A resolution congratulating the Penn State University wrestling team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling Championships.

Bill: 113-sres-409
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2014-04-02
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Higher education

Pennsylvania

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-02
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2134; text as passed Senate: CR S2096-2097)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Congratulates the Penn State University wrestling team, coaches, and staff for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Wrestling Championships.</p>

action_date: 2014-04-02
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Congratulates the Penn State University wrestling team, coaches, and staff for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Wrestling Championships.</p>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 409 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 2, 2014 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the Penn State University wrestling team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling Championships.

Whereas on March 22, 2014, the Penn State University Nittany Lions won the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Whereas the Nittany Lions have won the last 4 NCAA Wrestling Championships and are 1 of only 3 wrestling teams in NCAA history to win 4 consecutive titles, joining Iowa State University and Oklahoma State University; Whereas 7 members of the Nittany Lions were named All-Americans at the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Championships, with seniors David Taylor and Ed Ruth becoming the seventh and eighth 4-time All-Americans in the history of Penn State University; Whereas junior Nico Megaludis became a 3-time All American, junior Matt Brown became a 2-time All-American, and senior James English, sophomore Morgan McIntosh, and freshman Zain Retherford became first-time All Americans; Whereas crucial team points were earned by all 10 Nittany Lions competing in the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Championships, and the team finished with an overall record of 38 wins and 15 losses in championship matches; Whereas Ed Ruth became the first Penn State University wrestler to win 3 NCAA individual championships, and David Taylor became the sixth Penn State University wrestler to win 2 NCAA individual championships; and Whereas the Penn State University wrestling team concluded the 2013-2014 season with a record of 15 wins and only 1 loss, and won its fourth consecutive Big Ten Championships title: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) congratulates the Penn State University wrestling team, coaches, and staff for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Wrestling Championships; (2) commends the Penn State University wrestling team’s wrestlers, coaches, and staff for their diligence, enthusiasm, and hard work; and (3) recognizes the Penn State University students, faculty, alumni, and devoted fans who supported the Nittany Lions on their path to winning their fourth consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championships.