[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5146-S5147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 423--RECOGNIZING THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA WOMEN'S 
   BASKETBALL TEAM'S HISTORIC ``CROSSOVER AT KINNICK'' GAME AND THE 
                      IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN'S SPORTS

  Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation:

                              S. Res. 423

       Whereas, at the Crossover at Kinnick event, the University 
     of Iowa Hawkeyes competed against the DePaul University Blue 
     Devils in a charity basketball game to benefit the University 
     of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital;
       Whereas the Crossover at Kinnick event set a National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this 
     resolution as the ``NCAA'') women's basketball attendance 
     record with 55,646 fans filling University of Iowa's Kinnick 
     Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa;

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       Whereas the previous attendance record was set at the 2002 
     national championship game between the University of 
     Connecticut and the University of Oklahoma, attended by 
     29,619 fans;
       Whereas the Crossover at Kinnick event was the first ever 
     NCAA women's basketball game to be played outdoors in a 
     football stadium;
       Whereas women athletes at the collegiate level are 
     important role models for young athletes, particularly women 
     and girls, by serving as examples of what can be achieved by 
     pursuing one's dreams through participation in athletics;
       Whereas participation in sports helps foster confidence, 
     self-discipline, leadership, and teamwork in young girls;
       Whereas the achievements of the Iowa women's basketball 
     program are an inspiration for Iowans and women athletes 
     everywhere; and
       Whereas Iowans and University of Iowa alumni across the 
     country are proud of the history made at the Crossover at 
     Kinnick event: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the University of Iowa women's basketball 
     players, coaches, and support staff in setting the NCAA 
     women's basketball attendance record at the Crossover at 
     Kinnick event;
       (2) recognizes and celebrates the impact of this record-
     setting event on young women athletes across the country; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     send 1 copy of this resolution to the following individuals:
       (A) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
       (B) University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson.
       (C) University of Iowa Interim Athletic Director Beth 
     Goetz.
       (D) University of Iowa Women's Basketball Coach Lisa 
     Bluder.

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