III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 119 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2009 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commending the University of Georgia gymnastics team for winning the 2009 NCAA national championship.

Whereas in 2009, the University of Georgia gymnastics team, the Gym Dogs, won its 10th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s gymnastics championship; Whereas the University of Georgia gymnastics program has won 16 Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships; Whereas the University of Georgia gymnastics program has produced 7 Honda Award winners, with Courtney Kupets under consideration as a finalist for the 2009 award; Whereas the 2009 national title is the Gym Dogs’ 5th consecutive national championship; Whereas the University of Georgia gymnastics team is the most successful gymnastics program in the Nation; Whereas the Gym Dogs have made 26 consecutive appearances in the NCAA gymnastics championships; Whereas the 2009 Gym Dogs's overall record was an amazing 32–1; Whereas the 2009 Gym Dogs also achieved the highest team GPA at the University of Georgia, 3.36; Whereas the gymnastics team’s coach, Suzanne Yoculan, will retire as the most successful collegiate gymnastics coach in NCAA history; and Whereas Coach Suzanne Yoculan has, in 19 of her 26 years as head coach at the University of Georgia, taken her squad to an SEC title, an NCAA title, or both: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)commends the University of Georgia gymnastics team for winning the 2009 NCAA women's national championship; (2)recognizes that the Gym Dogs have won more national championships than any other gymnastics program in the Nation; and (3)congratulates Suzanne Yoculan for a spectacular career as the University of Georgia’s gymnastics coach.