A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma women's gymnastics team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, the program's sixth title overall.

III 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 204 Congratulating the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, the program’s sixth title overall. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 9, 2023 Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. MULLIN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the University of Oklahoma women’s gym- nastics team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, the program’s sixth title overall. Whereas the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Sooners’’) won the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (re- ferred to in this preamble as ‘‘NCAA’’) championship, defeating second seed University of Florida, fifth seed University of Utah, and sixth seed Louisiana State Uni- versity; Whereas, as of the 2023 NCAA championship, the Sooners— (1) have won 6 NCAA championships; (2) won its second consecutive NCAA championship; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 May 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR204.ATS SR204 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 204 ATS (3) won its third NCAA championship in 4 years; (4) won its sixth NCAA championship in 9 years; and (5) are tied for the fourth-most national champion- ships in NCAA women’s gymnastics history; Whereas, at the 2023 NCAA championship, the Sooners, with a score of 198.3875, tied the record for highest score ever achieved at an NCAA women’s gymnastics cham- pionship, which the Sooners set in 2017; Whereas the Sooners’ score of 49.5625 in the vault at the 2023 NCAA championship is the fourth best score for vault at the NCAA championship in Sooners history; Whereas, during the 2023 NCAA championship, the Sooners jumped out to a narrow lead over the University of Flor- ida in the first rotation and went wire-to-wire; Whereas all 6 gymnasts on the Sooners scored a 9.900 or higher on the floor exercise in the fourth rotation to se- cure the 2023 NCAA championship. Whereas 8 gymnasts on the Sooners earned a total of 10 NCAA All-America honors, and 5 earned first-team hon- ors; Whereas the Sooners finished at number 1 in the NCAA women’s gymnastics final rankings; Whereas Olivia Trautman won the NCAA vault title, becom- ing the seventh University of Oklahoma athlete, and the first athlete since Anastasia Webb in 2021, to win an in- dividual NCAA championship; Whereas Meilin Sullivan was named the NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner, becoming the fifth University of Okla- homa athlete and second member of the Sooners to re- ceive the award; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 May 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR204.ATS SR204 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 204 ATS Whereas the Sooners head coach, K.J. Kindler, led the team to a 28 win, 2 loss season that included— (1) a Big 12 Conference championship; (2) a NCAA regional crown; and (3) an NCAA championship; and Whereas the 2023 NCAA championship season is the sixth triple crown for the Sooners and Coach Kindler: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) congratulates the University of Oklahoma 2 women’s gymnastics team for winning the 2023 Na- 3 tional Collegiate Athletic Association championship; 4 (2) recognizes the supreme standard set by— 5 (A) head coach K.J. Kindler; 6 (B) the University of Oklahoma staff; and 7 (C) the gymnasts on the University of 8 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team; and 9 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 10 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu- 11 tion to— 12 (A) the president of the University of 13 Oklahoma, Joseph Harroz, Jr.; 14 (B) the athletics director of the University 15 of Oklahoma, Joe Castiglione; and 16 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 May 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR204.ATS SR204 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 204 ATS (C) the head coach of the University of 1 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team, K.J. Kin- 2 dler. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 May 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR204.ATS SR204 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS