LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Nassau Community College Wres-
tling Team and Coach Paul Schmidt and Assistant Coach Vougar Oroudjov
upon the occasion of capturing the NJCAA Division III National Champion-
ship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, On February 24-25, 2012, the NJCAA National Wrestling Champi-
onships were held in Rochester, Minnesota, where Nassau Community
College (NCC) won the Division III Championship; Division III consists
of junior colleges and community colleges that do not provide wrestling
scholarships as part of their recruitment process; NCC has won the Divi-
sion III National Championship five times in the past ten years; and
WHEREAS, Six members of NCC's team earned All American honors, includ-
ing: Anthony Abidin, Mac Maldarelli, Ryan Fox, Yaseen Mudassar, Joseph
DeAngelo, and Kyle Folk Freund; Joseph, Ryan and Kyle and Jayson Kim
were named as NJCAA Academic All Americans; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Paul Schmidt and Assistant Coach Vougar
Oroudjov, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their ability
to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the members of
the Nassau Community College Wrestling Team were loyally and enthusi-
astically supported by family, fans, friends and the community at large;
and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the NCC Wrestling Team, from the opening
game of the season, to participation in the championship, were a broth-
erhood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of scho-
larship, demonstrating that these team players are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Paul Schmidt and Assistant Coach Vougar Oroud-
jov and the outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the
spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Nassau Community College Wrestling Team upon the occa-
sion of capturing the NJCAA Division III National Championship; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Nassau Community College Wrestling Team.