[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5181-5182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRATULATING PENN STATE WRESTLING NATIONAL CHAMPS

  (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, I rise today to celebrate 
the Penn State men's wrestling team for winning the NCAA Division I 
National Championship earlier this month in St. Louis, Missouri.
  Mr. Speaker, Penn State has been a force to be reckoned with in 
Division I wrestling. This is Penn State's sixth title in 7 years. It 
is the second consecutive national title.
  I could not be more proud of my alma mater or this team that gave us 
a season to remember.
  Many college athletes dream about participating at the NCAA 
championships. It marks the pinnacle of their athletic careers.
  Among the Nittany Lion national champions, All-Americans Bo Nickal, 
Jason Nolf, and Zain Retherford combined for a total of 82.5 points, 
which would have placed the trio sixth overall in the final team 
standings.
  Penn State also made history with All-Americans true freshman Mark 
Hall and redshirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph earning their first titles 
to become the first freshmen NCAA champions in program history.

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  Congratulations to Coach Sanderson and the Nittany Lions on this 
outstanding achievement. Your hard work and dedication shows, and you 
are the pride of Happy Valley.

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