[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 232 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 232

   Congratulating the University of Colorado at Boulder Men's Cross 
    Country team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Men's Cross Country Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2007

   Mr. Allard (for himself and Mr. Salazar) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Congratulating the University of Colorado at Boulder Men's Cross 
    Country team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Men's Cross Country Championship.

Whereas, on November 20, 2006, the University of Colorado at Boulder men's cross 
        country team (referred to in this preamble as the ``Colorado 
        Buffaloes'') won the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        (NCAA) Division I Men's Cross Country National Championship in Terre 
        Haute, Indiana;
Whereas the Colorado Buffaloes team of junior Brent Vaughn, junior Stephen 
        Pifer, senior Erik Heinonen, junior James Strang, and senior Billy 
        Nelson won the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a score of 94, 
        which was 48 points ahead of their nearest opponent;
Whereas this championship is the Colorado Buffaloes men's cross country team's 
        3rd national championship and also their 3rd championship in 6 years;
Whereas the Colorado Buffaloes won the Big 12 Conference Championship for the 
        11th consecutive year and the NCAA Mountain Region Championship for the 
        4th consecutive year in 2006;
Whereas senior Erik Heinonen and junior Brent Vaughn were named to the United 
        States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 
        All-Academic Men's Team;
Whereas Colorado Buffaloes Head Coach Mark Wetmore was named USTFCCCA Men's 
        Cross Country Coach of the Year for 2006;
Whereas Colorado Buffaloes Head Coach Mark Wetmore has successfully coached the 
        University of Colorado men's and women's cross country teams to top 10 
        finishes in all of his 12 years as head coach; and
Whereas this championship marks the 23rd national title in the University of 
        Colorado's athletic history and the 2nd championship of 2006: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) Congratulates the University of Colorado men's cross 
        country team, the Colorado Buffaloes, for winning the 2006 NCAA 
        Division I Men's Cross Country Championship;
            (2) Recognizes the achievements of all the players, 
        coaches, students, and support staff whose dedication was 
        instrumental in helping the Colorado Buffaloes win the 2006 
        NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championship; and
            (3) Respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit copies of this resolution to the following for 
        appropriate display--
                    (A) The University of Colorado at Boulder;
                    (B) The President of the University of Colorado, 
                Hank Brown;
                    (C) The Chancellor of the University of Colorado at 
                Boulder, Dr. G.P. ``Bud'' Peterson;
                    (D) The Athletic Director of the University of 
                Colorado at Boulder, Mike Bohn; and
                    (E) The Head Coach of The University of Colorado at 
                Boulder men's cross country team, Mark Wetmore.
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