[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN NCAA CHAMPIONS

 Mr. KOHL. Mr. President I rise today as a proud alumnus of the 
University of Wisconsin to congratulate the Men's Cross Country and 
Women's Hockey teams on their recent NCAA National Championship 
victories.
  On November 21, 2005, the UW Men's Cross Country team won their first 
NCAA Division I title since 1988. This fourth NCAA title for the Men's 
Cross Country program broke their 3-year streak of second place 
finishes. Since their first competition in 1905, the UW Men's Cross 
Country program has been no stranger to success. Just 5 years after UW 
Madison formed the team, the Badgers won the first Big Ten cross 
country championship in school history. Their success continued over 
the decades, with many more Big Ten Championship wins.
  I also commend the UW Madison Women's hockey team. On March 26, 2006, 
the Badger Women defeated the defending champions, the University of 
Minnesota, to claim the 2006 NCAA National Championship. This victory 
represents several firsts: the first National Championship won by the 
Badger women's hockey team; the first NCAA Championship for any UW 
women's team since 1985; and the first Division I women's hockey title 
won by a school outside the State of Minnesota. This accomplishment for 
the UW Madison Women's Hockey Team follows a record setting season in 
which the team recorded 36 wins.
  I am proud to recognize these student-athletes and coaching staffs 
for all of their hard work and dedication, and I am pleased to have 
these two very deserving athletic teams represent our great state of 
Wisconsin.

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