[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 389 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 389

 Honoring the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey and 
wrestling teams and the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's 
     hockey team for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic 
                       Association championships.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2002

Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey and 
wrestling teams and the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's 
     hockey team for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic 
                       Association championships.

Whereas the University of Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team recently won the 
        2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship for the 4th 
        time in the university's history;
Whereas the Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team had an impressive overall record 
        of 32-8-4;
Whereas all but 1 of the players on the Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team are 
        from Minnesota;
Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team won their second consecutive NCAA 
        championship in 2002;
Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team was undefeated in the 2002 season 
        and won the Big 10 Conference tournament;
Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team finished in the top 3 in the Nation 
        for the 6th consecutive year;
Whereas 7 members of the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team earned All-American 
        honors;
Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team produced 2 individual national 
        champions;
Whereas on March 24, 2002, the defending NCAA Women's Ice Hockey National 
        Champion, the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, won the national 
        championship for the second straight year;
Whereas the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's hockey team defeated Brown 
        University in the championship game by the score of 3-2, having 
        previously defeated Niagara University in the semi-final by the same 
        score;
Whereas during the 2001-2002 season, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's 
        hockey team won 24 games, while losing only 6, and tying 4; and
Whereas all of the players on the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's hockey team 
        showed tremendous dedication throughout the season toward the goal of 
        winning the national championship;
Whereas all 3 of these teams display academic excellence by maintaining an 
        average grade point average above the university-wide average; and
Whereas Congress should honor the excellence of athletic teams and encourage 
        participation in collegiate athletics in order to build teamwork and 
        dedication: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress honors the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's 
hockey and wrestling teams and the University of Minnesota-Duluth 
Bulldogs women's hockey team for winning the 2002 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association championships.
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