| 11 | | - | Whereas, the saga of the 2024 University of Vermont (UVM) men’s soccer squad, |
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| 12 | | - | affectionately known as the “Cardiac Cats” in honor of their late game-winning goals, |
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| 13 | | - | exceeds the allure of a Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale, and |
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| 14 | | - | Whereas, although they were the 2024 America East men’s soccer champions, |
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| 15 | | - | unseeded UVM astounded the pundits as the Catamounts reached the coveted semifinal |
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| 16 | | - | round, winning this penultimate soccer challenge against the third-seeded University of |
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| 17 | | - | Denver in a thrilling 4–3 overtime triumph, and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, in the championship game, played at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, |
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| 19 | | - | North Carolina, and bound for legendary status, UVM faced 13th-ranked Marshall |
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| 20 | | - | University; and despite Marshall scoring first at the 67-minute mark, UVM rebounded |
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| 21 | | - | with a goal in the 81st minute, forcing the game into a climactic overtime period, when |
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| 22 | | - | the Cardiac Cats (16–2–6) clinched the NCAA title with a decisive goal less than five |
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| 23 | | - | minutes into the extra time frame, and |
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| 24 | | - | Whereas, these amazing Catamounts were Lou Liedtka, Niklas Herceg, Nathan |
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| 25 | | - | Siméon, Mike Bleeker, Cole Richardson, Adrian Schulze Solano, Connor Thompson, |
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| 26 | | - | Andrew Millar, Niels Hartman, Maximilian Kissel, Nick Lockermann, Yaniv Bazini, |
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| 27 | | - | Nash Barlow, David Ismail, Ethan Czaporowski, Gianluca Armellino, Ioannis Vassiliou, |
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| 28 | | - | Marcell Papp, Toby Grant, Karl Daly, Sydney Wathuta, TJ Liquori, Pieter Bultman, Ryan |
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| 29 | | - | Zellefrow, Zach Barrett, Jeremy Tsang, Max Murray, and Mitchell Ringman, and |
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| 30 | | - | Whereas, Head Coach Robert Dow, Associate Head Coach Brad Cole, Assistant |
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| 31 | | - | Coach Rory Twomey, Goalkeeper Coach Brendan Pulley, Assistant Athletic Performance |
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| 32 | | - | Coach Mike Ederer, Athletic Trainer Hannah Tremel, Director of Operations Mack |
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| 33 | | - | Walton, and student managers Eli Ross and Eric Bissell were all elated with this amazing |
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| 34 | | - | victory, now therefore be it |
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| 8 | + | Houseconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingthe2024UniversityofVermontCatamountsonwinningtheir |
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| 9 | + | school’sfirstNCAADivisionImen’ssoccerchampionship(CollegeCup) |
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| 10 | + | Whereas,thesagaofthe2024UniversityofVermont(UVM)men’ssoccersquad,affectionatelyknownas |
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| 11 | + | the“CardiacCats”inhonoroftheirlategame-winninggoals,exceedstheallureofaGrimmBrothers’fairy |
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| 12 | + | tale, and |
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| 13 | + | Whereas,althoughtheywerethe2024AmericaEastmen’ssoccerchampions,unseededUVMastoundedthe |
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| 14 | + | punditsastheCatamountsreachedthecovetedsemifinalround,winningthispenultimatesoccerchallenge |
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| 15 | + | againstthethird-seededUniversityofDenverinathrilling4–3overtimetriumph, and |
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| 16 | + | Whereas,inthechampionshipgame,playedattheWakeMedSoccerParkinCary,NorthCarolina,and |
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| 17 | + | boundforlegendarystatus,UVMfaced13th-rankedMarshallUniversity;anddespiteMarshallscoringfirstat |
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| 18 | + | the67-minutemark,UVMreboundedwithagoalinthe81stminute,forcingthegameintoaclimacticovertime |
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| 19 | + | period,whentheCardiacCats(16–2–6)clinchedtheNCAAtitlewithadecisivegoallessthanfiveminutes |
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| 20 | + | intotheextratimeframe, and |
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| 21 | + | Whereas,theseamazingCatamountswereLouLiedtka,NiklasHerceg,NathanSiméon,MikeBleeker,Cole |
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| 22 | + | Richardson,AdrianSchulzeSolano,ConnorThompson,AndrewMillar,NielsHartman,MaximilianKissel, |
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| 23 | + | NickLockermann,YanivBazini,NashBarlow,DavidIsmail,EthanCzaporowski,GianlucaArmellino,Ioannis |
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| 24 | + | Vassiliou,MarcellPapp,TobyGrant,KarlDaly,SydneyWathuta,TJLiquori,PieterBultman,RyanZellefrow, |
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| 25 | + | ZachBarrett,JeremyTsang,MaxMurray,andMitchellRingman, and |
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| 26 | + | Whereas,HeadCoachRobertDow,AssociateHeadCoachBradCole,AssistantCoachRoryTwomey, |
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| 27 | + | GoalkeeperCoachBrendanPulley,AssistantAthleticPerformanceCoachMikeEderer,AthleticTrainer |
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| 28 | + | HannahTremel,DirectorofOperationsMackWalton,andstudentmanagersEliRossandEricBissellwereall |
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| 29 | + | elatedwiththisamazingvictory,now therefore be it |
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