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A MEMORIAL

CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SOCCER TEAM FOR

ITS OUTSTANDING 2005 SEASON.

WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico soccer team capped

an outstanding 2005 season by taking second place in the

national collegiate athletic association championship

tournament and finishing with eighteen wins, just two losses

and three ties; and

WHEREAS, the spirited play of the Lobos filled New

Mexicans with pride through the season and the last several

years, as the team made its fourth trip to the national

collegiate athletic association tournament in the last five

years; and

WHEREAS, the 2005 team had a uniquely New Mexican

flavor, with nine of its players being from the land of

enchantment; and

WHEREAS, honors received by team members and the coach

during and after the 2005 season included a semifinalist

finish for the Hermann trophy for Jeff Rowland; academic

all-American team honors for Ben Ashwill, Jeff Rowland, Matt

Wootton and Brandon Moss; and mountain pacific sports

federation co-coach of the year honors for Coach Jeremy

Fishbein;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO that hearty congratulations be extended

to the university of New Mexico soccer team for its

outstanding 2005 season; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be

transmitted to the university of New Mexico soccer team.