[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 326 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 326
Congratulating the 2013 Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer
team on winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division
II Men's Soccer Championship.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 20, 2013
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Ayotte) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating the 2013 Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer
team on winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division
II Men's Soccer Championship.
Whereas, on December 7, 2013, the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) men's
soccer team, known as the Penmen, won the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) Division II national championship in Evans, Georgia,
becoming the second men's soccer team in the history of SNHU to win a
national title;
Whereas, with their victory over the Carson-Newman University Eagles, the Penman
capped off a 23-game unbeaten streak as they ended their season with 22
wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, tying the SNHU men's soccer program's record
for most wins in a season;
Whereas the State of New Hampshire and the City of Manchester are immensely
proud of the SNHU men's soccer team, and recognize the teamwork and
dedication required to win a national championship;
Whereas the student-athletes of SNHU demonstrate the same dedication to their
studies as they do to athletics, having previously received the USA
Today NCAA Foundation Academic Achievement Award in recognition of the
high graduation rate of SNHU student-athletes;
Whereas the SNHU men's soccer team was honored in 2013 with the Northeast-10
Team Academic Excellence Award for having the highest team grade point
average in the Northeast-10 Conference for men's soccer, and SNHU
sophomore Brad Campion received the Elite 89 award for the highest
cumulative grade point average at the 2013 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer
Championship;
Whereas SNHU men's soccer head coach Marc Hubbard, a native of Durham, New
Hampshire, has led the Penmen to NCAA tournament berths in each of his 6
seasons as a coach, in addition to 2 Northeast-10 regular season and
tournament titles, and has twice been honored as the Northeast-10 Coach
of the Year;
Whereas assistant coaches Josh Taylor, Rich Weinrebe, Dave Williams, and Phil
Tuttle leveraged their years of experience playing and coaching the game
of soccer to support Coach Hubbard and the team;
Whereas the 2013 Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team is
comprised of--
(1) 1 graduate student: Callum Williams;
(2) 4 seniors: Dom DiMaggio, Christian Rodriguez, Pierre Omanga, and
Brian Francolini;
(3) 9 juniors: Yannick Kabala, Joe Mahr, Mohamed Toufik, Danillo
Andrade, Kenny Doublette, Kyle Logan, Miguel Carneiro, Keegan Campbell, and
Chris Pereira;
(4) 7 sophomores: Myles Groenloh, Jonathan Lupinelli, Brad Campion,
Ryan Simpson, Sebastian Stezewski, Julian Omeally, and Dominic Samuel; and
(5) 5 freshmen: Andrew Pesci, Ryan Reynolds, Nate Fournier, Curtis
Pereira, and Eddie Legg;
Whereas 4 members of the 2013 SNHU men's soccer team hail from the State of New
Hampshire; and
Whereas the SNHU men's soccer team should be recognized for both its athletic
and scholastic accomplishments: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the Southern New Hampshire University
men's soccer team on winning the National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division II Men's Soccer Championship;
(2) recognizes the positive environment of scholastic and
athletic achievement fostered at Southern New Hampshire
University; and
(3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an
enrolled copy of this resolution for appropriate display to--
(A) Southern New Hampshire University;
(B) Paul J. LeBlanc, the president of Southern New
Hampshire University; and
(C) Marc Hubbard, the head coach of the Southern
New Hampshire University men's soccer team.
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