[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12546]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       NORTHERN NEVADA'S OLYMPIAN

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                          HON. MARK E. AMODEI

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2012

  Mr. AMODEI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Jacob ``Jake'' 
Dalton of Reno, Nevada as he represents his country in the 2012 Olympic 
Games in London as a member of the U.S. men's gymnastics team.
  Jake, a 2009 graduate of Spanish Springs High School and scholarship 
recipient at the University of Oklahoma, has the reputation of a fierce 
and proven competitor. Only 20 years old, Jake is already a champion, 
winning two NCAA titles in 2011 and the all-around gold in the Winter 
Cup Challenge in 2011.
  To earn his place on the team, Dalton excelled in the U.S. Olympic 
trials in San Jose, California, winning both the vault and the floor 
exercise. His teammates are Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, 
John Orozco, and alternates Chris Brooks, Steven Legendre, Alex 
Naddour. This men's gymnastics team is considered the best since 1984 
when the United States won gold at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
  Jake, like all other Americans participating in the Olympics, gives 
our country a great sense of pride. I join my fellow Nevadans and the 
rest of the country in wishing good luck to Team USA and Jake as he 
tries to bring home the gold to the Silver State.

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