Title: A resolution commending and congratulating the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer team for winning the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer national championship.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution commends the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer team for winning the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer national championship.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 257 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 257

 Commending and congratulating the Marshall University Thundering Herd 
  men's soccer team for winning the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic 
       Association Division I men's soccer national championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 28 (legislative day, May 27), 2021

   Mrs. Capito (for herself and Mr. Manchin) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending and congratulating the Marshall University Thundering Herd 
  men's soccer team for winning the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic 
       Association Division I men's soccer national championship.

Whereas, on May 17, 2021, the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer 
        team (in this preamble referred to as the ``Thundering Herd'') defeated 
        the Indiana University Hoosiers by a score of 1 to 0 in overtime in the 
        2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association (in this preamble referred 
        to as the ``NCAA'') Division I national championship game;
Whereas the 2020 NCAA Division I national championship is the first national 
        championship in the history of the men's soccer program at Marshall 
        University and the University's first Division I championship in any 
        sport;
Whereas the Thundering Herd is the first active member of the Conference USA to 
        win a NCAA national championship in any sport;
Whereas the 2020 NCAA men's soccer season was moved from the fall of 2020 to the 
        spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic;
Whereas the Thundering Herd overcame the adversity of the season, finishing with 
        a record of 13 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws;
Whereas the Thundering Herd were the Conference USA regular season champions, 
        earning the team a bid to the NCAA tournament;
Whereas the number 10 seeded Thundering Herd won 4 games in the NCAA tournament 
        leading up to the national championship game, by defeating the number 23 
        seeded Fordham University, the number 1 seeded Clemson University, the 
        number 8 seeded Georgetown University, and the number 16 seeded 
        University of North Carolina;
Whereas Jamil Roberts scored his third game-winning goal in the NCAA Tournament 
        in the 98th minute of the national championship game, solidifying the 
        Thundering Herd's victory and earning him the title of the NCAA 
        Tournament's Offensive Most Outstanding Player;
Whereas Nathan Dossantos, Vinicius Fernandes, Max Schneider, and Vitor Dias of 
        Marshall University were named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team;
Whereas in 4 years as head coach, Chris Grassie took the team from missing the 
        Conference USA Tournament in his first season to becoming the 2020 
        national champions; and
Whereas Coach Grassie has rallied the Sons and Daughters of Marshall University 
        around the soccer program, thus transforming Marshall University into a 
        soccer school: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's 
        soccer team (in this resolution referred to as the ``Thundering 
        Herd'') for winning the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I men's soccer national championship;
            (2) recognizes the players, coaches, and staff of the 
        Thundering Herd; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the President of Marshall University, Jerome A. 
                Gilbert; and
                    (B) the head coach of the Thundering Herd, Chris 
                Grassie.
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