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House
Resolution
23
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
23
BY
GERHOLD
,
GOLDING
,
GEHLBACH
,
WATKINS
,
LAWLER
,
JENEARY
,
BLOOMINGDALE
,
and
BRADLEY
A
Resolution
recognizing
and
congratulating
the
1
Kirkwood
Community
College
men’s
basketball
team
on
2
winning
the
2025
National
Junior
College
Athletic
3
Association
Division
II
national
basketball
4
tournament.
5
WHEREAS,
on
March
22,
2025,
the
Kirkwood
Community
6
College
Eagles
(Cedar
Rapids,
Iowa)
defeated
the
7
Parkland
College
Cobras
(Champaign,
Illinois)
in
8
the
championship
game
of
the
National
Junior
College
9
Athletic
Association
(NJCAA)
Division
II
national
10
basketball
tournament;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Traijan
Sain
secured
Kirkwood’s
nail-biting
12
55-54
victory
by
scoring
a
free
throw
with
one
second
13
remaining;
and
14
WHEREAS,
redshirt
freshman
Lucas
Lueth
was
named
the
15
Pin
Ryan
Most
Valuable
Player
of
the
tournament
with
46
16
points,
26
rebounds,
7
steals,
and
9
blocks
overall,
17
including
10
points,
7
rebounds,
1
steal,
and
2
blocks
18
in
the
championship
game;
and
19
WHEREAS,
Traijan
Sain,
Lucas
Lueth,
and
Colby
20
Dolphin
were
named
to
the
2025
NJCAA
Division
II
21
National
Tournament
All-Tournament
Team;
and
22
WHEREAS,
Tim
Sandquist,
completing
his
sixth
season
23
as
head
coach
of
the
Eagles,
was
named
Coach
of
the
24
Tournament;
and
25
WHEREAS,
with
14
tournament
appearances,
Kirkwood
26
ranks
second
all-time
in
NJCAA
Division
II
history
and
27
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H.R.
23
holds
the
most
wins
in
national
tournament
play,
with
1
an
impressive
39-12
record;
and
2
WHEREAS,
Kirkwood
finished
its
season
with
a
33-3
3
record
and
the
fourth
national
championship
in
its
4
basketball
program
history
(1998,
2016,
2019,
and
5
2025);
NOW
THEREFORE,
6
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
7
That
the
House
of
Representatives
recognizes
and
8
congratulates
the
Kirkwood
Community
College
men’s
9
basketball
team
for
its
outstanding
basketball
10
season
this
year,
including
its
championship
victory
11
at
the
2025
NJCAA
Division
II
national
basketball
12
tournament;
and
13
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
upon
adoption,
the
14
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
of
Representatives
shall
15
transmit
a
copy
of
this
resolution
for
presentation
to
16
Kirkwood
Community
College
men’s
basketball
head
coach
17
Tim
Sandquist,
and
Kirkwood
Community
College
President
18
Kristie
Fisher.
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