Senate Resolution 14 - Introduced

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 14 BY WAHLS, COURNOYER, and BOLKCOM 1 A Resolution recognizing for her 2 outstanding academic and college career 3 at the University of Iowa. 4 WHEREAS, Megan Gustafson emerged early in her 5 basketball career by being named to the Big Ten 6 all-freshman team during the 2015-2016 college 7 basketball season; and 8 WHEREAS, Ms. Gustafson solidified her place in Iowa 9 basketball history by being named first team all-Big 10 Ten by the conference coaches and media during her 11 sophomore, junior, and senior seasons while twice being 12 named Big Ten Player of the Year; and 13 WHEREAS, during Ms. Gustafson’s record-breaking 14 senior season, she became the all-time leading scorer 15 in University of Iowa basketball history while being 16 named Big Ten Player of the Week a record 12 times; and 17 WHEREAS, Ms. Gustafson’s senior season that included 18 leading the country in scoring per game, total points, 19 and percentage, culminated with a Big Ten 20 Conference Tournament championship and the University 21 of Iowa women’s basketball team’s third straight 22 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament 23 appearance; and 24 WHEREAS, Ms. Gustafson will end her career at the 25 University of Iowa as a two-time academic all-Big Ten 26 selection and as the school’s all-time leading scorer 27 and rebounder; and 28 WHEREAS, Ms. Gustafson was named the unanimous ESPNW

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1 college basketball Player of the Year for the 2018-2019 2 college basketball season; and 3 WHEREAS, Ms. Gustafson has been named one of the 4 finalists for the 2019 Award, given by 5 the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the 6 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association; the Women’s 7 Basketball Coaches Association’s ; the John 8 R. Wooden Award; the Naismith Trophy; and the Naismith 9 Defensive Player of the Year Award; NOW THEREFORE, 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate hereby 11 recognizes and congratulates Megan Gustafson for her 12 outstanding career at the University of Iowa.

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