[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 420 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 420

 Congratulating the 2016 national champion Augustana Vikings for their 
 win in the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II 
                      Men's Basketball Tournament.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2016

    Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Thune) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the 2016 national champion Augustana Vikings for their 
 win in the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II 
                      Men's Basketball Tournament.

Whereas, on March 26, 2016, the Augustana University Vikings defeated the 
        Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters 90 to 81 in the championship 
        game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men's 
        Basketball Tournament in Frisco, Texas;
Whereas this is the first national title for the Augustana Vikings basketball 
        program and the third national title overall for the school;
Whereas Augustana senior student athletes Daniel Jansen and Casey Schilling have 
        been named 2 of 13 finalists for the Bevo Francis Award, which honors 
        the player who had the best overall season within Small College 
        Basketball;
Whereas the Augustana coach, Tom Billeter, was named Coach of the Year by the 
        National Association of Basketball Coaches;
Whereas, during the 2015-2016 season, the Augustana Vikings finished with a 
        record of 34-2; and
Whereas the presence of 3 seniors and 4 juniors on the roster of the Augustana 
        Vikings represents the commitment of those students to the university 
        and the work of Augustana University to enshrine the ideal of the 
        student athlete into the ethos of the university: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates and honors the Augustana University men's 
        basketball team and its loyal fans on the performance of the 
        team in the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        Division II Men's Basketball Tournament; and
            (2) recognizes and commends the hard work, dedication, 
        determination, and commitment to excellence of the players, 
        parents, families, coaches, and managers of the team.
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