[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASEBALL AND 
    WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS FOR WINNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

  (Mr. McCRERY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McCRERY. Mr. Speaker, across our Nation this past weekend 
millions of Americans took part in the weekly ritual of opening their 
Sunday morning newspaper. For many folks, they first turn to the sports 
page to get scores or reports on their favorite teams.
  But this past Sunday Louisianans did not need to check the papers. In 
their homes Saturday they had gathered with purple- and gold-clad 
friends to watch the LSU Tigers win the College World Series for the 
second consecutive year and for the fourth time in the 1990's. Along 
the way, LSU rewrote the record books, hitting more home runs than any 
other college team in history.
  Meanwhile the LSU women's track and field team accomplished what many 
said could not be done, clinching an 11th consecutive national 
championship. The championship for the Lady Tigers continued the 
longest active streak of national championships by any men's or women's 
program in Division I sports.
  If you opened the Sunday paper here in our Nation's Capital this last 
weekend, there was an entire page with stories about the two 
championships for LSU. Hard work by athletes and coaches on both LSU 
teams has produced collegiate sports dynasties and has instilled pride 
in the hearts of Tiger alumni across America. I join the citizens of 
Louisiana in saying congratulations and thank you to Coach Skip Bertman 
and his LSU men's baseball team and to Coach Pat Henry and the women's 
track and field team. Keep going, Tigers.

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