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107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 391

Honoring the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey and

wrestling teams and the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s hockey team for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic

Association championships.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 30, 2002

Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. RAMSTAD,

Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SABO, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota,

and Mr. OBERSTAR) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

APRIL 30, 2002

Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; considered under

suspension of the rules and agreed to

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Honoring the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s

hockey and wrestling teams and the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s hockey team for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association

championships.

Whereas the University of Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey

team recently won the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic

Association championship for the 4th time in the university’s history;
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Whereas the Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey team had an

impressive overall record of 32–8–4;

Whereas all but 1 of the players on the Minnesota Gophers

men’s hockey team are from Minnesota;

Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team won their

second consecutive NCAA championship in 2002;

Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team was

undefeated in the 2002 season and won the Big 10 Conference tournament;

Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team finished in

the top 3 in the Nation for the 6th consecutive year;

Whereas 7 members of the Minnesota Gophers wrestling

team earned All-American honors;

Whereas the Minnesota Gophers wrestling team produced 2

individual national champions;

Whereas on March 24, 2002, the defending NCAA Women’s

Ice Hockey National Champion, the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, won the national championship

for the second straight year;

Whereas the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s hockey

team defeated Brown University in the championship

game by the score of 3–2, having previously defeated Niagara University in the semi-final by the same score;

Whereas during the 2001–2002 season, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s hockey team won 24 games, while

losing only 6, and tying 4; and

Whereas all of the players on the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

women’s hockey team showed tremendous dedication

throughout the season toward the goal of winning the national championship;
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Whereas all 3 of these teams display academic excellence by

maintaining an average grade point average above the

university-wide average; and

Whereas Congress should honor the excellence of athletic

teams and encourage participation in collegiate athletics

in order to build teamwork and dedication: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That Congress honors the University of Min3 nesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey and wrestling teams

4 and the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s

5 hockey team for winning the 2002 National Collegiate

6 Athletic Association championships.

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