[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 257 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 257

Congratulating the University of California at Los Angeles for becoming 
     the first university to win 100 National Collegiate Athletic 
                  Association Division I team titles.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2007

  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the University of California at Los Angeles for becoming 
     the first university to win 100 National Collegiate Athletic 
                  Association Division I team titles.

Whereas, on May 13, 2007, the University of California at Los Angeles (referred 
        to in this preamble as the ``Bruins'') won its 100th National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association (NCAA) team title;
Whereas the Bruins won 70 NCAA championships in men's sports between 1950 and 
        2007 and 30 NCAA championships in women's sports between 1982 and 2007;
Whereas the Bruins won 60 NCAA championships in the 26 years since the 
        inauguration of women's collegiate sports championships in 1981, 
        including 30 NCAA women's titles and 30 NCAA men's titles;
Whereas 16 separate athletic programs, including 9 men's programs and 7 women's 
        programs, won 1 or more NCAA team championships for the Bruins:

    (1) Men's volleyball in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 
1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2006.

    (2) Men's tennis in 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1965, 
1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1984, and 2005.

    (3) Men's basketball in 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 
1973, 1975, and 1995.

    (4) Softball in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 
and 2004.

    (5) Men's track and field in 1956, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1972, 1987, 
and 1988.

    (6) Men's water polo in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, and 
2004.

    (7) Women's water polo in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

    (8) Women's gymnastics in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004.

    (9) Men's soccer in 1985, 1990, 1997, and 2002.

    (10) Women's track and field in 1982, 1983, and 2004.

    (11) Women's volleyball in 1984, 1990, and 1991.

    (12) Women's indoor track and field in 2000 and 2001.

    (13) Women's golf in 1991 and 2004.

    (14) Men's gymnastics in 1984 and 1987.

    (15) Men's golf in 1988.

    (16) Men's swimming in 1982;

Whereas, under the direction of head coach Al Scates, the Bruins won 19 NCAA 
        team titles in the sport of men's volleyball between 1970 and 2006, 
        tying the record for the most NCAA titles won by one coach in a single 
        sport;
Whereas, between 1964 and 1975, under the direction of head coach John Robert 
        Wooden, the Bruins won 10 NCAA team titles in the sport of men's 
        basketball, including an unprecedented seven straight titles between 
        1967 and 1973;
Whereas, on May 13, 2007, under the direction of head coach Adam Krikorian, the 
        Bruins won their 5th Division I team title in 7 years in the sport of 
        women's water polo, and ended the 2007 season with an overall record of 
        28 wins and 2 losses;
Whereas Bruin student-athletes are excellent representatives of the University 
        of California at Los Angeles, the University of California system, and 
        the State of California; and
Whereas the University of California at Los Angeles has demonstrated a strong 
        tradition of academic excellence since the founding of the Univeristy in 
        1919 and a strong tradition of athletic excellence since winning its 1st 
        NCAA team title in 1950, establishing the University of California at 
        Los Angeles as a top university in the United States: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the University of California at Los 
        Angeles women's water polo team for winning the 2007 NCAA 
        Division I Women's Water Polo National Championship;
            (2) congratulates the University of California at Los 
        Angeles for becoming the first university to win 100 National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association Division I team titles; and
            (3) commends the student-athletes, coaches, alumni, 
        instructors, and staff of the University of California at Los 
        Angeles for their contributions to the achievement of this 
        distinguished milestone.
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