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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Harper College
4 Wrestling squad, the Hawks, on winning the 2010 NJCAA
5 Championship on February 27, 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Hawks are the first non-scholarship school to
7 win the national championship; Harper finished with 137 points,
8 ahead of Iowa Central Community College and Labette Community
9 College (Kansas); and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Hawks coach is Dan Loprieno; the members of
11 the squad are: Josh Kratovil, Arber Bebo, Eduardo Dominguez,
12 Nate Stadeker, Luke Roth, Mike Dace, Jordan Bakley, and Michael
13 Lukowski; all of the members earned All-American honors as
14 well; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Josh Kratovil won an individual championship
16 during the competition; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The squad ended Iowa Central Community College's
18 four-year championship run in wrestling; this was the fourth
19 national championship for the team and the 10th national
20 championship for Harper College's athletic program; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Four of the All-Americans will return for the next
2 season; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate the Harper College Wrestling squad on their
6 championship win and wish them all the best in their future
7 endeavors; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the Harper College Hawks as a symbol of our
10 respect and esteem.