Florida Senate - 2012 (NP) SR 1896 By Senator Oelrich 14-01725-12 20121896__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution commending the University of Florida 3 men’s track and field team for its second National 4 Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Indoor 5 Championship. 6 7 WHEREAS, the University of Florida athletics program has 8 long been recognized for its tradition of stellar performance in 9 all intercollegiate sports, and 10 WHEREAS, the University of Florida men’s track and field 11 team has continued this tradition, achieved through hard work, 12 determination, and a winning attitude, and 13 WHEREAS, the University of Florida men’s track and field 14 team grew and matured under the experienced and skillful 15 guidance of head coach Mike Holloway, and 16 WHEREAS, the University of Florida men’s track and field 17 team captured its second NCAA Indoor Championship, becoming only 18 the fourth men’s program in NCAA history to claim back-to-back 19 NCAA indoor championships, on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the 20 Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M 21 University, scoring 52 total team points and beating Texas A&M 22 University by 12 points, and 23 WHEREAS, this national championship victory by the 24 University of Florida men’s track and field team marks the 25th 25 national title won by a Gator sports team, NOW, THEREFORE, 26 27 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 28 29 That the members of the Senate salute the University of 30 Florida men’s track and field team for winning its second 31 consecutive NCAA Indoor Championship. 32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 33 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the University 34 of Florida men’s track and field team as a tangible token of the 35 sentiments of the Florida Senate.