[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14804]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   COMMENDING THE FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY PATRIOTS MEN'S GOLF TEAM

  The resolution (S. Res. 163) commending the Francis Marion University 
Patriots men's golf team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Division II Men's Golf Championship was considered 
and agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 163

       Whereas on Friday, May 27, 2003, the Francis Marion 
     University Patriots men's golf team won the 2003 NCAA 
     Division II Men's Golf Championship, the first National 
     Championship for Francis Marion University since it left the 
     Peach Belt Conference in 1992 and moved to Division II;
       Whereas the Patriots finished the Championship with a four-
     round total of 1,149 strokes, for 3 shots under par, beating 
     the second place Rollins College Tars by 14 strokes;
       Whereas the Patriots won the National Championship on the 
     course of Crosswater Golf Club in Sunriver, Oregon;
       Whereas the Patriots finished the season with a 112-43-2 
     record against opponents ranked in the top 25 teams in the 
     country;
       Whereas the Patriots led at the end of every round and 
     became the second straight team to win the National 
     Championship as an at-large selection;
       Whereas players Fredrik Ohlsson, Matt Dura, and Dylan 
     Keylock were honored as All-Americans, and Juan Pablo Bossi 
     and Per Hallberg earned honorable mention recognition for the 
     2002-03 season;
       Whereas Francis Marion University men's golf team has 
     displayed outstanding dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship 
     throughout the season in achieving Division II collegiate 
     golf's highest honor; and
       Whereas the Patriots have brought pride and honor to the 
     State of South Carolina: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the Francis Marion University Patriots for 
     winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Division II Men's Golf Championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, 
     coaches, and staff and invites them to the United States 
     Capitol Building to be honored in an appropriate manner; and
       (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available 
     enrolled copies of this resolution to Francis Marion 
     University for appropriate display and to transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to each coach and member of 
     the 2003 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship team from 
     Francis Marion University.

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