House Resolution 116 - Introduced
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 116
BY COOLING, SHERMAN, WILSON, GOLDING, SCHEETZ,
HORA, NIELSEN, KAUFMANN, LEVIN, BRADLEY, GJERDE,
GERHOLD, ZABNER, KRESSIG, STAED, JAMES, KONFRST,
STECKMAN, FORBES, BAGNIEWSKI, MADISON, CROKEN,
AMOS JR., MATSON, KURTH, BROWN-POWERS, CAHILL,
JUDGE, SRINIVAS, BUCK, WILBURN, SCHOLTEN,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL, B. MEYER, ISENHART, JACOBY,
LOHSE, and CARLSON
1 A Resolution honoring the outstanding performance of
2 the Kirkwood Community College women’s basketball
3 team and head coach Kim Muhl.
4 WHEREAS, on March 23, 2024, the Kirkwood Community
5 College women’s basketball team defeated Johnson County
6 Community College of Overland Park, Kansas, to become
7 the 2024 National Junior College Athletics Association
8 Division II women’s basketball champions; and
9 WHEREAS, Jenna Twedt scored 18 points in the
10 championship game, leading the Kirkwood Community
11 College women’s basketball team to their 9th national
12 title in school history; and
13 WHEREAS, the Kirkwood Community College women’s
14 basketball team finished the 2023-2024 season with a
15 remarkable 35-2 record; and
16 WHEREAS, the Iowa Community College Athletic
17 Conference awarded players Demetria Prewitt and Jenna
18 Twedt with first team honors; Emily Dreckman, Kaylee
19 Corbin, and Zhakyla Evans with second team honors; and
20 freshman Lizzy Puot with third team honors; and
21 WHEREAS, head coach Muhl has now led the Kirkwood
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1 Community College women’s basketball team to each
2 of their nine national titles and has accrued an
3 incredible 1045-171 record; and
4 WHEREAS, head coach Muhl was named the region 11
5 coach of the year for the 22nd time in his career; NOW
6 THEREFORE,
7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
8 That the House of Representatives honors the Kirkwood
9 Community College women’s basketball team and head
10 coach Muhl for their astonishing performance, and
11 recognizes the Kirkwood Community College women’s
12 basketball team as one of the best in National Junior
13 College Athletic Association history; and
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon adoption, the
15 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
16 prepare an official copy of this resolution for
17 presentation to head coach Muhl, the Kirkwood Community
18 College women’s basketball team, and Dr. Kristie
19 Fisher, President of Kirkwood Community College.
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