IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 267 
Congratulating the University of Washington Huskies Men’s Crew Team 
for winning the 2013 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Cham-
pionship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2013 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HECK of Washington, and 
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the University of Washington Huskies Men’s 
Crew Team for winning the 2013 Intercollegiate Rowing 
Association National Championship. 
Whereas crew is the oldest intercollegiate sport in the United 
States, dating back to 1852; 
Whereas the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Champion-
ship, which began in 1895, is the oldest college rowing 
championship in the United States and is one of the most 
prestigious championships in collegiate rowing; 
Whereas the University of Washington first attended the 
Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship in 
1913; 
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•HRES 267 IH 
Whereas the Washington Huskies Men’s Crew Team was the 
number one ranked team in the United States all season 
and entered the Intercollegiate Rowing Association 
Championships as the top seeded team; 
Whereas the University of Washington Huskies Men’s Crew 
Team are the National Champions after a dominating 
performance at the 111th Annual IRA National Cham-
pionships; 
Whereas the Huskies capped a perfect weekend on Lake 
Natoma by sweeping all 5 grand finals to win their third- 
consecutive and 16th overall National Championship for 
the University of Washington Men’s Crew; 
Whereas the Huskies broke their own record in Intercolle-
giate Rowing Association history, with no team ever win-
ning more than 4 consecutive Ten Eyck awards until the 
Huskies made it 5 in 2011, 6 in 2012, and now 7 in 
2013; 
Whereas the entire University of Washington Men’s Crew 
Team should be commended for demonstrating deter-
mination, work ethic, and heart; 
Whereas University of Washington Men’s Crew coach, Mi-
chael Callahan, has led the team to 4 national titles, 2 
second-place titles, never lost a Ten Eyck award, and has 
accomplished a feat no other program in collegiate rowing 
has ever accomplished, sweeping every Intercollegiate 
Rowing Association category at the finals not once but 
twice; 
Whereas the Huskies Men’s Crew Team is also the 2013 Pac- 
12 Champions; 
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•HRES 267 IH 
Whereas the Husky men had a total of 11 student-athletes 
selected to the Pac-12’s All-Academic list with a min-
imum of a 3.0 minimum grade point average; and 
Whereas Husky seniors were chosen for the Pac-12 All Con-
ference Rowing Team while sophomore Alex Perkins was 
honored as the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year and head 
coach Michael Callahan received the Coach of the Year 
award for the fourth straight year: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the University of Washington 
Huskies Men’s Crew Team on their stellar 2013 sea-
son and for winning the 2013 Intercollegiate Rowing 
Association National Championship; and 
(2) recognizes the achievements of the rowers, 
coaches, and staff whose skill, discipline, and dedica-
tion allowed them to reach such heights and con-
tinue the outstanding legacy of the University of 
Washington Crew program. 
Æ 
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