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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 56 

Congratulating the University of Vermont men’s soccer team on winning 

the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s soccer 

national championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2025 

Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. SANDERS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Vermont men’s soccer team 

on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s soccer national championship. 

Whereas, on December 16th, 2024, the University of 

Vermont men’s soccer team (referred to in this preamble 

as the ‘‘Catamounts’’), after a golden goal with 5 minutes and 6 seconds left in overtime, pulled off an historic 

comeback against Marshall University to win the 2024 

National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in 

this preamble as ‘‘NCAA’’) Division I men’s soccer national championship, with a final score of 2 goals to 1; 

Whereas the 2024 NCAA Division I men’s soccer national 

championship victory for the Catamounts is the first-ever 


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NCAA Division I national championship in the history of 

the Catamounts; 

Whereas the 2024 NCAA Division I men’s soccer national 

championship game was a game for the record books, 

with many notable moments including— 

(1) a perfectly timed goal by Marcell Papp, which 

gave the Catamounts a golden opportunity in overtime; 

and 

(2) the game winning goal by Maximilian Kissel, his 

11th goal of the season, which will be remembered by the 

Catamounts for all time; 

Whereas the coaching staff of the Catamounts led the team 

with grit and determination; 

Whereas the support staff of the Catamounts played critical 

roles in supporting the Catamounts throughout the 2024 

season; 

Whereas, to the casual observer, the Catamounts may have 

been the underdogs or the ‘‘Cinderella story’’ of the entire 2024 NCAA Division I men’s soccer national championship tournament; 

Whereas, during the 2024 season, the Catamounts scored 22 

goals in the 76th minute or later, including the championship equalizing goal, earning the Catamounts the 

nickname ‘‘Cardiac Cats’’; 

Whereas last-minute victories were a habit for the Catamounts during the 2024 NCAA Division I men’s soccer 

national championship tournament, including— 

(1) beating San Diego University in overtime in the 

third round match; and 

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alty kicks, where a save from Catamounts goalkeeper 

Niklas Herceg ended up securing the Catamounts a ticket to the championship match; 

Whereas Vermonters and fans of the Catamounts congratulate the Catamounts for their well-deserved 2024 NCAA 

Division I men’s soccer national championship win; 

Whereas the Catamounts are champions, not underdogs; and 

Whereas the Catamounts made the people and State of 

Vermont very proud and showed the United States that 

the State of Vermont is, in fact, a soccer State: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of Vermont 

3 men’s soccer team on winning the 2024 National 

4 Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s soc5 cer national championship; and 

6 (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

7 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu8 tion to— 

9 (A) the interim president of the University 

10 of Vermont, Patricia A. Prelock; 

11 (B) the director of athletics of the Univer12 sity of Vermont, Jeff Schulman; and 

13 (C) the head coach of the University of 

14 Vermont Catamounts men’s soccer team, Rob 

15 Dow. 

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