[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 941 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 941

 Congratulating the University of Vermont men's soccer team on winning 
  the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's 
                     soccer national championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 21 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

    Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sanders) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                           and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the University of Vermont men's soccer team on winning 
  the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's 
                     soccer national championship.

Whereas, on December 16th, 2024, the University of Vermont men's soccer team 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``Catamounts''), after a golden 
        goal with 5 minutes and 6 seconds left in overtime, pulled off an 
        historic comeback against Marshall University to win the 2024 National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as 
        ``NCAA'') Division I men's soccer national championship, with a final 
        score of 2 goals to 1;
Whereas the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer national championship victory for 
        the Catamounts is the first-ever NCAA Division I national championship 
        in the history of the Catamounts;
Whereas the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer national championship game was a 
        game for the record books, with many notable moments including--

    (1) a perfectly timed goal by Marcell Papp, which gave the Catamounts a 
golden opportunity in overtime; and

    (2) the game winning goal by Maximilian Kissel, his 11th goal of the 
season, which will be remembered by the Catamounts for all time;

Whereas the coaching staff of the Catamounts led the team with grit and 
        determination;
Whereas the support staff of the Catamounts played critical roles in supporting 
        the Catamounts throughout the 2024 season;
Whereas, to the casual observer, the Catamounts may have been the underdogs or 
        the ``Cinderella story'' of the entire 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer 
        national championship tournament;
Whereas, during the 2024 season, the Catamounts scored 22 goals in the 76th 
        minute or later, including the championship equalizing goal, earning the 
        Catamounts the nickname ``Cardiac Cats'';
Whereas last-minute victories were a habit for the Catamounts during the 2024 
        NCAA Division I men's soccer national championship tournament, 
        including--

    (1) beating San Diego University in overtime in the third round match; 
and

    (2) tying the University of Denver in the final minutes of the 
semifinal match to push the game into penalty kicks, where a save from 
Catamounts goalkeeper Niklas Herceg ended up securing the Catamounts a 
ticket to the championship match;

Whereas Vermonters and fans of the Catamounts congratulate the Catamounts for 
        their well-deserved 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer national 
        championship win;
Whereas the Catamounts are champions, not underdogs; and
Whereas the Catamounts made the people and State of Vermont very proud and 
        showed the United States that the State of Vermont is, in fact, a soccer 
        State: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the University of Vermont men's soccer 
        team on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I men's soccer national championship; and
            (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the interim president of the University of 
                Vermont, Patricia A. Prelock;
                    (B) the director of athletics of the University of 
                Vermont, Jeff Schulman; and
                    (C) the head coach of the University of Vermont 
                Catamounts men's soccer team, Rob Dow.
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