[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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CONGRATULATING THE ST. MARY'S COLLEGE SAILING TEAM ON WINNING TWO 2007 
                      NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 18, 2007

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, as the Washington Post so aptly put It last 
month, ``tiny colleges in rural Southern Maryland aren't supposed to 
win national championships in anything.'' But apparently, no one told 
that to the young men and women of the St. Mary's College sailing team, 
who won two out of the three legs of the NCAA sailing ``triple crown'' 
in 2007.
  The Lady Seahawks swept the national title in convincing fashion--
besting the next closest competitor by 44 points--and leading sailor 
and Olympic hopeful, Adrienne Patterson, was named female sailor of the 
year. In the team race, St. Mary's prevailed in a much closer battle, 
beating a very strong Yale team by a score of 12 to 11. And while the 
Seahawk sailors fell just short of their goal of winning all three 
major sailing championships in one year by taking the coed national 
title as well, they still managed to finish sixth in that leg of the 
competition and cement their place among the elite sailing teams 
throughout all of the NCAA.
  St. Mary's College had won 10 national titles entering the 2007 
season--and its performance in this year's NCAA championships is proof 
positive its legacy of greatness is not only intact, but growing 
stronger with each passing year.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer my heartfelt congratulations to 
the 2007 St. Mary's College Seahawks, their fans, their friends and 
their families. And I wish them all continued success in whatever life 
holds in store.

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