House
Resolution
17
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
17
BY
ISENHART
,
GRABER
,
JAMES
,
BRADLEY
,
JOHNSON
,
FISHER
,
LUNDGREN
,
TUREK
,
and
GAINES
A
Resolution
to
recognize
and
congratulate
the
women’s
1
basketball
team
of
Clarke
University
in
Dubuque
for
2
their
2023
National
Association
of
Intercollegiate
3
Athletics
championship.
4
WHEREAS,
the
Clarke
University
women’s
basketball
5
team
(the
Pride)
had
a
19-3
conference
record
and
a
6
33-4
overall
record,
entered
the
National
Association
7
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
(NAIA)
tournament
as
a
8
number
two
seed,
and
hosted
first-round
games;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
Pride
began
the
NAIA
tournament
with
10
the
Pride’s
first
ever
win
in
a
quarterfinal
match
11
by
defeating
the
number
one
seed
Campbellsville
12
University;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
Pride
continued
its
winning
streak
14
to
the
championship
match
at
the
Tyson
Events
15
Center
in
Sioux
City,
Iowa,
where
they
paired
off
16
against
the
number
one
ranked
and
defending
national
17
champions,
Thomas
More
University
from
Crestview
Hills,
18
Kentucky;
and
19
WHEREAS,
on
March
18,
2023,
after
a
hard-fought
20
game,
the
Pride
defeated
Thomas
More
University
63-52
21
for
the
Pride’s
first
ever
national
athletic
title;
and
22
WHEREAS,
the
Pride
won
all
six
of
their
tournament
23
games
by
an
average
of
11.5
points
per
game,
and
won
24
each
of
their
four
games
played
in
Sioux
City
by
double
25
digits;
and
26
WHEREAS,
during
the
NAIA
tournament,
Skylar
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Culbertson
became
the
program’s
all-time
leader
in
1
total
assists,
finishing
with
492,
and
Tina
Ubl
became
2
the
program’s
all-time
leading
scorer
with
1,992
points
3
to
finish
her
college
career;
and
4
WHEREAS,
for
her
outstanding
performance,
Tina
Ubl
5
was
named
the
NAIA
tournament
Most
Valuable
Player;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Tina
Ubl,
Nicole
McDermott,
and
Giana
7
Michels
were
named
to
the
all-tournament
teams;
and
8
WHEREAS,
during
their
regular
season,
the
Pride
had
9
three
players,
Emma
Kelchen,
Nicole
McDermott,
and
10
Giana
Michels,
reach
the
1,000-point
club
for
their
11
careers,
becoming
the
15th,
16th,
and
17th
players
in
12
program
history
to
do
so;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
Pride
led
the
Heart
of
America
Athletic
14
Conference
with
seven
all-conference
selections,
15
including
Tina
Ubl
(1st
team),
Nicole
McDermott
(1st
16
team),
Skylar
Culbertson
(2nd
team),
Emma
Kelchen
(2nd
17
team),
Giana
Michels
(honorable
mention),
Taylor
Haase
18
(honorable
mention),
and
Mya
Merschman
(honorable
19
mention);
and
20
WHEREAS,
for
her
invaluable
guidance
and
leadership
21
on
and
off
the
court,
head
coach
Courtney
Boyd
was
22
named
the
NAIA
national
coach
of
the
year,
adding
to
23
her
career
portfolio
after
having
led
the
Kirkwood
24
Community
College
Eagles
to
a
National
Junior
Athletic
25
Association
basketball
title
in
2007;
and
26
WHEREAS,
Coach
Boyd
hails
from
Keokuk,
and
several
27
Pride
players
attended
high
schools
across
Iowa,
28
including
Dubuque,
Cascade,
Bellevue,
Montezuma,
and
29
Donnellson,
attesting
to
the
quality
of
Iowa
education
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and
the
role
of
extracurricular
activities
in
the
1
personal
formation
of
Iowa’s
youth;
NOW
THEREFORE,
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
3
the
House
of
Representatives
congratulates
the
Clarke
4
University
women’s
basketball
team,
including
players,
5
coaches,
and
support
staff
on
their
2023
NAIA
national
6
championship;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
upon
adoption
of
8
this
resolution,
the
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
of
9
Representatives
shall
transmit
copies
of
this
10
resolution
to
the
Clarke
University
women’s
basketball
11
head
coach,
Courtney
Boyd,
athletic
director,
Curt
12
Long,
and
the
president
of
Clarke
University,
Fletcher
13
Lamkin.
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