Bill Text: IA SR19 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution congratulating and honoring University of Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee for his outstanding wrestling accomplishments, including a second consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association wrestling championship title at the 125 pound weight-class.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-09 - Resolution adopted. S.J. 895. [SR19 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SR19-Introduced.html
Senate
Resolution
19
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
19
BY
KINNEY
,
BROWN
,
WAHLS
,
and
ZUMBACH
A
Resolution
congratulating
and
honoring
University
1
of
Iowa
wrestler
Spencer
Lee
for
his
outstanding
2
wrestling
accomplishments,
including
a
second
3
consecutive
National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association
4
wrestling
championship
title
at
the
125
pound
5
weight-class.
6
WHEREAS,
on
March
23,
2019,
University
of
Iowa
7
wrestler
Spencer
Lee
won
the
National
Collegiate
8
Athletic
Association
(NCAA)
wrestling
championship
9
title
at
125
pounds
for
the
second
consecutive
10
year;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Lee’s
2019
national
championship
title
win
12
is
the
84th
NCAA
individual
title
win
in
University
of
13
Iowa
wrestling
program
history;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Lee
is
the
23rd
multi-NCAA
championship
15
title
winner
in
University
of
Iowa
wrestling
program
16
history;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Lee
received
a
number
of
awards
and
honors
18
during
his
sophomore
wrestling
season
at
the
University
19
of
Iowa,
including
earning
All-American
honors
for
the
20
second
consecutive
year,
being
named
to
the
academic
21
All-Big
Ten
team,
remaining
undefeated
in
Big
Ten
dual
22
matches,
placing
second
at
the
2019
Big
Ten
Wrestling
23
Championship
tournament,
and
placing
second
at
the
2019
24
Midlands
Championship
tournament;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Lee
finished
his
sophomore
wrestling
season
26
with
a
23-3
record,
scoring
bonus
points
in
18
of
his
27
23
wins,
and
winning
the
University
of
Iowa
wrestling
28
-1-
LSB
2809SS
(2)
88
mo/rn
1/
2
S.R.
19
program’s
2019
Mike
Howard
Most
Valuable
Wrestler
1
Award;
and
2
WHEREAS,
during
his
freshman
year,
Lee
won
the
3
2018
NCAA
wrestling
championship
title
at
125
pounds,
4
defeating
his
opponent
5-1,
and
becoming
the
University
5
of
Iowa’s
first
true
freshman
national
champion
since
6
1993;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Lee’s
2018
championship
title
win
was
the
8
culmination
of
an
incredible
comeback
season
at
Iowa
9
with
a
22-2
overall
record,
having
started
the
season
10
recovering
from
knee
surgery
and
competing
for
the
11
first
time
in
December
2017;
and
12
WHEREAS,
for
his
2018
wrestling
campaign,
Lee
was
13
named
the
2018
Big
Ten
Freshman
of
the
Year,
the
winner
14
of
the
Iowa
wrestling
program’s
2018
Mike
Howard
Most
15
Valuable
Wrestler
Award,
and
the
winner
of
Amateur
16
Wrestling
News’
2018
Hammer
Award;
NOW
THEREFORE,
17
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
18
congratulates
and
honors
Spencer
Lee’s
outstanding
19
wrestling
accomplishments,
including
a
second
20
consecutive
National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association
21
wrestling
championship
title
win
at
the
125
pound
22
weight-class.
23
-2-
LSB
2809SS
(2)
88
mo/rn
2/
2
