
Intercollegiate
Athletics
(NAIA)
Wrestling
National
6
Championships
were
held
March
6-7,
2015,
in
Topeka,
7
Kansas;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
Grand
View
University
Wrestling
Team
9
claimed
two
national
champions
and
nine
All-America
10
honors
en
route
to
147.5
team
points
for
the
11
championship
title;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
national
champion
titles
were
won
by
13
Ryak
Finch
at
125
pounds
and
Brandon
Wright
at
141
14
pounds,
each
winning
their
second
national
title;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
All-America
honors
were
bestowed
on
16
Ryak
Finch
and
Brandon
Wright,
and
on
Jacob
Colon
17
(fourth
place
at
133
pounds),
Gustavo
Martinez
(fourth
18
place
at
149
pounds),
Dallas
Houchins
(fourth
place
19
at
157
pounds),
Jimmie
Schuessler
(third
place
at
165
20
pounds),
Thomas
Moman
(fourth
place
at
174
pounds),
21
Christian
Mays
(sixth
place
at
184
pounds),
and
Dean
22
Broghammer
(fourth
place
at
285
pounds);
and
23
WHEREAS,
Gustavo
Martinez
and
Jimmie
Schuessler
24
earned
All-America
honors
for
the
fourth
time
in
their
25
wrestling
careers;
and
26
WHEREAS,
winning
the
championship
title
marked
the
27
Vikings’
fourth
consecutive
NAIA
Wrestling
National
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27
Championship;
and
1
WHEREAS,
with
this
victory
the
Vikings
became
only
2
the
second
wrestling
team
in
NAIA
history
to
win
four
3
consecutive
championship
titles;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Head
Coach
Nick
Mitchell
has
been
voted
5
NAIA
National
Coach
of
the
Year
three
times
during
his
6
seven-year
career;
NOW
THEREFORE,
7
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
8
recognizes
and
congratulates
the
Grand
View
University
9
Wrestling
Team
and
program
on
its
outstanding
10
achievements
in
National
Association
of
Intercollegiate
11
Athletics
wrestling;
and
12
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
13
Resolution
be
sent
to
Grand
View
University
Wrestling
14
Team
Head
Coach
Mitchell
and
Grand
View
University
15
President
Kent
Henning.
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