,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #ag1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,mc,dermott 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,smith of  
,washington1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4       
,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,washington1 and 
,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler7 submitted the   
following resolution2 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 #bjac ,intercollegiate  
,rowing ,association ,national          
,championship4  ,whereas crew is the    
oldest intercollegiate sport in the     
,united ,states1 dating back to #aheb2  
,whereas the ,intercollegiate ,rowing   
,association ,championship1 which began 
in #ahie1 is the oldest college rowing  
championship in the ,united ,states and 
is one of the most prestigious          
championships in collegiate rowing2     
,whereas the ,university of ,washington 

first attended the ,intercollegiate     
,rowing ,association ,championship in   
#aiac2 ,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 team2 ,whereas the       
,university of ,washington ,huskies     
,men's ,crew ,team are the ,national    
,champions after a dominating           
performance at the #aaath ,annual ,,ira 
,national ,championships2 ,whereas the  
,huskies capped a perfect weekend on    
,lake ,natoma by sweeping all #e grand  
finals to win their third-consecutive   
and #afth overall ,national             
,championship for the ,university of    
,washington ,men's ,crew2 ,whereas the  
,huskies broke their own record in      
,intercollegiate ,rowing ,association   
history1 with no team ever winning more 
than #d consecutive ,ten ,eyck awards   
until the ,huskies made it #e in #bjaa1 
#f in #bjab1 and now #g in #bjac2       

,whereas the entire ,university of      
,washington ,men's ,crew ,team should be
 commended for demonstrating            
determination1 work ethic1 and heart2   
,whereas ,university of ,washington     
,men's ,crew coach1 ,michael ,callahan1 
has led the team to #d national titles1 
#b second-place titles1 never lost a    
,ten ,eyck award1 and has accomplished a
 feat no other program in collegiate    
rowing has ever accomplished1 sweeping  
every ,intercollegiate ,rowing          
,association category at the finals not 
once but twice2 ,whereas the ,huskies   
,men's ,crew ,team is also the #bjac    
,pac-#ab ,champions2 ,whereas the ,husky
 men had a total of #aa student-athletes
 selected to the ,pac-#ab's             
,all-,academic list with a minimum of a 
#c4j minimum grade point average2 and   
,whereas ,husky seniors were chosen for 
the ,pac-#ab ,all ,conference ,rowing   
,team while sophomore ,alex ,perkins was
 honored as the ,pac-#ab ,newcomer of   
the ,year and head coach ,michael       

,callahan received the ,coach of the    
,year award for the fourth straight     
year3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 
,house of ,representatives--  7#a7      
congratulates the ,university of        
,washington ,huskies ,men's ,crew ,team 
on their stellar #bjac season and for   
winning the #bjac ,intercollegiate      
,rowing ,association ,national          
,championship2 and  7#b7 recognizes the 
achievements of the rowers1 coaches1 and
 staff whose skill1 discipline1 and     
dedication allowed them to reach such   
heights and continue the outstanding    
legacy of the ,university of ,washington
 ,crew program4