Senate
Resolution
16
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
16
BY
BOULTON
,
BOWMAN
,
ZUMBACH
,
ZAUN
,
SCHNEIDER
,
WHITVER
,
BISIGNANO
,
and
McCOY
A
Resolution
congratulating
the
Grand
View
University
1
Vikings
wrestling
team
on
winning
the
National
2
Association
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
Wrestling
3
National
Championship
for
the
sixth
consecutive
4
year.
5
WHEREAS,
on
March
4,
2017,
the
Grand
View
Vikings
6
wrestling
team
won
the
National
Association
of
7
Intercollegiate
Athletics
(NAIA)
Wrestling
National
8
Championship
for
the
sixth
consecutive
year,
becoming
9
the
first
team
in
NAIA
wrestling
history
to
win
six
10
consecutive
national
titles;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
Vikings
are
only
the
fourth
program
12
in
collegiate
wrestling
history
to
win
six
or
more
13
consecutive
national
titles;
and
14
WHEREAS,
the
Vikings
finished
with
a
total
score
15
of
234.5
team
points,
setting
an
all-time
NAIA
team
16
scoring
record
and
breaking
the
previous
record
of
210
17
team
points
set
by
the
Vikings
last
year,
a
full
160
18
points
ahead
of
the
second
place
team;
and
19
WHEREAS,
five
Viking
wrestlers
were
crowned
national
20
champions
in
10
possible
weight
classes,
including
21
Jacob
Colon
at
133
pounds,
Josh
Wenger
at
141
pounds,
22
Grant
Henderson
at
165
pounds,
Lawton
Benna
at
174
23
pounds,
and
Evan
Hansen
at
197
pounds;
and
24
WHEREAS,
all
12
of
the
Vikings’
qualifiers
earned
25
All-American
status
and
finished
in
fifth
place
or
26
better
on
the
podium;
and
27
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S.R.
16
WHEREAS,
Coach
Nick
Mitchell
was
named
NAIA
National
28
Coach
of
the
Year
in
2012,
2014,
2015,
and
2016,
in
1
addition
to
being
named
Regional
Coach
of
the
Year
five
2
times;
NOW
THEREFORE,
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
4
congratulates
Coach
Mitchell
and
all
the
members
of
5
the
Grand
View
University
Vikings
wrestling
team
on
6
winning
the
National
Association
of
Intercollegiate
7
Athletics
Wrestling
National
Championship
for
the
sixth
8
consecutive
year.
9
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2673XS
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87
gh/nh
2/
2