NEGAUNEE — Members of the U.S. Natural Luge Team will receive recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives at 10 a.m. Eastern time Saturday at the Negaunee High School track.

U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, will present a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives honoring their athletic achievements in international natural track competition.

The team departed on Christmas Eve for international competition and returned Feb. 8. Making the trip were Torrey Cookman and Katie Cookman, both of Marquette, Kurt Bates of Ishpeming and Henry Anderson of Appleton, Wis.. They traveled through Germany to Austria and Italy. They competed in both Junior and Senior World Cup Natural Track races.

Zane Farnsworth of Marquette competed in the World Cup Natural track senior division traveling through Germany to Austria, Italy and through Hungary to Romania.

Their coach Keith Whitman is a L’Anse native and now resides in Escanaba.