[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 150 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H7503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COACH CHARLENE MORETT
(Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to give
credit to a coach who has just reached the milestone of a 400th career
win.
It was almost 2 months ago when the Penn State field hockey team shut
out Temple University 4-0. They were coached by Charlene Morett, the
longest tenured coach in the Big Ten and the seventh-longest tenured
coach at a single school in Division I field hockey. She is in her 24th
season as head coach of the Penn State field hockey program. This makes
her only the fourth Division I field hockey coach in NCAA history to
hit the 400-victory plateau.
In 2008, Morett led her team to the Big Ten regular season title and
was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth time. Five of her
players have been named Big Ten Athlete of the Year.
Morett is a graduate of Penn State and an outstanding field hockey
player in her own right. She is a two-time Olympian, winning a bronze
medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, and she was also an All-
American lacrosse player.
I congratulate Morett and her team for their accomplishments.
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