[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1035 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1035
Honoring Villanova University for winning the 2009 National Collegiate
Athletic Association championships in Division I women's cross country
and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) and for other
accomplishments.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2010
Mr. Sestak (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Gerlach, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schwartz, and Mr.
Pitts) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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RESOLUTION
Honoring Villanova University for winning the 2009 National Collegiate
Athletic Association championships in Division I women's cross country
and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) and for other
accomplishments.
Whereas, on November 23, 2009, the Villanova University Wildcats' women's cross
country team won its eighth National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I national championship;
Whereas five runners on the Villanova University women's cross country team
finished in the top 26 positions at the national championship;
Whereas junior Amanda Marino finished sixth, junior Sheila Reid finished 13th,
sophomore Bogdana Mimic finished 22nd, junior Ali Smith finished 24th,
senior Nicole Schappert finished 26th, freshman Brooke Simpson finished
60th, and senior Kaitlyn Tallman finished 98th overall at the national
championship;
Whereas the roster of the Villanova University women's cross country team also
included Meredith Altenhofen, Shannon Browne, Anna Francis, Meaghan
Higgins, Callie Hogan, Katherine LoCosa, Sarah Morrison, Ariann Neutts,
Kristen O'Dowd, Kaitlin O'Sullivan, Theresa Rush, and Meghan Smith;
Whereas Gina Procaccio won her first title as the head coach of the women's
cross country team and was named women's Division I National Cross
Country coach of the year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country
Coaches Association;
Whereas men's cross country head coach Marcus O'Sullivan and assistant coaches
Meghan Courtney and Adrian Blincoe contributed significantly to the
success of the women's cross country team;
Whereas, on Friday, December 18, 2009, the Villanova University men's football
team won its first national title;
Whereas the Villanova University football team won the championship game by
defeating the top-ranked team from the University of Montana by a score
of 23 to 21 points;
Whereas the Villanova University football team reached the National Collegiate
Athletic Association Football Championship Subdivision title game with
playoff victories over the football teams from the College of the Holy
Cross, the University of New Hampshire, and the College of William and
Mary;
Whereas the Villanova University football team was led by senior captains Brian
Brannigan, Phil Matusz, and Osayi Osunde;
Whereas junior wide receiver Matt Szczur and junior offensive lineman Ben
Ijalana were named to the Football Championship Subdivision All-American
Team;
Whereas Will Thompson, the senior long snapper on the football team was the
inaugural winner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Elite
88 academic award for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs and
has a 3.97 grade-point average as an accounting major;
Whereas the roster of the Villanova University football team also included Louis
Adeyemi, Ronnie Akins, Angelo Babbaro, Aaron Ball, Alex Behm, Ryan
Bennett, Devon Bridges, Josh Bucci, Jonathan Bugli, Blaise Butler,
Marlon Calbi, Tony Canci, Brant Clouser, Angel Clybourn, Aaron Conaway,
Jarred Corey, Rakim Cox, Christian Culicerto, Donald Davis, John
Dempsey, Lawrence Doss, Miller Edwards, Chidozie Ekweozor, Brennan
Erbeznik, Chris Farmer, Delano Ferguson, Matthew Fritz, Aaron Grey,
Patrick Haggerty, Chris Halcovage, Mark Hamilton, Brandyn Harvey, Nick
Hurley, John Jackson, Larry Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Chris Johnson,
Kelvin Johnson, Mario Johnson, Marlon Johnson, Marquis Kirkland, Tim
Kukucka, Eric Loper, Conor Maher, Joe Makoid, Frederick Maldonado, Mike
Mayock, Kenny Miles, Sean Miller, Ramin Mobasseri, Martel Moody, Sean
Morrisey, Connor Nelson, John Nelson, Gene Oakley, Chris Otten, Vince
Peterson, James Pitts, Travis Poston, Joshua Potts, Eric Predatsch, Joe
Price, Mikey Reynolds, Jeremy Rodriguez, Dominic Sarnecchia, Michael
Sheridan, Dan Shirey, George Siracuse, Tom Teel, Terence Thomas,
Jonathan Toroni, Zach Ugarte, Ross Ventrone, Jacob Wade, Thomas Weaver,
Dorian Wells, Norman White, Chris Whitney, Nick Yako, Antwon Young, and
Tamai Young;
Whereas head coach Andy Talley led the Villanova University football team to its
first national championship with 14 wins and 1 loss, marking a program
best;
Whereas head coach Talley, who has admirably guided the Villanova University
football program for 25 years, was named the 2009 American Football
Coaches Association Football Championship Subdivision National Coach of
the Year;
Whereas head coach Talley started the national bone marrow registration
campaign, known as the ``Get in the Game and Save a Life'' campaign,
enlisting 26 college football programs from all levels that have
combined to test more than 8,000 potential donors;
Whereas head coach Talley and his coaching staff, including Daniel Blume, Billy
Crocker, Mark Ferrante, Brian Flinn, Justus Galac, Pierre Ingram, Mark
Reardon, David Riede, Darrius Smith, Sam Venuto, and Clint Wiley,
deserve much credit for the outstanding determination and
accomplishments of the team;
Whereas the Villanova University football program, by being in the top 10
percent of football programs with regard to academic progress, received
a Public Recognition Award from the National Collegiate Athletic
Association for having an academic progress report of 980 out of a
possible 1,000;
Whereas the Villanova athletic department holds an overall academic progress
report of 986 in the May 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association
report, has a graduation success rate of 95 percent, and an overall
grade-point average of more than 3.0 for the 12th consecutive semester
as of the spring 2009 semester;
Whereas both the Villanova University men's and women's basketball teams
qualified for the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Tournament, and the men's basketball team advanced to the Final Four in
the Tournament;
Whereas men's basketball head coach Jay Wright was named the 2009 Big East
Conference coach of the year and women's basketball head coach Harry
Perretta was named the 2009 Big East Conference co-coach of the year;
Whereas the Villanova University men's lacrosse team won the 2009 Colonial
Athletic Association Championship and qualified for its first National
Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearance;
Whereas Villanova University also supports a Special Olympics Committee that
regularly plans and executes the largest student-run Special Olympics
event in the world;
Whereas Villanova University students and student athletes through their
academic, athletic, and philanthropic accomplishments embody the meaning
of the Villanova motto of ``Veritas, Unitas, Caritas''; and
Whereas the students, alumni, faculty, and supporters of Villanova University
are to be congratulated for their commitment to excellence in the
classroom, in competitive athletics, and in community service: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) congratulates the Villanova University women's cross
country team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division I national championship;
(2) congratulates the Villanova University men's football
team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic
Association Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA);
(3) recognizes the achievements of the entire Villanova
University Athletic Department, including players, coaches, and
support staff, both on the playing field and in the classroom;
and
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to
make available enrolled copies of this resolution to Villanova
University for display and to transmit an enrolled copy of this
resolution to each coach and member of the 2009 National
Collegiate Athletic Association Football Championship
Subdivision men's football national championship team, and to
each coach and member of the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic
Association women's cross country national championship team.
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