[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 30 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON MOVIN' MAVS AND DUNCANVILLE HIGH 
                    SCHOOL'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 1997

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to two amazing 
athletic achievements that were recently accomplished by basketball 
teams in my district. On March 2, the University of Texas at Arlington 
wheelchair basketball team, the Movin' Mavs, captured their fifth 
National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Championship. They were 
the first wheelchair basketball team to visit the White House.
  I am also very proud of the Duncanville High School's girls 
basketball team. The girls team recently won their 18 State tournament 
title after finishing the season with a 38-0 record.
  Both of these extraordinary teams deserve both praise and national 
recognition of their achievements. Each individual member of the Movin' 
Mavs has waged a personal battle to overcome disability and become a 
champion. And the Duncanville team's incredible run of 38 consecutive 
wins makes it a team for the record books.
  My congratulations go to the 1996-97 UTA ``Movin Mavs'' wheelchair 
basketball team: James Hayes, coach; Adrian Casell, manager; Jackie 
Middleton, trainer; Javier Gonzalez, Danny moor, Cezar Olivas, Enoch 
Ablorh, T.K. Dannelley, Takk Kerst, Jack Ricks, Jon Rydberg; and to the 
1996-97 Duncanville High School girls basketball team: Sara Hackerott, 
coach; Christie Sparks, assistant coach; Andrea Bentley, Kenya Larkin, 
Remy McElroy, Dawn Owens, LaDonna Palmer, Tanika Catchings, Shunda 
Murray, Portla Lowe, Alana Griffin, Julie Jesperen, Angela Francis, 
Jalle Mitchell, Dana Godfrey, Jessica Barr-Long, Brianna Brown.

                          ____________________