Senate Resolution 107 - Introduced
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 107
BY COURNOYER, SWEENEY, GIDDENS, GARRETT, BOULTON,
JOCHUM, WEBSTER, LOFGREN, DICKEY, WHITVER, WEINER,
EVANS, KOELKER, BROWN, J. TAYLOR, SHIPLEY, and
SINCLAIR
1 A Resolution honoring and congratulating the University
2 of Iowa Hawkeye women’s wrestling team for
3 winning the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling
4 Tournament.
5 WHEREAS, more than 8,000 fans attended the inaugural
6 home dual of the University of Iowa Hawkeye women’s
7 wrestling team, breaking the record for attendance at a
8 collegiate women’s wrestling event; and
9 WHEREAS, head coach Clarissa Chun was named the 2024
10 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coach of
11 the Year and the USA Today’s Woman of the Year Honoree
12 for the state of Iowa; and
13 WHEREAS, the Hawkeyes finished the inaugural season
14 undefeated in dual competition and were ranked second
15 in the country by the NWCA; and
16 WHEREAS, the Hawkeyes finished the 2024 National
17 Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Tournament with six
18 individual champions, Emilie Gonzalez, Ava Bayless,
19 Felicity Taylor, Reese Larramendy, Marlynne Deede, and
20 Kylie Welker, and garnered 12 All-American honors; and
21 WHEREAS, each of the six national champions
22 secured a spot at the 2024 United States Olympic Team
23 Trials; and
24 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa Hawkeye women’s
25 wrestling team has contributed greatly to the
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1 advancement of women’s wrestling; NOW THEREFORE,
2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors
3 and congratulates the University of Iowa Hawkeye
4 women’s wrestling team and head coach Clarissa Chun on
5 an impressive inaugural season in wrestling.
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