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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 472 

Congratulating and commending the Wichita State University women’s bowling team for winning the 2007 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Bowling National Championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2007 

Mr. TIAHRT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating and commending the Wichita State University women’s bowling team for winning the 2007 United 

States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Bowling National Championship. 

Whereas on April 21, 2007, the Wichita State University 

(WSU) women’s bowling team won the 2007 United 

States Bowling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Bowling 

National Championship Tournament in Wichita, Kansas; 

Whereas WSU, on the final day of the tournament, defeated 

Central Florida University 4 games to 1 in the semifinals and McKendree College (Illinois) 2 games to 0 in 

the finals to win the national championship; 

Whereas the WSU women’s bowling team has won eight 

Intercollegiate Bowling National Championships (1975, 

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1977, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2005, and 2007) and has 

advanced to the national tournament a record 31 times; 

Whereas Head Coach Gordon Vadakin has coached the WSU 

bowling team since 1978, leading them to the Intercollegiate Bowling National Championship Tournament 29 

times and has coached the team to six national titles; 

Whereas Women’s Coach Mark Lewis and Assistant Women’s 

Coach Kristal Scott directly coached the 2007 WSU 

women’s bowling team to the national championship in 

Wichita, Kansas; 

Whereas both Head Coach Gordon Vadakin and Women’s 

Coach Mark Lewis are members of the USBC Hall of 

Fame; 

Whereas the 2007 national championship team is comprised 

of the following members: Daniela Alvarado, Ashley Cox, 

Elysia Current, Sandra Gongora, Melissa Hurst, 

Samantha Linder, Emily Maier, Rocio Restrepo, Ricki 

Williams, and Felicia Wong; and 

Whereas WSU Juniors Elysia Current and Emily Maier were 

named as First Team All-Americans, and Maier was 

named as a member of the All-Tournament Team of the 

2007 Intercollegiate Bowling National Championship 

Tournament: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates and commends the Wichita 

3 State University (WSU) women’s bowling team for 

4 winning the 2007 United States Bowling Congress 

5 (USBC) Intercollegiate Bowling National Champion6 ship Tournament; 

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1 (2) recognizes the significant achievements of 

2 the players, coaches, students, alumni, and support 

3 staff whose dedication and hard work helped the 

4 WSU women’s bowling team win the national cham5 pionship; and 

6 (3) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House 

7 of Representatives to transmit enrolled copies of this 

8 resolution to the following individuals for appro9 priate display— 

10 (A) Donald L. Beggs, President of Wichita 

11 State University; 

12 (B) Gordon Vadakin, Head Coach; 

13 (C) Mark Lewis, Women’s Coach; and 

14 (D) Kristal Scott, Assistant Women’s 

15 Coach. 

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