[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4086-S4087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 96--CONGRATULATING THE MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE WOMEN'S 
     BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2009 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
       INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NALA) DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 96

       Whereas on March 17, 2009, at the Tyson Event Center in 
     Sioux City, Iowa, the Morningside College Mustangs won the 
     national title game for the NAIA Division II women's 
     basketball with a 68-63 win over the Hastings College 
     Broncos;
       Whereas Morningside College Mustangs captured the Great 
     Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) championship title with an 
     18-0 record;
       Whereas Morningside College women's basketball Head Coach 
     Jamie Sale was named NAIA Division II Coach of the Year;
       Whereas 7 members of the Morningside College women's 
     basketball team were named 2009 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-
     Athletes for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.50 and having at 
     least a junior academic status: Cara Anderson, Autumn Bartel, 
     Emily Christen, Sarah Culp, Mackenzi Mendlik, Roni Miller, 
     and Brittany Williamson;
       Whereas Autumn Bartel, a senior guard for Morningside 
     College, was named Most Valuable Player of the NAIA Division 
     II tournament;
       Whereas Dani Gass, a senior guard for Morningside College, 
     was named NAIA Division II Player of the Year;
       Whereas the Morningside College women's basketball team was 
     the unanimous number 1 vote in the final NAIA Division II 
     Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, receiving 312 points 
     and all 12 first place votes; and
       Whereas the Mustangs finished the 2009 season with an 
     undefeated record of 38-0, and was only the second team in 
     NAIA Division II history to do so: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Morningside College Mustangs for 
     winning the NAIA Division II national championship; and
       (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, coaches, 
     and staff whose hard work

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     and dedication helped the Morningside College Mustangs win 
     the championship.

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