[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 297 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







 108th CONGRESS
   2d Session
 S. RES. 297

 Congratulating the Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 
    football team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic 
            Association Division III Football Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2004

   Mr. Dayton (for himself and Mr. Coleman) submitted the following 
             resolution, which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 
    football team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic 
            Association Division III Football Championship.

Whereas Saint John's University defeated Mount Union College of Alliance, Ohio, 
        by a score of 24-6 in Stagg Bowl XXXI on Saturday, December 20, 2003;
Whereas Saint John's University finished the season 14-0, with the football 
        program holding the all-time record for victories in Division III at 
        508-213-24 in 93 seasons;
Whereas the 2003 Championship is the first National Championship won by the 
        Saint John's University football team since 1976 and the fourth in the 
        history of the school;
Whereas the 2003 Championship capped a season in which Coach John Gagliardi of 
        Saint John's University became the winningest football coach in the 
        history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association;
Whereas Blake Elliott, the senior wide receiver of Saint John's University, was 
        the recipient of the 2003 Gagliardi Trophy as the most outstanding 
        Division III football player in the United States in 2003;
Whereas the Saint John's University Johnnies, by winning the championship game, 
        cracked Mount Union's National Collegiate Athletic Association-record 
        winning streak of 55 games in a row;
Whereas loyal fans of Saint John's University, enough to fill 3 chartered 
        planes, were among the crowd of 5,073 who attended the 2003 Amos Alonzo 
        Stagg Bowl in the freezing cold of Salem, Virginia, with many more 
        watching the nationally televised game; and
Whereas all of the players of the Saint John's University team showed tremendous 
        dedication throughout the season to realize the goal of winning the 
        National Championship: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Saint John's University football team for 
        winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        Division III Football Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all of the players, 
        coaches, and support staff of the team and invites them to the 
        United States Capitol Building to be honored; and
            (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available 
        enrolled copies of this resolution to Saint John's University 
        for appropriate display.
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