[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATIONS TO PENN STATE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the members of 
the Penn State women's volleyball and the men's and women's fencing 
national championship teams were honored by the White House. They were 
two of the more than 30 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
national championship teams invited to the White House celebration by 
the President.
  Last season, the Penn State women's volleyball team won their 
unprecedented third straight NCAA National Championship. They have won 
a record 109 matches in a row. The Nittany Lions were a perfect 38-0 
for the second consecutive season, and this was their seventh Big Ten 
title in a row. The Penn State fencers won their fifth national title 
in the last decade on March 28 and their second consecutive NCAA 
championship.
  These teams carried the mantle of Penn State from the court and the 
strip to the White House, and I could not be prouder of my alma mater 
and its sensational teams.
  I commend the President for his efforts to recognize the various 
championship teams and individual student athletes for their 
contributions to their communities and to their schools.

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