Bill Text: IA HR142 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to honor the University of Northern Iowa's (UNI) Women's Rugby Club.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-5)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-07 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 906. [HR142 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR142-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
142
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
142
BY
KRESSIG
,
KELLEY
,
WENTHE
,
BERRY
,
T.
OLSON
,
WINCKLER
,
JACOBY
,
PETERSEN
,
GASKILL
,
KEARNS
,
MURPHY
,
KAJTAZOVIC
,
THOMAS
,
MASCHER
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
STECKMAN
,
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
,
ISENHART
,
WOLFE
,
THEDE
,
H.
MILLER
,
HUNTER
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
LENSING
,
LYKAM
,
COHOON
,
M.
SMITH
,
QUIRK
,
OLDSON
,
WILLEMS
,
MUHLBAUER
,
GAINES
,
WITTNEBEN
,
R.
OLSON
,
RASMUSSEN
,
LOFGREN
,
SCHULTZ
,
ROGERS
,
and
HUSEMAN
A
Resolution
to
honor
the
University
of
Northern
Iowa’s
1
Women’s
Rugby
Club.
2
WHEREAS,
there
are
over
300
women’s
college
3
rugby
teams
in
the
United
States,
and
the
University
4
of
Northern
Iowa’s
(UNI)
Women’s
Rugby
Club
has
5
consistently
been
one
of
the
best;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
club
was
formed
in
1994,
and
is
the
7
premier
club
in
Iowa,
nationally
recognized
for
the
8
numerous
accomplishments
and
achievements
of
the
9
players
and
volunteer
coaching
staff;
and
10
WHEREAS,
for
nine
years
the
club
has
played
in
11
Division
I
competition,
moving
up
in
2004
from
Division
12
II,
where
the
club
won
two
national
titles;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
club
has
qualified
for
the
Division
I
14
National
Sweet
Sixteen
for
eight
consecutive
years
and
15
will
be
competing
in
the
event
again
this
year
on
April
16
20-22
in
Ohio;
and
17
WHEREAS,
UNI
won
the
Division
I
Midwest
Championship
18
in
2006,
2008,
2010,
and
2011,
compiling
an
overall
19
record
of
315
wins
and
50
losses
over
18
years;
and
20
WHEREAS,
UNI
has
had
three
players
participate
in
21
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the
World
Cup;
two
alumni
play
for
the
USA
Senior
1
Women’s
Eagles,
with
one
currently
playing;
and
nine
2
women
play
for
the
USA
U23
Women’s
Eagles
team;
and
3
WHEREAS,
several
UNI
players
have
advanced
to
the
4
regional
and
national
levels,
with
over
30
players
from
5
the
UNI
club
participating
on
the
Midwest
U23
All-Star
6
team,
five
players
being
a
part
of
the
USA
U19
Women’s
7
Eagles,
over
100
players
participating
in
the
Iowa
8
Select
Side
Program,
and
six
players
representing
UNI
9
on
the
collegiate
All-American
First
Team;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
UNI
club
regularly
competes
against
11
much
larger
schools
including
Ohio
State,
the
12
University
of
Minnesota,
the
University
of
Illinois,
13
and
Iowa
State
University
in
the
Division
I
arena,
14
while
the
national
competition
includes
Penn
State,
15
Stanford,
Texas
A
&
M,
and
the
Air
Force;
and
16
WHEREAS,
Steve
Murra
has
been
the
only
head
coach
17
since
the
club’s
inception,
with
Jennifer
Murra
acting
18
as
assistant
coach,
manager,
and
advisor
to
the
club
19
since
its
inception;
NOW
THEREFORE,
20
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
21
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
the
young
women
of
22
the
University
of
Northern
Iowa’s
Women’s
Rugby
Club,
23
and
coaches
Steve
Murra
and
Jennifer
Murra,
for
the
24
remarkable
and
ongoing
success
of
the
UNI
women’s
rugby
25
program.
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