119-hres58

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 58 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 58

 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 23, 2025

 Ms. Balint submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Education and Workforce

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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 House of Representatives--

    (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 Clerk of the House of 
 Representatives 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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