[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING AMY COOPER

  (Ms. OMAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the trailblazing 
accomplishments of Amy Cooper, this year's recipient of the Minnesota 
History Center National Girls and Women in Sports Day Wilma Rudolph 
Courage Award.
  Amy's athletic career started at Washburn High School in Minneapolis 
where she was a standout athlete in swimming, track, basketball, and 
soccer.
  Then, playing for Howard University, she went on to become the first 
soccer player from a historically Black college and university to earn 
all-conference honors.
  Not long after, Amy was diagnosed with health conditions that 
prevented her from continuing to play soccer competitively so she 
turned to coaching. Yet, her commitment to expanding athletic 
opportunities for women of color never wavered.
  Her perseverance and commitment to expanding opportunities for girls 
and women in sports makes her the perfect candidate for the Wilma 
Rudolph Courage Award, and we could not be more proud of her for this 
accomplishment.

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