[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3238-S3239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO SULLIVAN COLLEGE

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
Sullivan College in Louisville, KY on their championship victory in the 
National Junior College Athletic Association [NJCAA] National 
Championship Tournament. I would also like to congratulate Sullivan 
coach Gary Shourds on being selected the National Junior College Coach 
of the Year and player Eric Martin on being named tournament Most 
Valuable Player.
  The Sullivan Executives, which were unranked going into the 
tournament, defeated the No. 1, No. 5, No. 7, and No. 15 ranked teams 
in the country. The Executives clenched the title in Hutchinson, KS 
after a 104-98 overtime victory over Allegheny College of Maryland.
  As the Courier-Journal reported, when asked if he ever thought the 
Executives would win the title, Sullivan college President A.R. 
Sullivan responded, ``Never. Not with this team this year.'' The 
Executives had the worst record (23-10) in the 16-team field. However, 
out of their last 24 games, they won 22 of them. ``This team did not 
come together as a team until the regional final in Gallatin, 
Tennessee,'' Mr. Sullivan told the Courier-Journal. ``[I]t took a 
personality like (coach) Gary Shourds to get them to play together.''
  Shourds is a first-year Sullivan coach who played for the Executives 
from 1982 to 1984. He told the Courier-Journal, ``I'm really a teacher. 
I do this (coaching) on the side. It ends up taking more time than 
teaching, but that's my choice.''

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  Mr. President, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in paying 
tribute to Sullivan College and Coach Gary Shourds and congratulating 
the entire team on their National Championship victory.

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