[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19667]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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 2 out of the 3 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 3 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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