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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 204 

Congratulating the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team for 

winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, 

the program’s sixth title overall. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 9, 2023 

Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. MULLIN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate 

Athletic Association championship, the program’s sixth 

title overall. 

Whereas the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics 

team (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Sooners’’) won 

the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘NCAA’’) championship, 

defeating second seed University of Florida, fifth seed 

University of Utah, and sixth seed Louisiana State University; 

Whereas, as of the 2023 NCAA championship, the Sooners— 

(1) have won 6 NCAA championships; 

(2) won its second consecutive NCAA championship; 


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(3) won its third NCAA championship in 4 years; 

(4) won its sixth NCAA championship in 9 years; 

and 

(5) are tied for the fourth-most national championships in NCAA women’s gymnastics history; 

Whereas, at the 2023 NCAA championship, the Sooners, with 

a score of 198.3875, tied the record for highest score 

ever achieved at an NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, which the Sooners set in 2017; 

Whereas the Sooners’ score of 49.5625 in the vault at the 

2023 NCAA championship is the fourth best score for 

vault at the NCAA championship in Sooners history; 

Whereas, during the 2023 NCAA championship, the Sooners 

jumped out to a narrow lead over the University of Florida in the first rotation and went wire-to-wire; 

Whereas all 6 gymnasts on the Sooners scored a 9.900 or 

higher on the floor exercise in the fourth rotation to secure the 2023 NCAA championship. 

Whereas 8 gymnasts on the Sooners earned a total of 10 

NCAA All-America honors, and 5 earned first-team honors; 

Whereas the Sooners finished at number 1 in the NCAA 

women’s gymnastics final rankings; 

Whereas Olivia Trautman won the NCAA vault title, becoming the seventh University of Oklahoma athlete, and the 

first athlete since Anastasia Webb in 2021, to win an individual NCAA championship; 

Whereas Meilin Sullivan was named the NCAA Elite 90 

Award Winner, becoming the fifth University of Oklahoma athlete and second member of the Sooners to receive the award; 


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Whereas the Sooners head coach, K.J. Kindler, led the team 

to a 28 win, 2 loss season that included— 

(1) a Big 12 Conference championship; 

(2) a NCAA regional crown; and 

(3) an NCAA championship; and 

Whereas the 2023 NCAA championship season is the sixth 

triple crown for the Sooners and Coach Kindler: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of Oklahoma 

3 women’s gymnastics team for winning the 2023 Na4 tional Collegiate Athletic Association championship; 

5 (2) recognizes the supreme standard set by— 

6 (A) head coach K.J. Kindler; 

7 (B) the University of Oklahoma staff; and 

8 (C) the gymnasts on the University of 

9 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team; and 

10 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

11 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu12 tion to— 

13 (A) the president of the University of 

14 Oklahoma, Joseph Harroz, Jr.; 

15 (B) the athletics director of the University 

16 of Oklahoma, Joe Castiglione; and 


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1 (C) the head coach of the University of 

2 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team, K.J. Kin3 dler. 

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