[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 497 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                      February 4, 2004.
Whereas on November 23, 2003, the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons field 
        hockey team won the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 
        Division I Field Hockey Championship, the second consecutive National 
        Championship for the Wake Forest University field hockey team;
Whereas the Demon Deacons defeated the Duke University Blue Devils by a score of 
        3 to 1 in the 2003 Championship match in Amherst, Massachusetts;
Whereas the Demon Deacons defeated the Pennsylvania State University Nittany 
        Lions by a score of 2 to 0 in the 2002 NCAA Championship match in 
        Louisville, Kentucky;
Whereas the Demon Deacons are only the third team in NCAA Division I Field 
        Hockey history to win back-to-back National Championships;
Whereas the Demon Deacons began and ended the year as the number one ranked 
        college field hockey team in the Nation;
Whereas the Demon Deacons finished the season with a record of 22 wins and 1 
        loss, outscoring their opponents 96 to 13 and winning 95 percent of 
        their games, achieving the best record in the Nation and in Wake Forest 
        University history;
Whereas the field hockey team is the only team in the history of Wake Forest 
        University athletics to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season 
        and tournament championships and the NCAA Championship in the same year, 
        accomplishing the feat in both the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons;
Whereas Wake Forest University field hockey team members Kelly Dostal, Kelly 
        Doton, Katie Ridd, and Lucy Shaw were honored as All-Americans for the 
        2002-03 season by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association;
Whereas the Wake Forest University field hockey team had more members honored as 
        All-Americans than any other collegiate field hockey team in the Nation;
Whereas Head Coach Jennifer Averill was named the Field Hockey Coach of the Year 
        for 2002 and 2003 by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association;
Whereas the Wake Forest University field hockey team has displayed outstanding 
        dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the season in 
        achieving collegiate field hockey's highest honor; and
Whereas the Demon Deacons have brought pride and honor to the Wake Forest 
        University community and to the State of North Carolina: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons field hockey 
        team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        (NCAA) Division I Field Hockey Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the field hockey team's 
        players, coaches, and staff and invites them to the United States 
        Capitol to be honored in an appropriate manner;
            (3) requests that the President recognize the field hockey team's 
        accomplishments and invite the team to the White House for a ceremony in 
        honor of their National Championship; and
            (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
        available a copy of this resolution to Wake Forest University for 
        appropriate display.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.