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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Illinois Wesleyan
4University's men's golf team on winning the 2019 NCAA Division
5III National Championship at the Keene Trace Golf Club in
6Nicholasville, Kentucky on May 17; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Illinois Wesleyan has made 13 consecutive NCAA
8Division III championship appearances; its previous high
9finish was second place in 2011; IWU has won eight straight
10conference championships and a total of 21 conference golf
11titles, including 16 under head coach Jim Ott since 2001; men's
12golf at Illinois Wesleyan has been a part of the College
13Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin since 1947; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Head Coach Jim Ott was named the NCAA Division III
15Dave Williams National Coach of the Year presented by Golf
16Pride Grips; the assistant coaches are Karl Keller and Conner
17O'Neil; the athletic director is Mike Wagner; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Wesleyan University's
19men's golf team are Andrew Abel, Carl Christiansen, Daniel
20Cole, Michael Holtz, Ben Johnson, Austin Jump, Skylar LeVine,
21Jimmy Morton, Jonathan Nocek, Will Nummy, Justin Park, Drew
22Pershing, Justin Seymour, and Rob Wuethrich; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Drew Pershing, Ben Johnson, Andrew Abel, Skylar
2LeVine, and Rob Wuethrich were named Division III PING
3All-Central Region players; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Drew Pershing earned All-American status with his
5top 10 finish and tied for ninth in the championships; other
6members who placed are Ben Johnson, Rob Wuethrich, Andrew Abel,
7and Skylar LeVine; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we congratulate the Illinois Wesleyan University's men's golf
11team on winning the 2019 NCAA Division III National
12Championship and wish them many more successful years; and be
13it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
15presented to the members and coaches of the Illinois Wesleyan
16University's men's golf team as a symbol of our respect and
17esteem.