A resolution commending the Yale University Men's Lacrosse Team for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.

Bill: 115-sres-537
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2018-06-07
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Connecticut

Higher education

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3391; text: CR S3296)

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Congratulates the Yale University men's lacrosse team for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.</p>

tv_txt: III 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 537 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2018 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Murphy ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commending the Yale University Men's Lacrosse Team for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship.

Whereas, on May 28, 2018, the Yale University Men’s Lacrosse Team (referred to in this preamble as Yale ) won the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship with a 13–11 win over the Duke University Blue Devils at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts; Whereas this is the first time that Yale has won an NCAA lacrosse national championship; Whereas Yale finished the 2018 season with a record of 17 wins and 3 losses; and Whereas Yale has an overall record of 103 wins and 40 losses during the past 9 seasons: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) commends the Yale University Men’s Lacrosse Team for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of Yale University; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— (A) the President of Yale University, Peter Salovey; and (B) the Head Coach of the Yale University Men’s Lacrosse Team, Andy Shay.