[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO GEOFF PIETSCH AND CARLOS BARQUIN

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 1996

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity 
to give my congratulations to two remarkable individuals, Geoff Pietsch 
and Carlos Barquin, who have used their great skills and exceptional 
dedication in order to bring their respective cross-country teams, 
Ransom Everglades School and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, to State 
victories in Class 4A and Class 3A.
  Coach Carlos Barquin, who has been coaching Belen's boy's cross-
country for the last 26 seasons, was finally able to feel the joy of 
victory when his Wolverines took home the school's first State title in 
any sport, winning the Class 4A race at the State championships with 75 
points.
  Coach Geoff Pietsch also has had much to cheer about with his boys 
cross-country team at Ransom Everglades as he watched them capture 
first place with 71 points and as they went on to win their fourth 
State title.
  Both Belen Jesuit Preparatory and Ransom Everglades are Dade County 
Schools whose coaches and students exhibited the importance of good 
coaching, excellent team effort, the skills to go ahead and the drive 
to be No. 1. Coaches Pietsch and Barquin are exceptional individuals 
who have dedicated their lives to not only teaching their students how 
to win, but have also shown that team effort and individual dedication 
are the key to ultimate success. They were both recognized as Florida 
Coach of the Year for their respective divisions.
  I congratulate both coaches on their great work and dedication and I 
hope that they will continue to keep up the exceptional work in the 
future as they have done in the past. They are both truly a fine 
example to all of us.

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