[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4904-S4905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA GYMNASTICS TEAM

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 119, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 119) commending the University of 
     Georgia gymnastics team for winning the 2009 NCAA national 
     championship.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 119) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 119

       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;

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       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
       Resolved, 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.

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