House Resolution 117 - Introduced
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 117
BY KRESSIG, ZABNER, GAINES, WILBURN, FORBES, ISENHART,
SIECK, MEGGERS, MOMMSEN, COOLING, M. THOMPSON,
EHLERT, BAETH, WILZ, JOHNSON, ANDREWS, CARLSON,
JENEARY, YOUNG, GJERDE, WILLS, AMOS JR., BUCK,
BAGNIEWSKI, STECKMAN, STONE, DUNWELL, SORENSEN,
HOLT, B. MEYER, GRABER, INGELS, BODEN, LOHSE, HORA,
BEST, JACOBY, GERHOLD, KNIFF MCCULLA, ABDUL-SAMAD,
MADISON, NIELSEN, SIEGRIST, VONDRAN, SHIPLEY,
SHERMAN, RINKER, WULF, JUDGE, WESSEL-KROESCHELL,
OLSON, MOORE, BOSSMAN, MOHR, BLOOMINGDALE,
LUNDGREN, BERGAN, KURTH, SCHOLTEN, CROKEN, and
BROWN-POWERS
1 A Resolution recognizing and congratulating University
2 of Northern Iowa (UNI) wrestler Parker Keckeisen for
3 his outstanding wrestling accomplishments.
4 WHEREAS, on March 23, 2024, UNI wrestler Parker
5 Keckeisen won the National Collegiate Athletic
6 Association (NCAA) individual wrestling championship at
7 184 pounds, winning the final match by a major decision
8 and closing out the season with 14 straight bonus-point
9 victories; and
10 WHEREAS, he became the first ever UNI Panther
11 wrestler to be named a four-time Division I
12 All-American, after earning the distinction in
13 2024; and
14 WHEREAS, wrestling his way through the 184-pound
15 weight class bracket at the Big 12 Conference
16 championship, Keckeisen was named the tournament’s
17 Outstanding Wrestler following his fourth Big 12
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1 Conference title; and
2 WHEREAS, he became a finalist for the Dan Hodge
3 Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s top collegiate
4 wrestler, after earning bonus-point wins in all but
5 three matches; and
6 WHEREAS, in addition to his excellent work and
7 outstanding accomplishments on the mat, Keckeisen also
8 earned recognition as a National Wrestling Coaches
9 Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American as a result
10 of his dedication to his studies in construction
11 management at UNI; and
12 WHEREAS, Keckeisen surpassed 100 victories in his
13 collegiate career which included milestone victories
14 over highly ranked wrestlers at both the Big 12
15 Wrestling Championship Tournament and the NWCA All-Star
16 Classic, winning the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational,
17 taking first place at the Grand View Open, and winning
18 all three of his matches at the Collegiate Duals; and
19 WHEREAS, he enrolled at UNI after winning two
20 Wisconsin high school state championships along with
21 earning Academic All-State honors; NOW THEREFORE,
22 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
23 That the House of Representatives congratulates
24 and honors Parker Keckeisen’s outstanding wrestling
25 accomplishments, culminating in the NCAA wrestling
26 championship title at 184 pounds; and
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, the Chief
28 Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit
29 a copy of this resolution to Parker Keckeisen; UNI
30 wrestling head coach, Doug Schwab; interim director of
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1 athletics, Bob Bowlsby; and UNI president, Mark Nook.
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