[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 575 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 575
Congratulating the Oklahoma State University men's cross country team
for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's
Division I Cross Country National Championship.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 6, 2026
Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Mullin) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Oklahoma State University men's cross country team
for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's
Division I Cross Country National Championship.
Whereas the 2025 Oklahoma State University men's cross country team (referred to
in this preamble as the ``Cowboys''), under the leadership of head coach
Dave Smith, won the team's sixth National Collegiate Athletic
Association (referred to in this preamble as ``NCAA'') Division I
championship title;
Whereas the Cowboys won the national men's cross country title for the second
time in the last three years, making it the Oklahoma State University's
55th NCAA team championship overall;
Whereas the Cowboys competed in the 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship
10,000-meter race, where they finished first in points, earning an
automatic bid to compete for the national title;
Whereas the Cowboys finished the season by winning the Big 12 Cross Country
Championship, NCAA Midwest Regional Championship, and the NCAA Division
I Cross Country National Championship;
Whereas the Cowboys 24-man cross country team is comprised of talented distance
athletes;
Whereas Adisu Guadie, Ryan Schoppe, Will Muirhead, Laban Kipkemboi, Brian Musau,
Fouad Messaoudi, and Denis Kipngetich all played a key role in securing
the Cowboys a sixth national title;
Whereas Brian Musau was the first of three Cowboys to cross the finish line in
the top 10, finishing fourth and beating his previous 10,000 meter
record by three seconds, and earned his third cross country All-America
honor;
Whereas Fouad Messaoudi and Denis Kipngetich followed suit with fifth and sixth-
place finishes, and both Cowboys earned their third cross country All-
America honors;
Whereas Adisu Guadie and Ryan Schoppe both earned their first All-American
honors; and
Whereas head coach Dave Smith was named Men's National Coach of the Year by the
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the 2025 Oklahoma State University men's
cross country team on its championship season; and
(2) recognizes the 2025 Oklahoma State University men's
cross country team for its hard work and dedication to the
sport and for the excitement it brings to Oklahoma State
University, the State of Oklahoma, and to Cowboy fans
everywhere.
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