House Resolution 13 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 13 BY GAINES A Resolution honoring and congratulating the Grand 1 View University wrestling team on its outstanding 2 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 3 Wrestling National Championship win. 4 WHEREAS, on March 4, 2023, the Grand View Vikings 5 wrestling team (the Vikings) won the National 6 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 7 Wrestling Competition for a historic 11th time; and 8 WHEREAS, the Vikings finished with a total score of 9 206 team points, 48.5 points ahead of the second place 10 team and 116 points ahead of third; and 11 WHEREAS, three of the Vikings were crowned as 12 national champions: Shea Ruffridge at 141 pounds, 13 Owen Braungardt at 197 pounds, and Greg Hagan at 285 14 pounds; and 15 WHEREAS, 11 of the Vikings gained All-American 16 honors and finished in sixth place or better in their 17 weight classes; and 18 WHEREAS, Shea Ruffridge helped solidify the Vikings’ 19 victory when he upset Baterden Boldmaa, a three-time 20 national champion with 100 consecutive wins, and then 21 continued on to win the national title; and 22 WHEREAS, coach Nick Mitchell was named the 2023 NAIA 23 National Coach of the Year, his sixth such honor as the 24 Vikings’ head coach; NOW THEREFORE, 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 26 the House of Representatives honors and congratulates 27 the Grand View Vikings wrestling team on its 28 -1- LSB 2536YH (3) 90 dg/rn 1/ 2

H.R. 13 impressive achievements in NAIA wrestling by winning 1 an unprecedented 11th NAIA wrestling championship 2 title; and 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, the Chief 4 Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit 5 copies of this resolution to the Grand View Vikings 6 wrestling team head coach Nick Mitchell and Grand View 7 University President Rachelle Keck. 8 -2- LSB 2536YH (3) 90 dg/rn 2/ 2