[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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      SALUTE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON'S MOVIN' MAVS

 Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
the University of Texas at Arlington's Movin' Mavs and their coach Jim 
Hayes for capturing their fourth consecutive National Intercollegiate 
Wheelchair Basketball championship. The final four tournament was held 
in early March at UTA's Texas Hall, where the Movin' Mavs won a 
stunning victory over the University of Illinois by a score of 60 to 
32.
  As newcomers to intercollegiate competition, the UTA Movin' Mavs have 
an impressive track record. Only one year after joining the National 
Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball League in 1989, the Movin' Mavs 
earned their first national title, which they have fiercely and 
successfully defended ever since. Several of the team members have 
attained All American status, and some alumni have continued on to earn 
roster positions on Team USA and compete in Gold Cup, Pan American, and 
Olympic competition. Last year, the Movin' Mavs winning streak was 
recognized by the White House for the first time, and, like many other 
national champs, the team was invited to meet the President.
  The members of the team are truly a diverse group of young men: They 
represent a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups, they are 
pursuing a wide range of degrees, and their physical challenges came 
about in different ways. But they all have one thing in common: They 
have chosen to study and train at UTA, and to participate in the larger 
University of Texas system that strives to provide students from all 
walks of life with an opportunity to develop fully their individual 
talents and abilities.
  Mr. President, the Movin' Mavs have certainly seized that 
opportunity, and it is with great pleasure that I recognize them today. 
I commend their outstanding display of teamwork and athletic ability, 
and I hope their accomplishments will encourage other major colleges 
and universities to provide similar competitive opportunities for their 
physically-challenged student-athletes.

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