HR 20 (LSB 2995YH (3) 91)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 20

BY  JACOBY and GRASSLEY

A Resolution honoring the Wartburg College men’s wrestling team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III wrestling championship.

   WHEREAS, with just six qualifying wrestlers, the Wartburg College Knights won their sixteenth National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III wrestling championship with a combined 83.5 points; and
   WHEREAS, Massoma Endene capped off an incredible 20-0 undefeated season and 61-match winning streak to win his third consecutive national championship by an 11-3 major decision in the finals; and
   WHEREAS, Mitchell Williamson, after entering his bracket unseeded, finished his impressive 23-1 season with a dramatic takedown with two seconds remaining to win the heavyweight national championship by a 4-1 decision; and
   WHEREAS, in addition to Endene and Williamson, Kyler Romero (third in his weight class), Kasey Ross (fifth in his weight class), and Tommy Thongseng (seventh in his weight class) also earned All-American honors for the Knights; and
   WHEREAS, head coach Eric Keller led the team to its ninth national championship under his dedicated leadership; and
   WHEREAS, Wartburg College, with its sixteenth national championship, overtakes Augsburg College as the winningest team in Division III wrestling; and
   WHEREAS, the team’s slogan this year, “to the man”, truly embodied the Knights’ extraordinary championship performance, with every point earned by every wrestler fully contributing to the team’s victory; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives recognizes and congratulates the Wartburg College men’s wrestling team for its outstanding championship season this year; and

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon adoption, the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution for presentation to Wartburg College men’s wrestling head coach Eric Keller and Wartburg College President Rebecca Ehretsman.