[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 308 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 308

  Commending and congratulating the Hutchinson Community College Blue 
  Dragons football team for winning the 2021 National Junior College 
          Athletic Association football National Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2021

   Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Marshall) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commending and congratulating the Hutchinson Community College Blue 
  Dragons football team for winning the 2021 National Junior College 
          Athletic Association football National Championship.

Whereas, on Saturday, June 5, 2021, the Hutchinson Community College Blue 
        Dragons football team (in this preamble referred to as the ``Blue 
        Dragons'') defeated the Snow College Badgers by a score of 29 to 27 in 
        the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (in this preamble 
        referred to as the ``NJCAA'') National Championship game;
Whereas the 2021 NJCAA National Championship is the first in the history of the 
        Blue Dragons' football program;
Whereas the Blue Dragons were the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference 
        regular season champions;
Whereas the Blue Dragons finished the 2021 season with a perfect 8-0 record;
Whereas, during the championship game, the Blue Dragons overcame a 14 point 
        deficit to take the lead in the fourth quarter;
Whereas quarterback C.J. Ogbonna entered the game in the third quarter to lead 
        the Blue Dragons on 3-straight scoring drives to take the lead;
Whereas linebacker Tre Pinkney intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter to 
        seal the victory for the Blue Dragons;
Whereas Tye Edwards, Ivan Thomas, Kingsley Ugwu, Aric Harris, Jurriente Davis, 
        and Roterius Torrence were named as NJCAA All-Americans; and
Whereas first-year Head Coach Drew Dallas was named the NJCAA National Coach of 
        the Year: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons 
        football team for winning the 2021 National Junior College 
        Athletic Association football National Championship;
            (2) recognizes the players, coaches, and staff of the 
        Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons football team; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the President of Hutchinson Community College, 
                Carter File;
                    (B) the Athletic Director of Hutchinson Community 
                College, Josh Gooch; and
                    (C) the Head Coach of the Hutchinson Community 
                College Blue Dragons football team, Drew Dallas.
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