Wrestling Team
04/25/2008
UNKWHEREAS, the University of Nebraska at Kearney wrestling team, under the leadership of Head Coach Marc Bauer and his staff, has represented the University of Nebraska and the state of Nebraska in an exemplary manner; and
WHEREAS, their competitive record includes seven consecutive conference championships in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and seven consecutive NCAA Division II West Region titles; and
WHEREAS, the team has placed in the Top 10 at the national championship meet in eight of the last ten years, and has had two individual champions at the past three consecutive national meets; and
WHEREAS, at the 2008 NCAA Division II National Championships held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 14 and 15, the Lopers were crowned national champions by scoring 108 1/2 points, which was 1/2 point better than the runner-up team; and
WHEREAS, this was UNK’s first-ever national team title at the NCAA Division II level; and
WHEREAS, eight members of the team achieved All-American status and all nine athletes who qualified for the national meet won at least one match; and
WHEREAS, the team recorded Division II’s second highest team grade point average (3.334) during the 2007-2008 academic year; and
WHEREAS, Coach Bauer was named the Division II Coach of the Year, a title he was also awarded in 2003.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the University of Nebraska Board of Regents congratulates Head Wrestling Coach Marc Bauer, his assistant coaches and the University of Nebraska at Kearney student athletes for the national recognition they have achieved, for the sportsmanship they have exhibited, for the advancement of intercollegiate athletics and for the honor they have bestowed on themselves and this university.
Pictured: Jeff Rutledge; Cody Lambotte; Joe Ellenberger; Chancellor Kristensen; Coach Marc Bauer; Tervel Dlagnev; Brett Allgood; Regent Schroeder.
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