[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 85 (Friday, June 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E857-E858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE NCAA CHAMPION DUKE UNIVERSITY MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM

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                          HON. DAVID E. PRICE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 13, 2013

  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today rise today to 
congratulate the players, coaches, and staff of the Duke University 
men's lacrosse team for their victory in the 2013 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament.
  Duke University has a long tradition of excellence in collegiate 
sports, including collegiate lacrosse. In April of 1938, the Duke Men's 
lacrosse team played its first game, defeating its arch-rivals at the 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by a score of two to one. 
Since then, the team has reached 13 national championship games, 
winning an NCAA Championship in 2010 and now in 2013.
  This year's Blue Devils team won nine out of ten games to close out 
the season, including a series of hard-fought, close victories in the 
NCAA tournament. This historic run included victories over Loyola 12-11 
in double overtime, Notre Dame 12-11, and Cornell 16-14. To win the 
championship, the Blue Devils defeated a tough Syracuse team by a 16-10 
margin, coming all the way back from a 5-0 deficit in the second 
quarter. Duke's Brendan Fowler won 20 out of 28 face-offs, while Jordan 
Wolf led the team with four goals, followed by Josh Offit and Josh 
Dionne with three each. I know other players made equally important 
contributions on the field, in practice, and in the classroom 
throughout the year, and it is in that spirit that I include below the 
full roster of this year's team, together with their hometowns and 
secondary schools, so that all will be recognized in the Congressional 
Record.
  Special congratulations are also in order for Duke University's 
Coach, John Danowski, who has now led the team to two NCAA 
Championships. In his seven years as head coach, Coach Danowski has 
compiled an impressive 95-24 record, capturing five ACC regular season 
titles and four ACC tournament titles in addition to his two national 
championships. Coach Danowski has also mentored 37 All-Americans, 19 
All-ACC selections, two Tewaaraton Trophy winners, two USILA Attackman 
of the Year award recipients, and 10 USILA Scholar All-America picks.
  On behalf of my colleagues, I extend the House's congratulations to 
the Duke Blue Devils for their incredible season, and I look forward to 
welcoming them to Washington, D.C. and to the White House later this 
year.

                 Duke Blue Devils Roster 2012-13 Season

       Head Coach: John Danowski
       Assistant Coaches: Ron Caputo, Matt Danowski
       Volunteer Assistant Coach: Joe Cinosky
       #1--Kyle Turri, West Islip, N.Y. (West Islip)
       #2--David Lawson, Westford, Mass. (Middlesex)
       #3--Brendan Fowler, Wantagh, N.Y. (Chaminade)
       #4--Dan Wigrizer, Villanova, Pa. (Haverford)
       #5--Tanner Scott, Conestoga, Pa. (Conestoga)
       #6--Will Haus, Palmyra, Pa. (Palmyra Area)
       #7--Jake Tripucka, Boonton Township, N.J. (Mountain Lakes)
       #8--Josh Dionne, Merrimack, N.H. (Avon Old Farms)
       #9--Case Matheis, Darien, Conn. (Darien)
       #10--Deemer Class, Baltimore, Md. (Loyola Blakefield)
       #11--Eddie Loftus, Syosset, N.Y. (Syosset)
       #12--Seamus Connelly, Duxbury, Mass. (Duxbury)
       #13--Chris Hipps, Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)
       #14--John Shaffer, Summit, N.J. (Delbarton)
       #15--Myles Jones, Huntington, N.Y. (Walt Whitman)
       #16--Kyle Keenan, Smithtown, N.Y. (Smithtown West)
       #17--Dan DiMaria, Dix Hills, N.Y. (Harvard)
       #18--Tommy Patterson, Chatham, N.J. (Delbarton)
       #19--Christian Walsh, Baltimore, Md. (Deerfield Academy)
       #20--Charlie Payton, Greenwich, Conn. (Lawrenceville 
     School)
       #21--Brian Dailey, Conestoga, Pa. (Conestoga)
       #23--Dax Cohan, San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius Prep)
       #24--Henry Meyer, Newton, Mass. (Belmont Hill)
       #25--Josh Offit, Bethesda, Md. (Landon School)
       #26--Joe Kruy, Sudbury, Mass. (Phillips Academy Andover)
       #27--Justin George, Baltimore, Md. (Gilman)
       #28--Jimmy O'Neill, Huntington, N.Y. (Chaminade)
       #29--Morgan Kirby, Morristown, N.J. (Lawrenceville)
       #30--Chad Cohan, San Francisco, Calif. (Saint Ignatius 
     College Prep)
       #31--Jordan Wolf, Wynnewood, Pa. (Lower Merion)
       #32--Greg DeLuca, Boonton Township, N.J. (Mountain Lakes)
       #33--Jamie Ikeda, Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga)
       #34--Ben Krebs, Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill)
       #35--Jack Rowe, Vienna, Va. (James Madison)
       #36--Ben Scharf, New York, N.Y. (Phillips Academy Andover)
       #37--Casey Carroll, Baldwin, N.Y. (Baldwin)
       #38--Chris Coady, Winchester, Mass. (Buckingham Browne & 
     Nichols)
       #39--Luke Aaron, Great Falls, Va. (Deerfield Academy)
       #41--Greg Rhodes, East Northporth, N.Y. (Chaminade)
       #42--Matt Kunkel, South Setauket, N.Y. (Ward Melville)
       #43--Will Hendrickson, New York, N.Y. (Riverdale)
       #44--Spencer Peterson, Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon)
       #50--Reid Maxmin, Katonah, N.Y. (John Jay)
       #55--Bill Conners, West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep)
       #77--Henry Lobb, Narberth, Pa. (Malvern Prep)
       #91--Luke Duprey, Concord, N.H. (Phillips Andover)
       #97--Rowland Pettit, Fort Worth, Texas (Trinity Valley 
     School)

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