[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 26, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8521-S8522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES

  Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 257, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating 
thereto be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

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  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 257) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 257

       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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