This resolution congratulates the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats men's basketball team and the university community, mayor, university president, governor, and fans of the Bearcats on their National Collegiate Athletics Association national championship victory.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 649 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 649
Congratulating the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats men's
basketball team on winning the 2022 Men's Division II National
Collegiate Athletics Association National Championship.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 24, 2022
Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mr. Hawley) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats men's
basketball team on winning the 2022 Men's Division II National
Collegiate Athletics Association National Championship.
Whereas, on March 26, 2022, the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats
men's basketball team (referred to in this preamble as ``the Bearcats'')
clinched their fourth National Collegiate Athletics Association National
Championship (referred to in this preamble as ``NCAA National
Championship'') in 6 years in a triumphant 67-58 victory over the
Augusta University Jaguars;
Whereas the Bearcats should be proud of the storied history of the Northwest
Missouri State University basketball program, dating back to 1905, the
year during which the University was founded;
Whereas the Bearcats should be commended for their achievements and dedication
during the 2021-2022 season;
Whereas the victory of the Bearcats in the 2022 Men's Division II NCAA National
Championship, which marked the third consecutive NCAA National
Championship for the team, cemented the place of the Bearcats in Men's
Division II NCAA National Championship basketball history as the first
``three-peat'';
Whereas the Augusta University Jaguars should be commended on their efforts and
success during an unprecedented season amid the coronavirus pandemic;
Whereas the city of Evansville, Indiana, and the National Collegiate Athletics
Association should be commended for their efforts in providing a safe
environment for the student athletes and staff during the championship
tournament;
Whereas the Bearcats went 6-0 during the 2022 NCAA National Championship
tournament with an average margin of victory of 14 points;
Whereas the Bearcats clinched a first round victory against Minnesota State
University Moorhead with a score of 69-54;
Whereas the Bearcats clinched a second round victory against Washburn University
with a score of 70-55;
Whereas the Bearcats clinched a third round victory against Augustana University
with a score of 70-56;
Whereas the Bearcats clinched a quarterfinals victory against Bentley University
with a score of 61-43;
Whereas the Bearcats clinched a semifinals victory against Black Hills State
University with a score of 70-57;
Whereas the Bearcats claimed their third consecutive NCAA National Championship
title by defeating Augusta University with a score of 67-58;
Whereas Trevor Hudgins should be commended for his role in the victory of the
Bearcats by scoring a game-high 31 points;
Whereas 3 members of the Bearcats scored in the double digits and should be
commended for their scoring efforts:
(1) Trevor Hudgins;
(2) Luke Waters; and
(3) Mitch Mascari;
Whereas Trevor Hudgins and Luke Waters should be celebrated for their selection
to the Elite Eight National Collegiate Athletics Association All-
Tournament Team;
Whereas Trevor Hudgins was awarded ``Most Outstanding Player of Division II
Men's Basketball Elite Eight'' and an award for a second consecutive
National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Player of the
Year;
Whereas Ben McCollum was selected for the Clarence ``Big House'' Gaines Coach of
the Year award for the third time in his career and the National
Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Coach of the Year for the
fifth time in his career;
Whereas the entire Northwest Missouri State University basketball program should
be commended for their Division II record of 17 consecutive tournaments
wins;
Whereas the Bearcats won their ninth consecutive Mid-America Intercollegiate
Athletics Association regular season title;
Whereas the Bearcats captured their tenth Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics
Association Tournament championship with an 84-76 win over Washburn on
March 6, 2022 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri;
Whereas the entire Bearcats roster contributed to the NCAA National Championship
victory, including Daniel Abreu, Byron Alexander, Diego Bernard, Blake
Danitschek, Wes Dreamer, Trevor Hudgins, Isaiah Jackson, Mitch Mascari,
Luke Moustakas, Spencer Schomers, Christian Stanislav, and Luke Waters;
Whereas the entire Bearcats coaching staff contributed to the NCAA National
Championship victory, including Ben McCollum, Zach Schneider, Xavier
Kurth, Dray Starzl, Jaran Richman, and Jake Coffman; and
Whereas the 3 consecutive NCAA National Championship victories of the Bearcats
provide a sense of excitement and pride for the City of Maryville,
Missouri, and Bearcat nation across Missouri: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the Northwest Missouri State University
Bearcats men's basketball team, the entire Northwest Missouri
State University community, Mayor of Maryville Tye Parsons,
University President Dr. John Jasinski, Governor Mike Parson,
and fans of the Bearcats on the National Collegiate Athletics
Association National Championship victory; and
(2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
(A) President of Northwest Missouri State
University John Jasinski;
(B) Head Coach of the Northwest Missouri State
University men's basketball team Ben McCollum; and
(C) Mayor of Maryville, Missouri, Tye Parsons.
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Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2669; text: CR S2668)
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2669; text: CR S2668)
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