[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15466]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING JAKE DEITCHLER FOR MAKING THE 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC 
                             WRESTLING TEAM

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 17, 2008

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate Jake Deitchler 
of Anoka County, Minnesota for qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Olympic 
Wrestling team. Jake is a three-time State champion from Anoka High 
School and will be attending the University of Minnesota in the fall.
  Jake's path to joining the Olympic team was certainly not an easy 
one. Competing in the 2008 Olympic Team Trials in the Greco-Roman 
style, Jake defeated a two-time World Bronze medalist in the semifinals 
and was then victorious in a hard fought final to earn a spot on the 
team. Just 18 years old, only two other high school wrestlers have ever 
qualified for the U.S. Olympics, and even more remarkably, not one 
wrestler his age has qualified since 1976.
  Jake's success in the Olympic Trials carries on Minnesota's proud 
tradition of Greco-Roman wrestling. Since 1968, at least one man has 
made the U.S. Olympic Wrestling team from the North Star state. Jake 
will be one of 16 wrestlers representing the United States in the 
Beijing Games taking place in China in August.
  Congratulations, Jake, and America looks forward to you bringing home 
the gold. We are all proud of your tremendous accomplishment and our 
Nation wishes you and your teammates the best of luck in Beijing.

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