IV
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 wom-
en’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 Min-
nesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s hockey team for win-
ning 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 univer-
sity’s history;
•HCON 391 ATH
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 Con-
ference 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 Min-
nesota-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 Ni-
agara University in the semi-final by the same score;
Whereas during the 2001–2002 season, the Minnesota-Du-
luth 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 na-
tional championship;
•HCON 391 ATH
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, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress honors the University of Min-
nesota 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.
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