[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   CONGRATULATING THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY VARSITY LACROSSE TEAM FOR 
                         CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORIES

  (Mr. WALSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate, once again, the 
Syracuse University Varsity Lacrosse Team for its victories over 
tenacious and skilled opponents from Virginia and Maryland on Memorial 
Day weekend in the 1995 NCAA Lacrosse Championships. This marks the 
sixth time that Coach Roy Simmons, Jr., his outstanding coaching staff, 
and the players from Syracuse University have brought this honor on 
themselves.
  This has been a year of ups and downs for the Syracuse team and those 
of us in central New York who follow their prowess. The lacrosse 
program has sustained a national reputation worthy of the SU sports 
program and of any division I academic institution. We in Syracuse are 
very proud.
  It was a poignant set of victories leading to this championship, in 
light of the death earlier in the season of Roy Simmons, Sr., a well-
known Syracusan, the father of Coach Simmons and himself the only other 
lacrosse coach at SU since 1931. Additionally, Roy, Sr. was president 
of the city of Syracuse Common Council earlier in his career.
  The sign of a true championship is the ability to overcome adversity. 
Syracuse University's team and coaches came through a rough start of 
the season and finished with a great win against a strong Maryland team 
on their home field. In the semifinal they eliminated Virginia, a team 
that conquered the Orangemen earlier in the year. We salute the 16 
graduating seniors and thank them and their undergraduate teammates for 
some wonderful memories.
  Good luck and congratulations, national champs.

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