[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                         HON. MICHAEL A. ARCURI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 14, 2009

  Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mohawk Valley 
Community College (MVCC) for its extraordinary record of athletic 
achievement.
  Under the direction of head coach Gary Parker, the Women's Outdoor 
Track and Field team finished the 2008-09 season with a 25-0 record 
against two-year college competition and earned first place at the 
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III 
National Championship, marking the program's fourth national title.
  The Women's Cross Country team, also under head coach Gary Parker, 
finished its season with an undefeated 25-0 record against two-year 
college competition, and rounded out the year by winning the NJCAA 
Division III National Championship, the program's ninth national title. 
Coupled with the Men's team's second place finish, MVCC's cross country 
program earned the coveted Pepsi Cup, an award given to the college 
with the best combined finish at the National Championships.
  Looking more broadly at college's 20 competitive intercollegiate 
athletics programs, MVCC won last year's second place trophy at the 
National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators Cup 
competitions for its overall performance in the non-scholarship 
division's national championships. In the last six years this 
competition has been held, MVCC has never taken anything less than 
fourth place.
  The aforementioned achievements represent the continuation of decades 
of success for MVCC's athletic programs. With one of the largest and 
most diverse two-year college intercollegiate athletic programs in the 
country, MVCC is home to 17 national championships, 107 individual 
national champions and 330 NJCAA All-Americans. Madam Speaker, I am 
honored to represent such talented and dedicated athletes in my 
district. I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating the MVCC 
Hawks and wishing them the best of luck in their future athletic and 
scholarly endeavors.

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