Senate Resolution 108 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 108 BY GIDDENS , SWEENEY , DOTZLER , and ZUMBACH A Resolution recognizing and congratulating University 1 of Northern Iowa (UNI) wrestler Parker Keckeisen for 2 his outstanding wrestling accomplishments. 3 WHEREAS, on March 23, 2024, UNI wrestler Parker 4 Keckeisen won the National Collegiate Athletic 5 Association (NCAA) individual wrestling championship at 6 184 pounds, winning the final match by a major decision 7 and closing out the season with 14 straight bonus-point 8 victories; and 9 WHEREAS, he became the first ever UNI Panther 10 wrestler to be named a four-time Division I 11 All-American, after earning the distinction in 12 2024; and 13 WHEREAS, wrestling his way through the 184-pound 14 weight class bracket at the Big 12 Conference 15 championship, Keckeisen was named the tournaments 16 Outstanding Wrestler following his fourth Big 12 17 Conference title; and 18 WHEREAS, he became a finalist for the Dan Hodge 19 Trophy, which is awarded to the nations top collegiate 20 wrestler, after earning bonus-point wins in all but 21 three matches; and 22 WHEREAS, in addition to his excellent work and 23 outstanding accomplishments on the mat, Keckeisen also 24 earned recognition as a National Wrestling Coaches 25 Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American as a result 26 of his dedication to his studies in construction 27 management at UNI; and 28 -1- LSB 6394XS (6) 90 th/jm 1/ 2
S.R. 108 WHEREAS, Keckeisen surpassed 100 victories in his 1 collegiate career which included milestone victories 2 over highly ranked wrestlers at both the Big 12 3 Wrestling Championship Tournament and the NWCA All-Star 4 Classic, winning the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, 5 taking first place at the Grand View Open, and winning 6 all three of his matches at the Collegiate Duals; and 7 WHEREAS, he enrolled at UNI after winning two 8 Wisconsin high school state championships along with 9 earning Academic All-State honors; NOW THEREFORE, 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 11 congratulates and honors Parker Keckeisens outstanding 12 wrestling accomplishments, culminating in the NCAA 13 wrestling championship title at 184 pounds; and 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, the 15 Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 16 resolution to Parker Keckeisen; UNI wrestling head 17 coach, Doug Schwab; interim director of athletics, Bob 18 Bowlsby; and UNI president, Mark Nook. 19 -2- LSB 6394XS (6) 90 th/jm 2/ 2