[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 102 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1700]
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 CONGRATULATING THE CLARKSON UNIVERSITY RACQUETBALL TEAM UPON WINNING 
       THE 2009 NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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                          HON. JOHN M. McHUGH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 9, 2009

  Mr. McHUGH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Clarkson 
University Golden Knights upon winning the 2009 NCAA Division II 
Racquetball National Championship, their second national championship 
since 2005. I am proud to represent Clarkson University and the 
community of Potsdam.
  In April, Clarkson University won the Division II National 
Championship in Tempe, Arizona, which involved 330 players representing 
more than 50 colleges and universities. The Golden Knights did so by 
having the highest combined total of the men's and women's team points, 
which were attained by defeating competing players in individual 
matches.
  The Clarkson men's team included Marco B. Fontana, Joseph V. Kapas, 
Justin A. Konopaske, Brian C. Robertshaw, Brian T. Straub, and Joseph 
E. Tabor of Nicholville, New York, which is located in New York's 23rd 
Congressional District. The women's team was comprised of Michelle E. 
Turk and Rachel D. Weiss, captain of the combined teams. Professor 
Norbert Ackermann has served as the team's advisor for more than a 
decade.
  Madam Speaker, it takes a tremendous amount of dedication, hard work, 
perseverance, and teamwork to win a national collegiate championship. 
Thus, I am pleased to extend my congratulations to these young men and 
women, and I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the entire 
Clarkson University Golden Knights racquetball team for this very 
significant accomplishment.

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