House
Resolution
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
18
BY
GAINES
and
LOHSE
A
Resolution
honoring
and
congratulating
the
Grand
View
1
University
wrestling
team
on
its
historic
National
2
Association
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
wrestling
3
national
championship
win.
4
WHEREAS,
on
March
8,
2025,
the
Grand
View
Vikings
5
wrestling
team
won
the
National
Association
of
6
Intercollegiate
Athletics
(NAIA)
wrestling
competition
7
for
a
historic
13th
time;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
Vikings
finished
with
a
total
9
team
score
of
209
points,
60
points
ahead
of
the
10
second-place
team
and
89.5
points
ahead
of
the
11
third-place
team;
and
12
WHEREAS,
six
Vikings
were
crowned
as
individual
13
national
champions,
which
ties
the
NAIA
record,
14
including
Aden
Reeves
at
125
pounds,
Carson
Taylor
at
15
141
pounds,
Elijah
Larsen
at
149
pounds,
Cam
Robinson
16
at
165
pounds,
Alex
Reynolds
at
174
pounds,
and
17
Garavous
Kouekabakilaho
at
197
pounds;
and
18
WHEREAS,
in
addition
to
the
six
national
champions,
19
three
other
Viking
wrestlers
gained
All-American
20
honors,
including
Gabe
Gonzales
at
125
pounds
for
21
finishing
second,
Jackson
Cockrell
at
133
pounds
for
22
finishing
seventh,
and
Dylan
Whitt
at
165
pounds
for
23
finishing
fifth;
and
24
WHEREAS,
Alex
Reynolds
and
Garavous
Kouekabakilaho
25
helped
solidify
the
Vikings’
victory
by
securing
26
back-to-back
individual
national
championship
27
titles;
and
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WHEREAS,
coach
Nick
Mitchell
was
named
the
2025
NAIA
1
National
Coach
of
the
Year,
his
ninth
such
honor
in
his
2
17
years
as
the
Vikings’
head
coach;
NOW
THEREFORE,
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
4
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
and
congratulates
5
the
Grand
View
Vikings
wrestling
team
on
its
historic
6
achievements
in
NAIA
wrestling
by
winning
an
7
unprecedented
13th
championship
title
in
17
years;
and
8
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
upon
passage,
the
Chief
9
Clerk
of
the
House
of
Representatives
shall
transmit
10
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
Grand
View
Vikings
11
wrestling
team
head
coach
Nick
Mitchell
and
Grand
View
12
University
President
Rachelle
Keck.
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