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PRINTER'S NO. 3618
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
956
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY CONKLIN, BENNINGHOFF, BARBIN, BARRAR, BERNSTINE,
BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DAVIS, DAY,
DEASY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DUSH, ENGLISH, FABRIZIO, GILLEN,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HAHN, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL,
HILL-EVANS, IRVIN, JAMES, JOZWIAK, W. KELLER, KINSEY,
LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSICO, METZGAR, MILLARD, B. MILLER,
MURT, NEILSON, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, M. QUINN,
READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SAYLOR, SCHWEYER, SONNEY,
STAATS, STURLA, TALLMAN, TOOHIL, VITALI, WARD AND WARNER,
JUNE 6, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 6, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating The Pennsylvania State University wrestling team
on their seventh National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I Championship in eight years.
WHEREAS, The Penn State wrestling team won its seventh
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I
Championship in eight years on March 18, 2018; and
WHEREAS, The recent championship victory moves Penn State
past Oklahoma for the fourth most NCAA Division I team
championships since 1928; and
WHEREAS, Penn State wrestlers also won individual national
championships in their respective weight classes, Zain
Retherford in the 149-pound weight class, Jason Nolf in the 157-
pound weight class, Vincenzo Joseph in the 165-pound weight
class and Bo Nickal in the 184-pound weight class; and
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WHEREAS, In addition to winning his third national
championship in his weight class, Retherford ended the season
with a 31-0 record, riding a 94 match win streak and he became
Penn State's first back-to-back Dan Hodge Trophy winner as the
nation's top collegiate wrestler; and
WHEREAS, Retherford was also awarded the Bill Koll Award for
most pins with 17, the Joe Scalzo Award for the most team points
scored with 176.5 and the Most Bonus Points Scored Award with
58.5; and
WHEREAS, Retherford ends his career as a Nittany Lion with a
126-3 record, two straight Hodge trophies, three straight Big
Ten titles and with being named the NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler
three years in a row; and
WHEREAS, Nolf won his second national championship in his
weight class and was a three-time finalist, amassing a record of
26-1 this past season; and
WHEREAS, Joseph became a two-time NCAA champion at the 165-
pound weight class, finishing the season with a record of 25-2;
and
WHEREAS, Nickal became a two-time NCAA champion in the 184-
pound weight class and a three-time finalist going 31-0 for the
year; and
WHEREAS, Penn State wrestling tied a school record for most
All-Americans in a season with eight, including, Nick Lee, Zain
Retherford, Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph, Mark Hall, Bo Nickal,
Shakur Rasheed and Nick Nevills; and
WHEREAS, Members of the wrestling team include Austin
Clabaugh, who is a freshman with a grade point average of 4.0,
Brian Friery, who is a sophomore with a grade point average of
3.98, Dominic Giannageli, who is a junior with a grade point
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average of 3.81, Devon Van Cura, who is a senior with a grade
point average of 3.99 and Zain Retherford, a fifth-year senior
with a grade point average of 3.73; and
WHEREAS, The success of the young men of the Penn State
Nittany Lion wrestling team is a result of the strong leadership
of their coach, Cael Sanderson; and
WHEREAS, Since taking the reigns as head coach of the Penn
State wrestling team on April 17, 2009, Sanderson has amassed a
record of 126-14-2, coached 51 All-Americans and led 20
wrestlers to become national champions in their respective
weight classes; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate The
Pennsylvania State University wrestling team on their seventh
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championship
in eight years.
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