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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Isaiah Alexander Martinez
4of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on winning the
52014-2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association National
6Championship in wrestling; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Isaiah Martinez was undefeated in the 2014-2015
8season with a record of 34 wins and 0 losses; he is the first
9undefeated freshman national champion since 1999; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Isaiah Martinez was the 2014-2015 Big Ten Champion
11and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Isaiah Martinez was one of 4 finalists for the
13Hodge Award - wrestling's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in
14college football; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Isaiah Martinez was a 3-time California High
16School State Champion; in 2012, he was the National Junior
17Freestyle Champion; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Isaiah Martinez's hometown is Lemoore,
19California; his parents are Alfred Garcia and Yvonne Martinez
20Garcia; he has 2 brothers, Isaac and Steven, and one sister,

 

 

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1Alyssa; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4congratulate Isaiah Alexander Martinez on winning the
52014-2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association National
6Championship in wrestling, and we wish him many more successful
7years; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Isaiah Martinez as an expression of our esteem and
10respect.