Bill Text: IA SR11 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution honoring Caitlin Clark and the University of Iowa Women's Basketball Program for their historic season.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 23-11)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-04-19 - Introduced, referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 893. [SR11 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SR11-Introduced.html
Senate
Resolution
11
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
11
BY
SWEENEY
,
COURNOYER
,
ROZENBOOM
,
GREEN
,
DICKEY
,
KOELKER
,
ROWLEY
,
KLIMESH
,
SCHULTZ
,
SHIPLEY
,
WEBSTER
,
McCLINTOCK
,
PETERSEN
,
WESTRICH
,
EVANS
,
KRAAYENBRINK
,
DOTZLER
,
BOULTON
,
WINCKLER
,
DONAHUE
,
GIDDENS
,
REICHMAN
,
J.
TAYLOR
,
WEINER
,
CELSI
,
BISIGNANO
,
SINCLAIR
,
BROWN
,
WAHLS
,
BENNETT
,
SALMON
,
ALONS
,
DAWSON
,
and
LOFGREN
A
Resolution
honoring
Caitlin
Clark
and
the
University
1
of
Iowa
Women’s
Basketball
Program
for
their
2
historic
season.
3
WHEREAS,
the
University
of
Iowa
women’s
basketball
4
program
(the
Hawkeyes)
entered
the
Big
Ten
tournament
5
with
a
23-6
record;
and
6
WHEREAS,
after
an
exhilarating
three
games,
the
7
Hawkeyes
clinched
the
Big
Ten
Championship
Title
for
8
the
second
year
in
a
row
and
proceeded
on
to
the
9
2023
National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association
(NCAA)
10
tournament;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
Hawkeyes
won
five
out
of
the
six
games
12
played
during
the
NCAA
tournament,
managing
to
beat
the
13
number
one
ranked
team
and
previous
champions
on
their
14
way
to
the
championship
match;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
Hawkeyes
ended
the
season
as
the
NCAA
16
national
runner-up
with
a
total
of
31
wins,
the
most
in
17
program
history;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
leadership,
knowledge,
expertise,
19
and
dedication
of
head
coach
Lisa
Bluder,
associate
20
head
coaches
Jan
Jensen,
Raina
Harmon,
and
Abby
21
Stamp,
directors
Kathryn
Reynolds,
Hannah
Bluder,
Ben
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Lober,
and
Jennie
Sertterh,
special
assistant
Jenni
1
Fitzgerald,
associate
strength
and
condition
coach
2
Lindsay
Alexander,
and
P.
Sue
Beckwith,
M.D.,
helped
3
inspire
and
prepare
the
fifteen
student
athlete
members
4
of
the
Hawkeyes
to
realize
their
full
potential
and
5
compete
at
the
highest
level
with
determination
and
6
class;
and
7
WHEREAS,
in
both
victory
and
defeat,
the
Hawkeyes
8
exhibited
the
highest
level
of
respect
for
their
9
opponents,
game
officials,
fans,
each
other,
and
the
10
game
of
basketball;
and
11
WHEREAS,
with
a
season
record
of
1,055
points,
270
12
rebounds,
and
327
assists
and
being
the
only
player
13
in
the
nation
to
have
more
than
1,000
points,
240
14
rebounds,
310
assists,
or
45
steals
this
season,
junior
15
Caitlin
Clark
broke
two
program
records
for
scoring
16
the
most
points
in
a
single
season
and
making
the
most
17
assists
in
a
single
season;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Caitlin
Clark
also
broke
two
NCAA
single
19
tournament
records
for
most
three-point
field
goals
20
(24)
and
most
points
scored
(191);
and
21
WHEREAS,
for
her
extraordinary
athleticism,
Caitlin
22
Clark
was
honored
as
the
Associated
Press
Women’s
23
College
Basketball
Player
of
the
Year,
the
Atlantic
24
National
Player
of
the
Year,
the
Big
Ten
Player
of
25
the
Year
for
the
second
consecutive
year,
and
the
26
United
States
Women’s
Basketball
Writers
Association
27
National
Player
of
the
Year,
and
she
received
the
2023
28
Naismith
Trophy,
the
highest
honor
an
individual
may
be
29
presented
for
being
women’s
college
basketball’s
most
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outstanding
player;
NOW
THEREFORE,
1
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
2
congratulates
the
University
of
Iowa
Women’s
Basketball
3
Program
for
its
historic
2022-2023
season
and
the
4
inspiration
and
sense
of
pride
its
season
has
brought
5
to
all
Iowans;
and
6
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Senate
wishes
7
to
show
its
gratitude
and
appreciation
for
the
8
extraordinary
efforts
of
the
University
of
Iowa
Women’s
9
Basketball
Team
by
recognizing
and
congratulating:
10
#1
Molly
Davis,
Guard,
Senior
11
#2
Taylor
McCabe,
Guard,
Freshman
12
#3
Sydney
Affolter,
Guard,
Sophomore
13
#4
Kylie
Feuerbach,
Guard,
Junior
14
#13
Shateah
Wetering,
Forward,
Redshirt
Sophomore
15
#14
McKenna
Warnock,
Forward/Guard,
Senior
16
#20
Kate
Martin,
Guard,
Redshirt
Senior
17
#22
Caitlin
Clark,
Guard,
Junior
18
#23
Jada
Gyamfi,
Forward,
Freshman
19
#24
Gabbie
Marshall,
Guard,
Senior
20
#25
Monika
Czinano,
Forward/Center,
Senior
21
#34
A.J.
Ediger,
Forward,
Sophomore
22
#40
Sharon
Goodman,
Center,
Redshirt
Sophomore
23
#44
Addison
O’Grady,
Forward/Center,
Sophomore
24
#45
Hannah
Stuelke,
Forward,
Freshman;
and
25
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
upon
passage,
the
26
Secretary
of
the
Senate
shall
transmit
a
copy
of
this
27
resolution
to
head
coach
Lisa
Bluder
and
University
of
28
Iowa
President
Dr.
Barbara
J.
Wilson.
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