[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 447 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 447

 Congratulating the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team on winning 
               the NCAA Division I National Championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2004

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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team on winning 
               the NCAA Division I National Championship.

Whereas on Monday, May 31, 2004, the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team won 
        the NCAA Division I National Championship in Baltimore, Maryland;
Whereas this title represented the ninth National Championship for the Syracuse 
        University men's lacrosse program and the third NCAA Division I title in 
        the past five years;
Whereas on Monday, May 31, 2004, the Syracuse men's lacrosse team defeated the 
        Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy 14-13;
Whereas the Orangemen were led by Michael Powell, a senior from Carthage, New 
        York, who was voted Most Outstanding competitor in the 2004 NCAA 
        Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament;
Whereas Michael Powell completed his remarkable career as the leading scorer in 
        the history of the Syracuse University men's lacrosse program and scored 
        the final and winning goal of the 2004 NCAA Championship Game;
Whereas the Orangemen were supported in their title run by outstanding efforts 
        from seniors Dan DiPietro, Nick Donatelli, Kevin Dougherty, Sean 
        Lindsay, Brian Nee, and Alex Zink;
Whereas Head Coach John Desko has led the Syracuse University men's lacrosse 
        team since 1999, having served as a member of the Orangemen lacrosse 
        community since 1976;
Whereas Head Coach John Desko, a former All-American defenseman, has led the 
        Syracuse University men's lacrosse team to three NCAA Division I titles 
        since 1999;
Whereas his outstanding assistants Roy Simmons III, Kevin Donahue, and Ryan 
        Powell complement the strong leadership of Coach John Desko and deserve 
        enormous credit for continuing the tradition of excellence in lacrosse 
        at Syracuse University; and
Whereas the students, alumni, and staff of Syracuse University and the fans of 
        Syracuse lacrosse should be congratulated for their long standing 
        commitment to and pride in their Orangemen lacrosse team: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) congratulates the Syracuse University men's lacrosse 
        team for winning the 2004 NCAA Division I National 
        Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, 
        coaches, and support staff and invites them to the United 
        States Capitol Building to be honored;
            (3) requests that the President recognize the achievements 
        of the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team and invite them 
        to the White House for an appropriate ceremony honoring a 
        national championship team; and
            (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        make available enrolled copies of this resolution to Syracuse 
        University for appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled 
        copy of this resolution to each coach and member of the 2003 
        NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship team.
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